The early version of the cartoon sailor is now in public domain, and he's already the star of a slasher movie.

He and Winterstein have been toying with a werewolf plot, he said, which led them to a normal person transforming into a giant cartoon Popeye. More: DSO celebrates first album in nearly a decade ...

which showed Popeye the Sailor Man cartoons. Captain Jim was played by Jim Martin, who is now a puppeteer for Sesame Street. The series was described as a "classic" in 2005, by Bob Karlovits of ...