Characters such as 'Popeye,' 'Buck Rogers,' and 'Tintin' are among the list of works falling into the public domain as of 2025. This as the copyright expires on works produced in 1929.

The comic strip “Thimble Theater” had been running for a decade when cartoonist Elzie Segar introduced a new minor character ...

Jan. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and Tintin. It's the day the nonagenarian cartoon characters officially enter the U.S. public domain along with a treasure trove of other iconic works ...

Instead of sporting a pipe in his mouth, Popeye now carries a whistle. (Perhaps he’ll referee a football game in a future episode.) And spinach gives him superpowers, like ear-flying, which is ...

E. C. Segar, Popeye (in “Gobs of Work” from the Thimble Theatre comic strip) "Singin’ in the Rain," lyrics by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown; What is the public domain?

Fifteen characters—including a more modern Mickey Mouse—will enter the public domain in the ... Character. When It Enters Public Domain. Popeye. 2025. Pluto. 2026. Betty Boop. 2026. Goofy ...

The Popeye strip's debut was in 1929 as one of the characters in Elzie Segar's strip, “Thimble Theater.” The strip was popular for 10 years before Popeye showed up. Popeye had one eye, a speech ...