Little Nemo in Slumberland 1905-1909

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Little Nemo in Slumberland (In the Land of Wonderful Dreams) by Winsor McCay  (0840-) - 1st Appearance October 15, 1905 - Winsor McCay created Little Nemo in 1905 although some of the characters in the strip date back as early as 1903 in some of McCay's earlier creations.  Little Nemo is certainly considered to be one of the finest comic strips ever produced.   Winsor McCay was first an entertainer, as such he would purposefully attempt to a awe and astound with every sunday offering he created.   Exceedingly talented, McCay would install a fair amount of wit within scenes of wide panoramas with exception eye-appeal.    The result would be detailed masterpieces whose quality has been rarely equaled.  McCay would send Nemo and his friends, Flip, Jungle Imp (Impie), and Dr. Pill to fabulous destinations of imagination, the sea, the Moon, Mars, cross-country USA and Canada.   The long sojourn on Nemo's airship show McCay's ability to combined exception detail with bright vibrant color.   The trip would last until mid-1911, when McCay would lay down his strip for a hiatus in a battle with his syndicate.   McCay would indeed switch publishing syndicates on his return in late 1911.    In so-doing, he would temporarily lose the rights to the Little Nemo title but would continue under the title 'In the Land of Wonderful Dreams'.   For the next two/three years, Nemo would find his way into the doings of Mother Goose's characters, Lilliput and pre-Historic lands.    In 1914, McCay would put his characters down for over a decade as he pursued other interests including vaudeville and animation.   He would return to them one last time for a short stretch in 1924-1926.  Subsequent short sporadic revivals would then be left to McCay's son, Winsor Jr., in the 1930's and 40's, or reprints of the originals.   The market for Little Nemo is strong at very high premium.   The strip was offered mostly as fulls.  Halfs and Tabs exist of the later revival pages.   Isolated pages, especially within the first stretch of the strip, are considered exceptional masterpieces and command a very high premium.   Those include The Mars pages, Nemo's walking bed page, and the Ice Castle sequence.   Later pages which contain McCay's Dinosaurs, all of which strongly resemble his animation creation Gertie the Dinosaur, command a high premium as well.    Make no mistake, even common pages sell very well at the highest premium.(535)

Sunday Comics

Item # Date-#-size* Condition* Price Notes
S0840-0472 1905/11/12 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $175.00 #5, The Fairy Queen turns Nemo into a Monkey.  Trimmed with some chipping and minor tape repair on reverse.  On reverse BW Fineheimer Twins(H), Bear Creek Folks(H).
S0840-0473 1905/12/17 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $200.00 #10 Christmas Page, Nemo is taken for a visit to Santa Claus' Toy Factory at the North Pole.  Trimmed with some chipping and minor tape repair on reverse. No reverse
S0840-0005 1906/01/21 - F BW G/G/G $40.00 Nemo meets Polar Bears on the way to visit Jack Frost.  No reverse.
S0840-0006 1906/01/28 - F BW G/G/G $35.00 Nemo tames and rides Lions!  No reverse.
S0840-0008 1906/02/18 - F BW G/G/G $35.00 Nemo helps a young George Washington chop down a cherry tree.  No Reverse
S0840-0475 1906/07/01 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $85.00 Flip rides in on a Rocket just in time. Trimmed with a minor tape repair on reverse, No reverse
S0840-0476 1906/07/08 - F G/FR-G/VG $100.00 Little Nemo leaves to meet the Princess. Trimmed, no reverse
S0840-0477 1906/07/15 - F G/FR-G/VG $100.00 Flip brings in the sun to awaken Nemo just as he is meeting the Princess.   Trimmed, no reverse
S0840-0012 1906/08/19 - F BW G/FR-G/G $20.00 Nemo and the princess visit the Mermaids.   no reverse.
S0840-0013 1906/08/26 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 Nemo and Flip swim with Mermaids.   no reverse.
S0840-0014 1906/09/02 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 Flip turns into a Merman.  no reverse.
S0840-0015 1906/09/09 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 Nemo is summoned to King Morpheus, the palace is guarded by a row of Tigers.  no reverse.
S0840-0479 1906/09/16 - F G/FR-G/VG $100.00 The Princess leads Nemo through the King's defenses before he can see the king's Carnival.   Trimmed, no reverse
S0840-0018 1906/10/07 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 Nemo and the Princess ride a slumberland car through a loop.  no reverse. 
S0840-0019 1906/10/28 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 Nemo, Morpheus and the princess drop out of the throne room floor to escape Flip, but he drops on them.  no reverse. 
S0840-0482 1906/11/04 - F G/FR-G/VG $100.00 King Morpheus banishes Flip from attending the carnival of Children.  Trimmed, no Reverse.
S0840-0483 1906/11/11 - F G/FR-G/VG $100.00 Flip sneaks into the Carnival's Parade and gets caught.  Trimmed, no Reverse.
S0840-0534 1906/11/25 - F G/G/VG $125.00 Thanksgiving Page, The Giant Turkey for Thanksgiving is paraded into the Banquet Hall. No reverse.
S0840-0023 1906/12/02 - F BW G/G/G $30.00 King Morpheus' court hires Officer Buttin to rid Slumberland of Flip!  On reverse BW Wish Twins(H)
S0840-0484 1906/12/16 - F FR/FR/G $65.00 Christmas Page, Flip is fooled by a faux Santa while Nemo and the Princess go forward to meet the real thing. Moisture stains in the left margin, plenty of rips and folds along the top and right margins, vertical splits along the centercrease. On reverse BW LIttle Sammy Sneeze(H), BW Wish Twins and Aladdin's Lamp(H)
S0840-0026 1906/12/23 - F BW G/G/G $30.00 Christmas Page, Nemo goes to visit Santa Claus and accidently hears his parents talking with Santa about the Pony he is receiving.  No Reverse
S0840-0027 1906/12/30 - F BW G/G/G $40.00 New Year's Page, Nemo and the Princess say good-bye to 1906 and receive the baby new-year of 1907.  No Reverse
S0840-0028 1907/01/06 - F G/G/VG $85.00 An Old Witch and a Lion appear to Nemo, Flip and the Princess.  Plenty of margin-only wear on this page which does not intrude into panels.
S0840-0486 1907/02/03 - F G/FR-G/VG $85.00 As Nemo and the Princess are being brought to meet Jack Frost,  Flip slips on the Ice and slides into the group creating a great crash.  Trimmed, no reverse.
S0840-0487 1907/02/10 - F FR/FR/VG $60.00 Nemo, the Princess and Flip are lead into a Snow Men Snowball fight.  Trimmed, significant tape repairs on the reverse side.  no reverse.
S0840-0488 1907/02/17 - F FR/FR/VG $60.00 Nemo, the Princess and Flip mount a Toboggan on the way to see Jack Frost.  Trimmed, significant tape repairs on the reverse side.  no reverse.
S0840-0489 1907/03/03 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $75.00 Nemo, the Princess and Flip climb up the North Pole.  Trimmed, moderate tape repairs on the reverse side.  no reverse.
S0840-0490 1907/03/31 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $75.00 Nemo, the Princess and Flip dress-up in the Pirates Treasure Room, but soon they are under cannon fire.  Trimmed, moderate tape repairs on the reverse side.  no reverse.
S0840-0491 1907/04/07 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $75.00 Nemo and Flip are onboard a galleon which is fired upon by the Slumberland Navy.  trimmed, moderate tape repairs on the reverse side, no reverse
S0840-0030 1907/04/14 - F VG/VG/VG $100.00 The Slumberland Navy destroys the Pirates Galleon.   on reverse BWO Panhandle Pete by George McManus(H), Romeo by Gene Carr (H)
S0840-0032 1907/04/21 - F VG/VG/VG $100.00 Waves from a great sea storm crash over the sides of Nemo's ship.  on reverse BWO Little Ole by 'Taylor'(H), Fatty by CW Kahles (H)
S0840-0034 1907/05/05 - F G/G/VG $200.00 First appearance of Jungle Imps in Little Nemo, Nemo lands on the Candy islands where the Jungle Imps come to greet him.  A nice page with lots of margin wear.  On reverse BW Little Sammy Sneeze(H), Wish Twins(H)
S0840-0493 1907/05/12 - F FR/FR/G $60.00 The jungle imps try to make dinner out of Flip. Trimmed, moderate tape repair on the reverse side, vertical bend in the center of the page.  No reverse
S0840-0494 1907/05/26 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $75.00 Nemo and the princess are carried across the water in a litter.  Trimmed, minor tape repair on the reverse, no reverse.
S0840-0495 1907/06/09 - F G/FR-G/VG $85.00 Nemo, Flip and the princess ride baby Elephants into a Watering Hole.  Trimmed, no reverse
S0840-0036 1907/06/16 - F G/G/VG $85.00 Nemo, Flip and the princess are captured by cannibals.  Great Colors.      Lots of margin wear,  some of which barely touches panels.   On reverse BW Jumbo Junior(H), Wish Twins(H)
S0840-0496 1907/06/23 - F G/FR-G/VG $85.00 Nemo, Flip and the princess ride in the Jungle Imp's car, off a cliff.  Trimmed,  minor margin-only chipping, no reverse
S0840-0497 1907/07/28 - F G/FR-G/VG $85.00 Impie kick Flip off the ship and into the water where he must be fished out., Trimmed, no reverse
S0840-0037 1907/08/04 - F FR-G/FR/G $65.00 Impie wraps a garland of jewels around the rest of the Gang.  Left centercrease split in margin only,  right centercrease split 1-inch into Panel #3.   Splits are clean,  no paper loss.   
S0840-0038 1907/08/18 - F G/G/G $85.00 Nemo is welcomed back by Dr. Pill while Impie steals the doctor's medicine bag.  A Nice clean collectable page.
S0840-0040 1907/08/25 - F G/FR-G/VG $85.00 Single small tape mend on reverse right margin. Side margins trimmed to 1/2-inch, vibrant colors.
S0840-0041 1907/09/01 - F FR-G/FR/G $65.00 Imp turns out the lights before the steps of King Morpheus.  Three small Tape mends on reverse upper right corner, middle right and lower right.  left Side margin trimmed to panel, right trimmed to 1/2-inch.
S0840-0498 1907/09/08 - F G/FR-G/VG $100.00 Giants, Nemo, Flip and Imp walk through the columns that turn into a run through the forest chased by Giants.   Trimmed, no reverse.
S0840-0499 1907/09/15 - F BWR G/FR-G/VG $45.00 Chased by Giants, Nemo and Impie become giants themselves as they run into town.   Trimmed, minor margin-only chipping, no reverse.
S0840-0501 1907/10.06 - F G/FR-G/VG $85.00 Giant Flip starts a building fire. They try to extinguish it but cause more damage.  Finally they are chased away by Navy warships. Trimmed, no reverse.
S0840-0043 1907/10/20 - F G/FR-G/G $85.00 Impie persuades some attacking Lions into giving them a ride.  Splits in center left and right,   mostly in margin.  A fairly nice collectable page.
S0840-0503 1907/10/27 - F G/FR-G/VG $85.00 Riding Lions, pre-Queen of Diamonds page.  Trimmed, No reverse   
S0840-0504 1907/11/03 - F FR-G/FR/VG $95.00 Queen of Diamonds, Nemo, Flip and Impie meet the Queen of Diamonds.  Trimmed, Multiple tape repairs on the reverse side, No reverse
S0840-0505 1907/11/10 - F G/FR-G/VG $85.00 Nemo, Flip and Impie slip and slide through the slippery floor of the crystal room.  Trimmed, No reverse
S0840-0506 1907/11/17 - F G/FR-G/VG $85.00 Hungry Nemo, Flip and Impie wish for a meal in the majestic hall.  Trimmed, No reverse
S0840-0507 1907/12/08 - F FR-G/FR/VG $65.00 While Slumberland searches for them,  Nemo, Flip and Impie play orchestra music in the abandoned Ball Room.  Trimmed, Two tape repairs on the reverse side, No reverse
S0840-0048 1907/12/22 - F G/G/G $85.00 Nemo, Flip and Impie chase Santa Claus who is driving in a flivver.  Plenty of margin wear on this page,  still quite acceptable.
S0840-0508 1907/12/29 - F FR/P/VG $50.00 New Year's page, Nemo, Flip and Impie trip Father Time and Baby New Year on the way in and Old Man New Year on the way out.  Trimmed, two tape repairs on reverse, one covers some mid-panel paper loss, No reverse
S0840-0535 1908/02/02 - F G/FR-G/VG $135.00 Nemo, Flip and Impie elongate in Bufuddle Hall.  Trimmed, no reverse.
S0840-0511 1908/02/09 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $65.00 Nemo, Flip and Impie browse a giant book of Slumberland Character Valentines.  Trimmed, minor tape repair on the reverse side, no reverse.
S0840-0515 1908/04/12 - F G/FR-G/VG $75.00 Easter Page, Nemo uses a Wish Stick to change boulders into Easter Eggs that hatch Bunnies.  Trimmed, no reverse 
S0840-0517 1908/04/26 - F G/FR-G/VG $75.00 The Little Girl calls Slumberland to claim the reward for finding Nemo.  Trimmed, No reverse.
S0840-0052 1908/05/03 - F G/G/G $75.00 Flip and Imp's car blows lots of smoke before the parade arrives.  A nice clean page.  
S0840-0054 1908/05/10 - F FR/FR/FR-G $30.00 Flip's disabled car blocked the parade's progress.  A discolored tear from the top into Panel #1.  An extensive tear from the right margin in to Panel #4.  A rough condition page.
S0840-0076 1908/05/17 - F FR/FR/G $35.00 Trouble driving around the Elephant queue.  All margins trimmed to panel. single small tape mend on reverse upper left.
S0840-0056 1908/05/24 - F FR/FR/G $35.00 Flip finds Nemo's Wish stick and turns the horse that Doctor Pill was riding into a bucking Donkey.  All margins trimmed to panel. Tape mends on reverse.
S0840-0077 1908/05/31 - F FR/FR/G $35.00 Flip and Impie disrupt the parade in an exploring auto.  All margins trimmed to panel. single small tape mend on reverse upper right.
S0840-0057 1908/06/14 - F G/G/G $75.00 Flip and Impie jump into the Parade and start dancing with the Fairy Queens.  A nice clean page. 
S0840-0519 1908/06/28 - F G/FR-G/VG $75.00 The Princess of Slumberland arrives in a Sleigh drawn by Lions.  Trimmed, some minor margin-only chipping, On reverse BW Terrors of the Tiny Tads(H), Angelic Angelina(H)
S0840-0059 1908/07/12 - F G/G/G $75.00 When Nemo hears that Slumberland is gone,  he cries enough tears to flood the whole town and have his house float away.  Left Margin-only split, otherwise a nice clean page.  
S0840-0520 1908/08/02 - F G/FR-G/VG $75.00 Nemo and Flip go swimming in a Lake of Molasses. Trimmed, No reverse
S0840-0521 1908/08/09 - F G/FR-G/VG $75.00 Breakfast makes Flip and Nemo so fat that they fall through the floor which causes the house to collapse.  Trimmed, On reverse BW Terrors of the Tiny Tads(H), Angelic Angelina(H)
S0840-0062 1908/08/16 - F G/G/G $75.00 Nemo and Flip go egg collecting and end up finding Giant Eggs.  This page has margin-only left and right center splits.  Otherwise a real nice page. 
S0840-0065 1908/08/23 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 Grandpa turns into a Baby.  No Reverse
S0840-0066 1908/09/13 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 Nemo and Flip go for a ride on Carousel animals.  This turns into an Animal Stampede!  No reverse.
S0840-0068 1908/09/20 - F FR-G/FR/G $50.00 Nemo's house is pulled into the air by a balloon and then drops and crashes  No reverse.   This page has a pinhole in Panel #5 and a right-center margin only split.
S0840-0524 1908/09/27 - F G/FR-G/VG $75.00 Nemo's bedroom distorts into a number of different rooms. Trimmed.  On reverse BW Waggles Wonderland(H), Monkey Shines of Marseleen(H)
S0840-0073 1908/10/11 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 Nemo, flip and Imp eat too much ice cream, freeze and then melt in front of a stove.  No reverse.
S0840-0078 1908/11/01 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 The bread dough rises, fills the house and eventually the whole town.   No Reverse
S0840-0079 1908/11/22 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 Thanksgiving Page, Nemo takes a ride on a plucked Giant Thanksgiving Turkey.  No Reverse
S0840-0075 1908/12/20 - F BW G/G/G $40.00 Christmas Page, Nemo rides with Santa Claus and goes down the Princess' chimney.   On reverse BW Angelic Angelina (H)
S0840-0526 1909/02/14 - F FR-G/FR/VG $50.00 Nemo opens his valentines which reveal the Princess of Slumberland.  Trimmed, lots of tape repairs on the reverse.  On reverse BW Buster Brown by William Lawler(F)
S0840-0081 1909/02/21 - F FR-G/FR/VG $50.00 They run in many foot-races.  Tape mends on reverse along the centercrease.  Left-side Margin trimmed to panel. 
S0840-0083 1909/04/04 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 Dogs ruin Flip's attempt to sneak into a party he was not invited to.
S0840-0084 1909/04/11 - F BW G/G/G $25.00 A Giant easter bonnet appears in Nemo's Yard.
S0840-0085 1909/05/09 - F FR-G/FR/VG $50.00 The lion statue comes alive.  Small Tape mends on back on either side of centercrease and on permieter.  Margins trimmed to 1/4-inch. 
S0840-0087 1909/05/23 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $65.00 A city is built in anticipation of memerial day.  Small Tape mends on reverse on interior of centercrease.  Margins trimmed to 1/4-inch. 
S0840-0088 1909/05/30 - F FR/FR/G $40.00 A city is torn down and taken away after the Memorial day salute.  Tape mends on reverse along centercrease and lower right corner.  Side and bottom margisn trimmed to panel.  1/2" chip out of top margin not near panels.
S0840-0090 1909/06/20 - F FR/FR/VG $40.00 The boxing match between Flip and Nemo.  Small Tape mends on reverse on either side of centercrease and along top margin.  Margins trimmed to panel. 
S0840-0091 1909/06/27 - F G/G/FR-G $75.00 Nemo and Flip flow over a Waterfall and fall into a Whirlpool.  On reverse BW Buster Brown by William Lawler(F)
S0840-0093 1909/07/18 - F FR/FR/VG $40.00 The volcano begins to erupt.  Small Tape mend on front at the right edge of the centercrease.    Left-Side Margin trimmed to panel, right side trimmed to 1/4-inch. 
S0840-0094 1909/07/25 - F FR-G/FR-G/G $65.00 The volcano eruption causes the ground to crack.  Small Tape mend on front at the left of the centercrease.    Side Margins trimmed to 1/2-inch. 
S0840-0528 1909/08/15 - F G/FR-G/VG $75.00 Nemo, Flip and Impie are packed into cages and become attractions at the Jungleville Zoo.  Trimmed, On reverse BW Buster Brown by William Lawler(F)
S0840-0097 1909/08/22 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $65.00 They meet Professor Gorilla.  Lots of margin wear but still a decent page.. 
S0840-0529 1909/08/29 - F G/FR-G/VG $75.00 Nemo, Flip and Impie are fed in their cages a the Jungleville Zoo.  Trimmed, On reverse BW Buster Brown by William Lawler(F)
S0840-0098 1909/09/05 - F FR/FR/G $40.00 Nemo and Flip are taught Circus Tricks by Professor Gorilla.  On reverse BW Buster Brown by William Lawler(F)
S0840-0099 1909/09/12 - F G/G/FR-G $75.00 Nemo and Flip dance to a concertina run by Professor Gorilla.  On reverse BW Buster Brown by William Lawler(F)
S0840-0100 1909/09/19 - F FR-G/FR-G/G $50.00 Nemo and Flip escape from Professor Gorilla.  On reverse BW Woo Woo Bird(H), BW Johnny Quack(H)
S0840-0101 1909/10/17 - F G/G/G $75.00 The gang meets a 'Pie-faced Sciatica'. When they open fire, it separates into a dozen pie-faced creatures.  Nice page with full-margins and good color.  
S0840-0102 1909/10/31 - F G/FR-G/G $75.00 Dr. Pill fires on a Whiffenpoof and then the gang walks into a SnowStorm,  On reverse BW Monkey Shines of Marselleen
S0840-0103 1909/11/14 - F G/FR-G/G $75.00 The gang checks out an igloo and then slides down the ice and end up in the water.
S0840-0108 1909/11/21 - F FR/FR-P/VG $25.00 The gang climbs into a igloo.  Tape mends on reverse across centercrease and on permiter.   Tape mend on front right-hand side on centercrease.  All margins trimmed to panel.  2-inch chip out of lower left corner, and chipping along right side.
S0840-0105 1909/11/28 - F FR-G/FR/G $50.00 The gang slip and crack the ice,  they end up frozen solid on the iceflow.
S0840-0106 1909/12/19 - F FR/FR/G $40.00 Christmas Page, Nemo returns to slumberland via Santa Claus and falls into the Princess' Christmas tree.  Several Tape mends on front along permimtere and at the left and right side of the centercrease.   Left-size Margin trimmed to panel.  Chip out of upper left moderately effects first panel.

Other Titles by Winsor McCay...

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Item #0178 Title Date-#-size* Condition* Price Notes
M0840-0001 Winsor McCay, by 1906 - 6x7R BW G/G/G $6.00 by Winsor McCay,  "The Rabbit Eater's Dream", No reverse
M0840-0002 Winsor McCay, by 1906/11/22 - Q BW FR/FR/G $4.00 by Winsor McCay,  "Thanksgiving a personal mention", No reverse
M0840-0003 Winsor McCay, by 1912/05-06 - 5 5x16R BW G/G/G $30.00 by Winsor McCay Dailies
M0840-0004 Winsor McCay, by 1912/12/08 - 7C BW G/G/G $6.00 by Winsor McCay,  "A Perfect Gentleman", No reverse
M0840-0005 Winsor McCay, by 1932 - 9 6SQ BW G/G/G $54.00 by Winsor McCay, nine editorials illustrated and dated (Nov 2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 19, 23, 24, 29)
Winsor McCay Links ---> Dream of the Rarebit Fiend Little Nemo - 1905 to 1909 Little Nemo - 1910 to 1914
Little Nemo - 1924 - Up Little Sammy Sneeze Tales of the Jungle Imps Winsor McCay Editorials
by Winsor McCay - Misc

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