![]() ![]() When, in 1906, Buster switched newspapers, The Herald sued Hearst. He sometimes functioned as a half-hearted conscience for Buster, sometimes as a sentry, and sometimes as a Greek chorus, commenting on the action without directly taking part. Like Gorgon of Barnaby and Hobbes of Calvin & Hobbes, Tige's speech was never observed by adults. So popular, he was first adapted into movies in the second year of his series, by director Edward Porter ( Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend).īuster's constant companion was his dog, Tige, said to be the first talking pet in American comics. Whatever the reason, Buster was popular even in the more respectable portions of Society, from the day he first appeared in The New York Herald, May 4, 1902. Perhaps that's why he raised less outcry from well-to-do, WASPish Americans. Yet another theory has to do with the fact that Buster belonged to a well-to-do, WASPish family, unlike the declassé ethnics of those other strips. Perhaps it was because each of Buster's Sunday pages ended with a sweet homily in which the lovable tyke promised never again to do whatever it was that had gotten him into trouble - but are social critics, most of whom are parents themselves, dumb enough to fall for a ploy like that? Before the strip had been running four years, Outcault switched employers and from then on, Buster ran in the Hearst papers. Another is that he appeared in a more respectable journal than the others - but that can't be it either. One theory is that he was invariably punished for his misdeeds - but that can't be it, because the Katzenjammers always got spanked in the end, too. So why didn't he share in the infamy heaped by Polite Society on those two features? Millions of people are familiar with Buster Brown shoes, introducedĪt the 1904 World Fair but hardly anyone is aware of the character's comic strip origins.īuster was as mischievous as The Katzenjammer Kids, and he was created by Richard Felton Outcault, the cartoonist behind The Yellow Kid. Please contribute to its necessary financial support.īuster Brown is one of the most phenomenal merchandising successes in the history of comics. If this site is enjoyable or useful to you, "Ask Mom to get you a pair of these swell Buster Browns for Christmas.Originally Appearing in: The New York Herald Black & white.īuster Brown Jingle Bells Jubilee (1 page)Įight show styles are shown. Photo of stockinged foot in foot measurer.Ĭover #3. Genre: Adventure | Characters: Gunga the elephant handler Rama Babu Padmah the elephant Tusker the baby elephantīuster Brown Shoes ad. Padmah the cow elephant goes berserk while in Babu's care. Genre: Humor | Characters: Smilin' Ed McConnell Froggy the Gremlin Midnight the Cat Squeekie the Mouse Santa Claus Mrs. Then Ed wakes from his nightmare in his tumbled-over easy chair. ![]() Disasters occur and Ed flees to the airplane, which careens out of control. They fly the toy airplane to Santa Claus Land, where Santa shows them around and the gang lends a hand. Froggy gives him candy that shrinks them all. He is pooped, and collapses in the easy chair. The gang is in bed on Christmas Eve as Smilin' Ed decorates the tree and puts presents under it. ![]() Smilin' Ed and His Gang Visit Santa Claus Land (9 pages) Genre: Adventure | Characters: Zakka Joseph Chatham Mr Chatham Mrs Chatham The Captain Mister Hawkins Zolus Pencils: Reed Crandall | Inks: Reed Crandall Chatham can navigate, so they return home. Joseph persuades his father to free Zakka, who lifts the mast and tosses it overboard. The storm subsides, but the ship is tilted by the fallen mast. A storm breaks out and the mast breaks and kills the Captain. The crew mutiny's and assaults Zakka, who defends himself, but is put below in chains. Joseph befriends Zakka, a Pacific Islander giant who is devoted to the Captain. Joseph Chatham and his parents are sailing from their American plantation to England. Genre: Adventure | Characters: Zakka Joseph ChathamĪd for the Christmas Buster Brown stores shoe sale, "Jingle Bells Jubilee." Promo for the Buster Brown radio and TV shows.Ĭharacters: Images of: Buster Brown Tag Smilin' Ed McConnell Froggy the Gremlin Midnight the Cat Squeekie the MouseĬover #2. Pencils: Ray Willner? | Inks: Ray Willner? | Letters: typeset Split cover: top 80% is an illustration of the lead story, "Zakka's Debt," featuring Zakka on deck holding up a broken mast as Joseph looks on bottom tier is an ad for the Buster Brown shoe store where this promotional comic was given away, and a promo for the Buster Brown radio and TV shows, showing a winking image of Buster and his smiling dog, Tag. Winter 1953 | Price: 0.00 free | Pages: 1 ![]()
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