Cover title. Book includes insert of a four-page replica of the 1906 Chicago Tribune supplement announcing the Lyonel Feininger comics plus a one-page replica of the Little Nemo in Slumberland comic by Winsor McCay dated Feb. 16, 1908. "Designed by (Illusions) Philippe Ghielmetti"--Colophon
Contents:
Comic strips: The Kin-der-kids ; Wee Willie Winkie's world / Lyonel Feininger -- Skeezicks / Follett -- The orful oyster / Paul West -- Naughty Pete / Charles Forbell -- The explorigator / Harry Grant Dart -- The exciting adventures of Bill and Budd, the bird boys in the good ship Flying Fish / William L. Wells -- Little Johnny and the Teddy bears / John R. Bray -- The little journeys of Nip and Tuck / John R. Neill -- Billy Bounce / W.W. Denslow -- Panhandle Pete / George McManus -- The Brownies / Palmer Cox -- A tale of the jungle imps / Winsor McCay -- The Twinkles / Gustave Verbeck -- Whisk / Walt Kuhn -- Father Goose / W.W. Denslow -- The wonderful people of Oz (introduction) / John R. Neill -- Billiken / Florence Pretz -- Toyland / Clarence Rigby -- Rabbit / J.M. CondeĢ -- The Wiggle Much / Herbert Crowley -- The Zotwots / Robert J. Dean -- Mr. Twee Deedle / John Groelle -- Will O'Dreams and the Sandman / Hy Mayer -- Danny Dreamer / Clare Briggs -- Nipsy the newsboy / George McManus -- Madge, the magician's daughter / W.O. Wilson -- The naps of Polly Sleepyhead / Peter Newell -- The bad dream that made Bill a better boy / William Steinigan -- The turr'ble tales of Kaptin Kiddo / pictured by Grace D. Wiederseim (Drayton) ; written by Margaret G. Hays -- Dream of the rarebit fiend / Silas (Winsor McCay) -- Cheerful Charles / George McManus. Essays: A tale of two continents : the illustrative career of Lyonel Feininger / Thierry Smolderen -- Art, architecture and abstraction, Feininger in the funnies / Art Spiegelman -- Charles Forbell & Naughty Pete : an appreciation / Chris Ware -- Airships, Martians and Selenites / Alfredo Castelli -- No artist : an interview with Harry Grant Dart -- Just imagine ; Perchance to dream / Rick Marschall.
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