Harry "A" Chesler created a newspaper syndicate, signing McCay to produce a new version of Little Nemo, as well as a daily featuring Impie. Production continued on both after the syndicate was closed in 1938, being utilized in various comic books including Cocomalt Comics and Blue Ribbon, published by MLJ Publications (later Archie Publications). Chesler closed his shop (the first of several times) around 1940. Street & Smith ran Little Nemo in 1942 in Shadow Comics. In 1945, McCay was again with Chesler’s shop, producing Little Nemo in Adventureland for Red Seal and Punch Comics until 1947, when the shop closed down for the final time. Inker/colorist Around 1939, McCay began working for DC Comics as a colorist, and would continue until about 1945. He was a background illustrator and inker at the Jack Binder Studio, working on the Fawcett character Bulletman, and Street & Smith’s Ajax the Sun Man and Blackstone the Magician. McCay-Richardson Syndicate In 1947, McCay attempted to release a modernized version of his father's Little Nemo and formed the McCay-Richardson Features Syndicate with distributor Duke Richardson. McCay took his father’s original drawings and cut individual frames out, pasting them to fit into a half-broadsheet page format, providing new dialogue and colours. The McCay-Richardson Syndicate distributed this version from approximately March to December 1947. Bob eventually worked as an illustrator in Training Aids/Special Services for Fort Ord, California. He died of cancer 21 April 1962. References External links McCay, Bob at Bails, Jerry, and Hames Ware, Who's Who in American Comic Books 1929–1999 Women of Ward (Bill Ward official site). WebCitation archive. Amash, Jim. "Quality Control: A Conversation with Gill Fox—Artist, Writer, and Editor (1940–43) of Quality Comics Group", Alter Ego vol. 3, #12, January 2002. WebCitation archive. 1896 births 1962 deaths American animators American comic strip cartoonists American comics artists Comics colorists Comics inkers Golden Age comics creators