In issue 29 of the Popeye comic book, it is revealed that the Sea Hag had been raising a Boo-Bird for 20 years, teaching it to despise Popeye by showing it a picture of the sailor every time she deprived it of food. She then tricks Wimpy into giving Popeye the Boo-Bird as a present on his birthday, who then turns Popeye into a helpless weakling the minute it yells out its "BOO!". The Sea Hag soon arrives with her minion and has him pummel Popeye. Olive Oyl then tries to give Popeye his spinach in hopes that it will restore his vitality but is unable to due to being thrown around by the big palooka. Olive then uses a shotgun to shoot the spinach into Popeye's mouth, which quickly gives him back his will and vitality and he proceeds to wallop The Sea Hag's minion to a pulp before sending him
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