 Some film histories erroneously cite this as the first animated  cartoon, ignoring not only  _Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906)_ (qv) (probably the first  true animated cartoon), but even McCay, Winsor (qv)s own earlier  work, _Little Nemo (1911)_ (qv) and  _How a Mosquito Operates (1912)_ (qv).