Buster Brown

Buster Brown
Buster Brown
Publication information
PublisherNew York Herald
First appearanceMay 4, 1902
Created byRichard F. Outcault
In-story information
Team affiliationsMary Jane, Tige
Buster and Tige, cropped from a 1906 political cartoon. "Hoist" refers in New York accent to William Randolph Hearst

Buster Brown is a comic-strip character created in 1902 by Richard F. Outcault. Adopted as the mascot of the Brown Shoe Company in 1904, Buster Brown, along with Mary Jane, and with his dog Tige, became well known to the American public in the early 20th century. The character's name was used to describe a popular style of suit for young boys, the Buster Brown suit, that reflected his outfit.[1]

  1. ^ Olian, JoAnne, ed. (2003). Children's fashions, 1900–1950, as pictured in Sears catalogs. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications. ISBN 9780486423258. The sailor suit, the pleated Norfolk jacket suit with a belt, and the Russian suit vied in popularity with the Buster Brown suit, based on the cartoon character, who wore a doublebreasted, hip-length jacket with a low belt [...].