Sea Hag

Few villains in the funny pages carry quite the weathered menace of Sea Hag, who first haunted the panels of Popeye #12 in 1950, brought to life by the great Bud Sagendorf in the Golden Age of comics. Published across an impressive 43 years — from 1950 all the way to 1993 — she proved herself one of the most enduring presences in Charlton's Popeye universe, a testament to just how much readers relished a truly memorable antagonist. She keeps lively company in those pages, sharing adventures with beloved figures like Wimpy, Brutus, and Poopdeck Pappy, among others. With a collector-significant key issue to her name and 54 catalog appearances spanning decades, Sea Hag is essential reading for any fan who appreciates the rich, rowdy world of classic funny-page comics at their most spirited.