Editing E. C. Segar (section)

==Legacy and reprints==
Segar was among the first cartoonists to combine humorous situations with long-running adventures.<ref name="bw" />

Comics creators who cited E.C. Segar's work as an influence included [[Jerry Siegel]] and [[Joe Shuster]], [[Boody Rogers]], [[Charles M. Schulz]], [[Carl Barks]], [[Robert Crumb]], and [[Stephen Hillenburg]].<ref>''"The influences on [[Superman]] were numerous. The ones that Siegel and Shuster admitted to included... E. C. Segar's Popeye (for his superstrength)."'' Nevins, Jess. ''The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger : The 4,000-year History of the Superhero''. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger,2017. {{ISBN|9781440854835}}  (p. 213)</ref><ref>''"E.C. Segar of ''Thimble Theatre'' (starring Popeye the Sailor) was unquestionably a powerful influence in shaping Barks's comedy.."'' Barrier, Michael. ''Funnybooks : The Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books''.[[University of California Press]], Oakland, California, 2015. {{ISBN|9780520960022}} (p. 146).</ref><ref>''"1936 Popeye strip by E.C. Segar, an influence on Crumb and other underground cartoonists".'' Dean, Michael, and Groth, Gary.''The Comics Journal Library: Zap – The Interviews''. Seattle (Wa) : Fantagraphics Books, 2015.  {{ISBN|9781606997888}} (p.25)</ref>

A revival of interest in Segar's creations began with [[Woody Gelman]]'s Nostalgia Press. [[Robert Altman]]'s live-action film ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]'' (1980) is adapted from E. C. Segar's ''Thimble Theatre'' comic strip. The screenplay by [[Jules Feiffer]] was based directly on Gelman's ''Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye the Sailor'', a hardcover reprint collection of 1936–37 Segar strips published in 1971 by Nostalgia Press.<ref>Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession, pp. 125–126, Dave Jamieson, 2010, Atlantic Monthly Press, imprint of Grove/Atlantic Inc., New York, NY, {{ISBN|978-0-8021-1939-1}}</ref> In 2006, [[Fantagraphics]] published the first of a six-volume book set reprinting all ''Thimble Theatre'' daily and Sunday strips from 1928 to 1938, beginning with the adventure that introduced Popeye.

In 1971, the [[National Cartoonists Society]] created the Elzie Segar Award in his honor. According to the Society's website, the award was "presented to a person who has made a unique and outstanding contribution to the profession of cartooning." The NCS board of directors chose the first winners, while King Features selected recipients in later years. Honorees have included [[Charles Schulz]], [[Bil Keane]], [[Al Capp]], [[Bill Gallo]] and [[Mort Walker]]. The award was discontinued in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuben.org/ncs/archive/divisions/others.asp |title=NCS Awards |publisher=Reuben.org |date=September 22, 1965 |access-date=May 12, 2011}}</ref>

In 2012, cartoonists [[Roger Langridge]] and [[Bruce Ozella]] teamed to revive the spirit of Segar in a 12-issue [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], ''Popeye'', published by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]].

In 2018, Sunday Press Books published ''Thimble Theatre & The Pre-Popeye Comics of E.C. Segar'', collecting Segar's early comic strip work,<ref>Young, Frank M. ''[https://www.tcj.com/reviews/thimble-theatre-the-pre-popeye-comics-of-e-c-segar/ "Review: Thimble Theatre & The Pre-Popeye Comics of E.C. Segar"]'' ''[[The Comics Journal]]'', November 30, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2022.</ref> primarily the ''Thimble Theatre'' Sunday pages published between 1925 and 1930.