Popeye the Sailor and the Belgian boy reporter Tintin lead the class of characters and works of art becoming public domain in 2025.

Early films by Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, and Cecil B. DeMille can also be reused without paying royalties from Jan. 1, 2025.

Pop open a can of spinach and grab a furry friend because Popeye and Tintin are among the classic comic characters becoming part of the public domain in the US. This means these two iconic characters, who first appeared in 1929, can be used and repurposed without permission or payment to copyright holders from next year.