"Little Nemo in Slumberland" dated January 27, 1909:
Transcript of Tweets by @LittleNemo1905 (NOVEMBER 20, 2020):
Welp, this strip just features three boys causing a ruckus and being downright unkind to the people of their community… - 1/8
I'd expect this sort of mischief from Flip, but the fact that Nemo gets so into it and follows along is a bit surprising to me (it probably shouldn't be, but it is…). - 2/8
Flip seems to be right at home "managing" others and trying to get them their big breaks… This time it seems like he's found himself a pitcher! - 3/8
Now, every pitch that this fella throws does some damage to someone… it isn't just "careful near-misses" to cause a scare, but rather careful fastballs right on target. - 4/8
Whether it's the food cart, knocking the pipe or cane out of someone's hand, "exploding" a cane, or launching a puppy, none of these shenanigans are innocent. - 5/8
It's not until the Alderman gets pelted and Police Officer's hat gets knocked off that the "fun" ends… otherwise, it seems like it would've gone on forever… - 6/8
Aside from the strange motion indications that we get in panel 12 (clearly an experiment), I don't see much to enjoy about this strip… - 7/8
This is my reading of "Little Nemo in Slumberland" #172. What's yours? - 8/8