| 0 | First Spectacular Issue! | cover | 1 | pencils: Milton Caniff, Cliff Sterrett, George Herriman, Dik Browne; inks: Milton Caniff, Cliff Sterrett, George Herriman, Dik Browne; letters: Todd Klein, George Herriman | Hägar the Horrible, Krazy Kat |
| 1 | Join Us on the Quest for the Best! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Kevin Nowlan; inks: Kevin Nowlan | |
| 2 | NemoContents | table of contents | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Editorial | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Richard Marschall | Richard Marschall (photo); Dik Browne (photo); Milton Caniff (photo) |
| 5 | The Heritage Can Be Yours! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 6 | Waiting for a Boat to Civilization: Caniff's Great Pirate Episode | text article | 1 | script: Rick Marschall; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff | |
| 7 | Terry and the Pirates | comic story | 12 | script: Milton Caniff; pencils: Milton Caniff; inks: Milton Caniff; letters: Frank Engli | |
| 8 | The Comic Genius of Cliff Sterrett | text article | 1 | script: Gary Groth; pencils: Cliff Sterrett; inks: Cliff Sterrett | |
| 9 | Polly and Her Pals | comic story | 5 | script: Cliff Sterrett; pencils: Cliff Sterrett; inks: Cliff Sterrett; letters: Cliff Sterrett | |
| 11 | Brown the Magnificent: On Comics, Commentary, and Contentment | text article | 13 | script: Rick Marschall, Dik Browne; pencils: Dik Browne; inks: Dik Browne | Hägar the Horrible |
| 12 | First in a series of portraits of Cartooning Greats by Stan Drake appearing exclusively in Nemo. | illustration | 1 | script: Stan Drake; pencils: Stan Drake; inks: Stan Drake | Dik Browne |
| 13 | Happy 10th Anniversary, Hagar! | text article | 1 | script: Rick Marschall | Dik Browne (photo); Joseph F. D'Angelo (photo); Bob Dunn (photo); Mort Walker (photo); Chris Browne (photo) |
| 15 | Graphic Delights Along Gasoline Alley | text article | 1 | script: Rick Marschall, Frank King; pencils: Frank King; inks: Frank King; letters: Frank King | |
| 16 | Gasoline Alley | comic story | 4 | script: Frank King; pencils: Frank King; inks: Frank King; letters: Frank King | |
| 17 | A Carl Barks Discovery | text article | 1 | script: Tom Andrae; pencils: Carl Barks; inks: Carl Barks | |
| 18 | The Forgotten Years of George Herriman | text article | 11 | script: Bill Blackbeard, George Herriman; pencils: George Herriman; inks: George Herriman; letters: George Herriman | George Herriman (photo) |
| 19 | Andriola and the Commandos | comic story | 8 | script: Alfred Andriola, Ron Goulart; pencils: Alfred Andriola; inks: Alfred Andriola; letters: Alfred Andriola | |
| 20 | T.S. Sullivant | text article | 5 | script: Rick Marschall; pencils: T. S. Sullivant; inks: T. S. Sullivant | |
| 21 | Bring on the Women! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez | Penny Century, Izzy Ortiz, Leonore, Luba, Maggie Chascarillo, Castle Radium |