Popeye and Tintin are now in the public domain.

With the new year comes more works heading into the public domain. This year, thousands of copyrighted works created in 1929, including early versions of Popeye and the Belgian cartoon character Tintin, can now be reused and recycled for free in the United States.

Duke Law School’s Center for Public Domain Studies has once again assembled some of the most iconic works that have fallen outside the scope of copyright, including a recording from 1924. As Duke Law School points out, 1929 was a particularly pivotal year for film, as it was the year in which sound first appeared.

Here are some of the works that entered the public domain this year (you can see the full catalog here):

This list also includes Popeye, who first appeared in E.C. Segar’s Thimble Theater comic strip with a story titled “Gobs of Work”. But this Popeye is not the Popeye who eats spinach to build big muscles. Strong sailors didn’t start eating spinach for strength until 1932 (although the original Popeye could still throw a punch).

Jennifer Jenkins, director of the Center for Public Domain Studies at Duke University, said: NPR. “Spinach, if you want to be safe, you might have to wait.”

An early version of Hergé’s young reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy (or “Milou” if you speak French). The Adventures of Tintin It’s heading into the public domain. But people in the European Union, where protection applies throughout the author’s lifetime and for 70 years after his death, will have to wait a little longer for a copyright-free Tintin. After Hergé died in 1983, the EU won’t see Tintin in the public domain until 2054, according to Duke University.

Like works from previous years, this newer media could have appeared in the public domain much earlier, but in 1998, U.S. lawmakers extended copyright protection for works dating back to 1923 for an additional 20 years, conveniently putting Disney’s mascot, Mickey Mouse, in use. Protected. But Disney couldn’t keep the iconic mouse to itself forever. steamboat willie-Era Mickey entered the public domain last year. There are more Mickey Mouse animations coming in 2025, including a short film. carnival kidThis is the scene where Mickey Mouse puts on his white gloves for the first time and says his first word, “hot dog.”

More classic characters will be available next year, with Betty Boop and Pluto entering the public domain in 2026.