Welcome to the battle for Popeye’s origin story. In the left corner, hailing from Illinois, a Polish saloon worker, the reigning champion, Frank “Rocky” Fiegel. And on the right, a fisherman, a bona fide sailorman from the Santa Monica Pier, the challenger, Olaf “Oli” Olsen. Popeye, the cartoon character dreamed up by Elzie Crisler Segar […]