[Ads-l] more on Jeep

[James Landau]

Does anyone have definitive information on a possible link between "jeep" (the Army truck) and the character "Eugene the Jeep" in the Popeye comics.
s://books.google.com/books?id=q6CgDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=eugene+the+jeep&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlnpDp2PaMAxUqrokEHVK-Am4Q6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=eugene%20the%20jeep&f=false

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. Eugene the Jeep , a friendly animal of inde- terminate species who was introduced by E. C. Segar to the comic strip on August 9 , 1936. The character proved so popular that his name was adopted for the rugged four - wheel - drive
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Jim Landau



James Landau
jjjrlandau at netscape.com

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