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[Jonathan Lighter]

There's no doubt in my small mind that all later uses of "jeep" come from
the appearance and especially the remarkable abilities of Eugene.

JL

On Sat, Apr 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM James Landau <
00000c13e57d49b8-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> 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
>
> page 6
> <quote>
> . 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
> <end quote>
> Jim Landau
>
>
>
> James Landau
> jjjrlandau at netscape.com
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