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What year did Popeye the Sailor debut?

What year did Popeye the Sailor debut?
Dave Fleischer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Before he became a cultural icon, Popeye the Sailor was just a minor character who showed up in a comic strip about two characters named Olive Oyl and Harold Hamgravy. His massive forearms and gruff attitude weren't even supposed to stick around. When did this unlikely hero make his first appearance?