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Issue: Popeye Holiday Special #1968
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Indicia Publisher: Polystyle Publications Ltd
On Sale Date: 1968
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Pages: 48
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Price: 18.0 pence GBQ 0-1-6
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Content Items: 59 (52 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour Cover; Black and White Interior with a few colour pages
Dimensions: 28.7cm x 21,2cm
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Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Popeye; Swee'pea; Wimpy; Olive Oyl; Brutus
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Popeye gets tough
Popeye; Olive Oyl; Curly
I has been gone for a week!
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Popeye gets tough
Popeye; Wimpy
Greetings, dear friend!
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Popeye gets tough
Popeye; Wimpy; Brutus
I need yer help on a job tonight!
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!
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Granny the Cook

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Popeye; Olive Oyl
Me Granny is the worst cook in'a world!
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The World's Worst Cook

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Popeye; Poopdeck Pappy; Granny
What's 'at horrible smell?
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Cutting a Cake Needs Strength

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Popeye; Swee'pea; Granny
Where's Granny?
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Granny's Cookies Are Excellent

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Swee'pea; Granny
Ahoy, Granny!
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Granny the Sportswoman

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Popeye; Granny; would-be boxer
He's going to be the next heavyweight champeen of the world!
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Use Yer Left

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Granny; two boxers
Use yer left!
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Granny Takes Up Golf

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Popeye; Swee'pea; Granny
Blow me down!?! Ya sez Granny has tooked up gorf?
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A Nice, Quiet Game

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Granny
This gorf is a nice game fer a sweet, li'l ol' granny!
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Popeye Buys a Pet

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Popeye; Swee'pea; Olive Oyl; Wimpy; Granny
What you need is a companion...
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Popeye and Some Fishy Stories

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Popeye; Swee'pea
Before I starts fishin' I yam go'ner check this place over!
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Fishy stories
Swee'pea
Come an' git it! Dinner's ready!
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Fishy stories
Popeye; Swee'pea
Hot dorg! Popeye is goin' fishin'!!
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Fishy stories
Popeye; Olive Oyl
Do you want to go fishing?
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Popeye the Gardener

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Granny; Popeye; Swee'pea
Where's the fresh peaches?
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Popeye is a Gentleman

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Popeye; Olive Oyl; Wimpy; Brutus
Greetings! Beautiful day!
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Popeye is a Gentleman

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Popeye: Olive Oyl
Ahoy, Olive!
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The living bridges of india
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Popeye and Swee'pea
Popeye; Swee'pea
I won't wake Popeye!
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Popeye and Swee'pea
Popeye; Swee'pea
Bah! Phooey!
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Popeye and Swee'pea
Popeye; Swee'pea
Wheeee! Hot Dorg! No school today!
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Popeye and Swee'pea
Popeye; Swee'pea; Wimpy
Here's yer pocket money!
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Popeye and Swee'pea
Popeye; Swee'pea; Granny; Wimpy; Olive Oyl; Poopdeck Pappy
What makes a champion?
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Popeye and Swee'pea
Popeye; Swee'pea; Brutus
Out of my way, kid!
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Popeye and Swee'pea
Popeye; Swee'pea; Poopdeck Pappy; Dicky Brown
What's wrong with Swee'pea?
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Popeye in space
Popeye; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea; Wimpy; Granny; Poopdeck Pappy
Popeye and his friends travel into space.
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Dice and counters game at centre spread.
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!
The waterfall you can set your watch by!
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Popeye and Olive
Popeye; Olive Oyl; Granny
What a beautiful day!!
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Popeye and Olive
Popeye; Olive Oyl; Wimpy
I feel that Popeye is slipping away from me!
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Popeye and Olive
Popeye; Olive Oyl; menswear shop assistant
Hm? It's time I gave Popeye a present!
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Popeye and Olive
Popeye; Olive Oyl; Granny; Swee'pea
It's noon and Popeye hasn't phoned me!
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Popeye and Olive
Popeye; Olive Oyl; Brutus
I need a new fence in the back yard!
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Popeye and Olive
Popeye; Olive Oyl
I hope Popeye likes my new perfume!
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Popeye and the Meteor

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Popeye; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea
The importink thing in raisin' a li'l boy kid is to answer his questions!
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Popeye has friends
Popeye; Granny; Poopdeck Pappy; four of Popeye's friends - not identified
Hot dorg! What a beautiful day!
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Popeye has friends
Popeye; Olive Oyl; Brutus
Friends are the mos' importink things in'a world!
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!
The pulpit of St. Leonard's-on-Sea Church, England,E
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Popeye and the Sea Hag
Popeye; Poopdeck Pappy; Swee'pea; Olive Oyl; Wimpy; Granny; Sea Hag
What is it, Pappy?
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Popeye and the Sea Hag
Popeye; Granny; Sea Hag
Is that witch, the Sea Hag, going to stay with us?
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Popeye and the Sea Hag
Popeye; Poopdeck Pappy; Swee'pea; Olive Oyl; Wimpy; Granny; Sea Hag
How come you is a witch?
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Popeye and the Sea Hag
Popeye; Granny; Sea Hag
Stop!
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!
The musical fountain of Tivoli
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Swee'pea Makes a Friend

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Swee'pea
Swee'pea; Birdseed (his dog)
Here, Birdseed...bring the ball to me!
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That Was a Ball

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Swee'pea
Swee'pea; Birdseed (his dog)
This is a ball!
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Birdseed is Very Smart

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Swee'pea
Swee'pea; Birdseed (his dog)
Popeye doesn't think ya is very smart!
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It's Raining Outside!

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Swee'pea; Birdseed (his dog); Popeye
Come on in, Birdseed!
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Swee'pea Makes a Friend

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Swee'pea
Popeye; Swee'pea; Birdseed (his dog)
Ahoy, Popeye...I has brung a friend home fer lunch!
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Goodnight!

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Swee'pea
Pop; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea; Birdseed (his dog)
So Swee'pea has a dog!
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Birdseed Feels Fine

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Swee'pea
Popeye; Swee'pea; Birdseed (his dog)
How is Birdseed?
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Where is Swee'pea?

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Swee'pea
Popeye; Swee'pea; Birdseed (his dog)
Where the heck is Swee'pea?
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Swee'pea's puzzle page
Swee'pea; Popeye; Olive Oyl; Wimpy; Granny; Poopdeck Pappy; Brutus
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Five puzzles with illustrations
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Popeye and the scrounger
Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl
Good heavens!!
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Popeye and the scrounger
Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl; Granny
Lunch is almost ready!
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Popeye and the scrounger
Popeye; Wimpy; Swee'pea
Wha' th'--!?
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Basil Brush; Olive Oyl; Stan Laurel; Oliver Hardy; Popeye; Dad (from Mighty Moth); Beetle Bailey; Mighty Moth; Ken Dodd and his Diddymen
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Advert for TV Comic featuring the cover of TV Comic #818 (minus the issue number, date and price) surrounded by the characters.

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