Popeye, the Ace of Space is a 1953 Popeye the Sailor cartoon.
Summary[]
Popeye is abducted by Martians who conduct a series of hideous experiments on him, but thanks to his copious spinach supply (4 cans), all the experiments fail.
Plot[]
What would Popeye do without an endless supply of spinach? Our story begins with him coming upon a bridge that is out across a mountain ravine. Spinach to the rescue! Popeye throws out an anchor and draws the ravine together so that he can cross. What he doesn't see is the alien spaceship hovering above. The aliens zero in on the average puny Earthman, beaming him aboard their flying saucer. The creatures take him back to their lab to test their instruments of destruction on the typical Earthman species. Popeye is in a sort of stadium during the tests, while cheering creatures fill the bleachers. A time machine (a Cosmic Ager) is used to make Popeye a baby. Then we see Popeye age to 125 years old, bent over with a long white beard. Out with the spinach! Popeye destroys the machine and reverses his age- to two years old- but quickly returns to normal, bringing himself back to 40 years of age. Undaunted, the aliens strap him to an Atomic Adam Apple Smasher. Popeye quickly swallows more spinach, and his Adam's apple becomes the Rock of Gibraltar, destroying yet another machine. The puzzled aliens try their Electronic Disintegrator. It erases first Popeye's hand, then his body. A can of spinach is rolling around. The aliens wonder: What is this mysterious weed that the Earthman eats? They all fight to get the can which is rolling on the floor. Popeye eats his spinach, conquers all the aliens, and pilots himself home in their ship.