![]() ![]() And Little Nemo in Slumberland, which started on October 15 of that year, was about a little boy (whose name, by the way, is Latin for "nobody") and his excursions in a fabulously surreal fantasy kingdom. Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend had no continuing characters, only a continuing motif - nightmares brought on by indigestion. In 1905, while working at Bennett's New York Herald on such features as Hungry Henrietta and Little Sammy Sneeze, McCay started his two most famous comic strips, both of which were about nocturnal adventures. It was probably Jungle Imps that brought him to the attention of newspaper publisher James Gordon Bennet, and led to his move to New York later that year. McCay provided illustrations for poems and stories written by "Felix Fiddle" (a pseudonym of editor George Chester). In 1903, when he was probably in his mid-30s (the exact date of his birth is unknown), he drew his first color Sunday feature, Tales of the Jungle Imps, for the Cincinnati Enquirer. ![]() Winsor McCay worked as a sign painter, vaudeville performer and freelance cartoonist in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the late 19th century and the first couple of years of the 20th. Even today, it is regarded as one of the high points in the history of comics. Little Nemo in Slumberland is among the first to be remembered for its outstanding quality. Most of the prominent comic strips of the 1890s and 19-aughts are remembered today as Please contribute to its necessary financial support. ![]() If this site is enjoyable or useful to you, LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND Original Medium: Newspaper comics ![]()
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