   buster brown was a comic strip character created in 1902 by richard f. outcault. adopted as the mascot of the brown shoe company in 1904, buster brown, his sweetheart mary jane, and his dog tige, an american pit bull terrier, were well-known to the american public in the early 20th century. the character's name was also used to describe a popular style of suit for young boys, the buster brown suit, that echoed his own outfit. == publication history ==  the comic strip began in the new york herald on may 4, 1902. outcault left for william randolph hearst's employ in 1906, and after a court battle, outcault continued his strip, now nameless, in hearst papers, while the herald continued their own version of buster brown with other artists. the latter lasted until 1911 or so, and outcault's version until at least 1921. the character of buster brown inspired many imitators, including perry winkle from the winnie winkle newspaper strip, and the bobby bumps animated film series. the series was translated into portuguese and published in the brazilian children's magazine o tico-tico (where buster brown was known as chiquinho); its stories were loosely adapted by brazilian writers. ==characters and story== buster brown is a young city-dwelling boy with wealthy parents. he is disturbingly pretty (contrast him to outcault's own the yellow kid, or frederick opper's creations), but his actions belie his looks. he is a practical joker who might dress in a girl's outfit and have her wear his clothes, break a window with his slingshot, or play a prank on a neighbor. the trick or transgre
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