Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: Popeye or Time magazine?
Time magazine came first, in 1923 (founded). Popeye followed 6 years later, in 1929 (first appears).
- Second1929
Popeye
character · first appearsPopeye joined the Thimble Theatre comic strip in 1929, in its tenth year, and soon became its lead character.
- First1923
Time magazine
magazine · foundedTime magazine was founded in 1923 by two young Yale graduates.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.