21. The title is a takeoff on " Welsh rarebit ", which is also known as " Welsh rabbit ". 22. McCay revived the strip in 1923 1925 as " Rarebit Reveries ", of which few examples have survived. 23. You also might find Mr . Hearst here, stirring up a little Welsh rarebit -- you know, comfort food, 24. Welsh Rarebit , an English cheddar-based dipping sauce made with a hearty beer is best with beer, not wine. 25. In 1905, McCay got " an idea from the " Rarebit Fiend " to please the little folk ". 26. The rarebit is a dish typically made with rich cheese thinned with ale and served melted on toast with mustard mixed in. 27. Images of small, shy men dominated by their taller or fatter wives appear frequently in " Rarebit Fiend ". 28. Comics scholar Jeet Heer called " Rarebit Fiend " " perhaps the most bizarre newspaper feature in American history ". 29. Science fiction illustrator Frank R . Paul painted a number of pulp magazine covers influenced by " Rarebit Fiend ". 30. Most people who are aware of " Rarebit " today found out about it through " Nemo ".
