# Popeye, the superhero **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 11, 2001, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-superhero/86756 "2001-10-11T07:28:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-superhero/86756/21 "2001-11-02T06:39:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShrekLookAlike \* > \*\*\ > > It’s quite possible that Popeye’s superhuman strength was due in part not only to the fabled can’o’spinach, but also to the instrumental version of the “Popeye Theme Song” that always played in the background whilst he was partaking of his green leafy energy source. > > \*\* Further evidence: Once when I was around 6 years old I was inanely spazzing out in my room (as was my hobby at that age,) singing the Popeye song and throwing random punches at assorted things. Stuffed animals, my reflection, the desk chair, and finally the tiny crack in the side window. A six-year-old slip of a gal putting her fist through a window and standing there shocked, without a scratch on her? Popeye song. **BELIEVE IT.** (BTW…I was under the impression to be a superhero you had to be good-looking. Popeye is sort of a dog.) ---
**Author:** ![JubilationTCornpone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JubilationTCornpone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JubilationTCornpone)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-superhero/86756/22 "2001-11-02T07:49:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voguevixen \* > \*\*BTW…I was under the impression to be a superhero you had to be good-looking. \*\* Tell that to Ben Grimm. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popeye-the-superhero/86756.md?page=1)