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Thimble Theater, created by E.C. Segar, is better known as the place where Popeye the Sailor first appeared. However, not only was Popeye not the main star of the strip when his first appearance took place, but the strip had been running for a full 10 years by that point. As I have posted about previously, the original main character, and original boyfriend of Olive Oyl, was a man named Harold Hamgravy, and he was about as interesting as his name suggests. He was fairly dull as well as dimwitted. It's not really a wonder that Popeye eventually vastly exceeded him in popularity and that Olive Oyl decided to get a new boyfriend.
The situation in this strip is understandable, though, even for those of sharper wits. If what you really want was some heat, and you got it, you aren't immediately going to look at why exactly it's happening. Still, given the amount of heat increase, one would think you would notice the smoke at some point, and most likely before the fire brigade burst into your window.