Popeye and Olive Oyl (olive oil) are comic and cartoon characters of a comic series drawn since 1919 by American artist Elzie Crisler Segar. Olive Oyl appeared on the scene 10 years before her future sweetheart Popeye, making readers laugh in the comic strip titled "Thimble Theatre". In 1929, Popeye first appeared there as Olive's lover and quickly rose in popularity, so Segar renamed the comic Popeye.

Popeye: Sailor. Tough-guy. Hero. Legend! That's Popeye. An underdog with bulging forearms, a mean uppercut and a love of canned spinach. Unassuming, unsophisticated and undeterred by a challenge, from the minute he walked into the comic strip, THIMBLE THEATER, and muttered his famous “Ja think I’m a cowboy?” line, Popeye the Sailor Man captured the hearts of millions of fans around the globe. As the star of his own comics strips and animated series on the big screen and small, Popeye became quickly ingrained in American culture, and today remains one of the most recognizable pop-culture icons in the world.

Olive Oyl was on the scene delivering laughs to readers 10 years before her future sweetheart Popeye entered the picture. Olive Oyl has always been ahead of her time. Her personality is full of unapologetic quirks and complementary contradictions which make her equally relatable and charming. A strong, independent woman, she knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to say it…loudly. She is romantic and sentimental but refuses to settle for anything less than the passionate love she knows she deserves. While overly dramatic in one moment and no-nonsense in the next, Olive Oyl is always clever and resourceful as she puts her witty humor to good use.