And then There Was That Time Popeye Boxed With J'onn J'onzz...?

There are a lot of folks who think that Superman vs Muhammad Ali is the greatest comic book boxing match ever.

Those people are wrong.

 As we saw last week, Popeye wasn't able to find anyone willing to fight him, because his 66,223-0 record was scaring away prospective opponents.

So Wimpy decides to help out by doing a radio broadcast to find someone for Popeye to fight:

But the signal went a bit farther than intended...

So then this guy shows up...

A shape-shifter? From Mars? Obviously a relative of a certain Manhunter we know.

Oh, and the Martian plans to win:

And the fight is on!

OK, that's just plain cheating!! But...

Lousy Martians!! And...

D'oh!!

But, fortunately for Popeye...

Woo hoo! Popeye wins!!

Except...

And THAT is why J'onn J'onzz eats Oreos, and not spinach!!

From Popeye #21 (1952), as reprinted in Classic Popeye #21 (2014)