Who is Little Nemo?
Q: Who is Little Nemo?
A: Little Nemo is the main fictional character in a series of weekly comic strips by Winsor McCay.
Q: When did the comic strips appear?
A: The comic strips appeared in the New York Herald and New York American newspapers from October 15, 1905 – July 23, 1911 and September 3, 1911 – July 26, 1914.
Q: What was the strip about?
A: The strip was about the dreams of a little boy named Nemo. His name means "nobody" in Latin. In the first strips he tried to go to Slumberland which was the land of King Morpheus.
Q: How did each strip end?
A: The last picture in each strip always showed Nemo waking up, either in or near his bed with either grownups being angry with him for waking them up or comforting him because he was sad.
Q: Why wasn't it very successful from 1905-1927?
A: It wasn't very successful during this time period because most comics readers preferred slapstick actions found in other comic strips such as Katzenjammer Kids, Happy Hooligan, and Buster Brown more than the surreal fantasy found in Little Nemo's story.
Q: What made Little Nemo special?
A: Little Nemo was special because its pictures were very detailed and beautiful with bright colors; also its story had many strange characters and places that kept it interesting and fast-paced.
