In the earliest strips, the dream event that woke him up would always be some mishap or disaster that seemed about to lead to serious injury or death, such as being crushed by giant mushrooms, being turned into a monkey, falling from a bridge being held up by " slaves", or gaining 90 years in age. The last panel in each strip was always one of Nemo waking up, usually in or near his bed, and often being scolded (or comforted) by one of the grownups of the household after crying out in his sleep and waking them. The strip related the dreams of a little boy: Nemo (meaning "nobody" in Latin), the hero. Although a comic strip, it was far from a simple children's fantasy it was often dark, surreal, threatening, and even violent.
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