Editing E. C. Segar (section)

{{short description|American cartoonist (1894–1938)}}
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{{Infobox comics creator
| image = E. C. Segar.png
| caption = Illustration of Segar, 1928
| birth_name  = Elzie Crisler Segar
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1894|12|8}}
| birth_place = [[Chester, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1938|10|13|1894|12|8}}
| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| area = Cartoonist
| alias =
| notable works = ''[[Popeye]]'' (1929–1938)
| awards =
}}

'''Elzie Crisler Segar''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|iː|g|ɑr}};<ref name="funk" /> December 8, 1894 – October 13, 1938), known by the [[pen name]] '''E. C. Segar''', was an American cartoonist. He created [[Popeye]] in 1929, introducing the character in his comic strip ''[[Thimble Theatre]]''.<ref name="bw">"E. C. Segar", in Walker, Brian. ''The Comics: The Complete Collection''. New York: Abrams ComicArts, 2011. (pp. 238–243) {{ISBN|9780810995956}}</ref><ref name="pct">"E. C. Segar", in Tumey, Paul C. ''Screwball! : The Cartoonists Who Made The Funnies Funny''. San Diego : IDW Publishing, 2019 {{ISBN|9781684051878}} (pp. 158–179)</ref>

[[Charles M. Schulz]] said of Segar's work: "I think ''Popeye'' was a perfect comic strip, consistent in drawing and humor".<ref>Mendelson, Lee and Schulz, Charles M., ''Charlie Brown and Charlie Schulz: in celebration of the 20th anniversary of "Peanuts"''. New York: New American Library, 1971. (p. 35)</ref> [[Carl Barks]] described Segar as "''the'' unbridled genius as far as I was concerned".<ref>Barks, Carl, and Ault, Donald D. ''Carl Barks : conversations''. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2003 {{ISBN|9781578065011}} (p. 133).</ref>