Buster Brown is a handsome young boy of a wealthy, city-dwelling family at the turn of the 20th century. He is distinguished by his refined appearance and long blond hair (oftentimes described as "disturbingly pretty") but with a mischievous streak that sharply contrasts with his looks.

Buster is a prankster and a troublemaker at heart, known for pulling outrageous practical jokes such as dressing in girls' clothes, breaking windows with a slingshot, or pulling other hijinks on neighbors. Despite his antics typically resulting in severe punishment (often being spanked by his mother), he never truly learns his lesson, often ending the strip with a moral that has nothing to do with his actions. For instance, in a 1903 strip, after splashing soda on a lady’s dress, his resolution reads:

"Resolved! That druggists are legalized robbers; they sell you soda and candy to make you ill, then they sell you medicine to make you worse."

One of Buster's closest friends is his pet bulldog, Tige. Considered one of the earliest talking pets in comics, unlike other examples of this trope, Tige's ability to speak is acknowledged by adults, and many are shocked by it. Tige proved to be a popular character, even starring in a spinoff book titled ''Tige: His Story'' (1905).

Another one of Buster's recurring friends is Mary Jane, a girl of similar age who, despite wearing a frilly dress and a large bow, shares his tendency for causing mischief. She’s actually based on Outcault's own daughter.

All published appearances of Buster Brown from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

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*The New York Herald (1902–1911)
*Buster Brown and His Resolutions (1903)
*Buster Brown, His Dog Tige and Their Troubles (1904) – reprinted Sunday strips
*Buster Brown’s Experiences with Pond’s Extract (1904) – advertising booklet
*Buster Brown’s Pranks (1905)
*The New York Journal (1906–1923)
*My Resolutions (1906) – reprinted final panels
*Buster Brown, His Dog Tige and Their Jolly Times (1906)
*Buster Brown Goes Fishing (1907)
*Buster Brown Goes Swimming (1907)
*Buster Brown Plays Indian (1907)
*Buster Brown Goes Shooting (1907)
*Buster Brown Plays Cowboy (1907)
*Buster Brown on Uncle Jack’s Farm (1907)
*Buster Brown, Tige and the Bull (1907)
*Buster Brown and Uncle Buster, and Other Stories (1907)
*Buster Brown’s Latest Frolics (1907)
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*Outcault’s Buster Brown & Company, Including Mary Jane (1907)
*Outcault’s Buster, Mary‐Jane & Tige (1907)
*Buster Brown’s Amusing Capers (1908)
*Buster Brown the Busy Body (1909)
*Outcault’s Real Buster and the Only Mary‐Jane (1909)
*Buster Brown on His Travels (1910)
*Buster Brown’s Fun and Nonsense (1911)
*Buster Brown’s Happy Days (1911)
*Buster Brown in Foreign Lands (1912)
*Buster Brown’s Antics (1912)
*Buster Brown’s Book of Travels (1912)
*Buster Brown the Fun Maker (1912)
*Buster Brown and His Pets (1913)
*Buster Brown’s Funny Tricks (1914)
*Buster Brown at Play (1915)
*Buster Brown the Little Rogue (1916)
*Buster Brown and the Cat (1917)
*Buster Brown Comic Book
*Buster Brown Goes to Mars (1958)
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* Buster Brown Abroad, by R. F. Outcault (1904)
* Quick Meal Steel Ranges and Quick Meal Gasoline Stoves (1904 or later) – advertising booklets
* Buster’s Book of Jokes and Jingles (1905) – three volumes with varying titles
* Tige—His Story, by R. F. Outcault (1905)
* Buster Brown, Mary Jane and Tige, by R. F. Outcault (1906) – textual story with some comic strips interspersed
* Buster’s and Mary‐Jane’s Painting Book, by R. F. Outcault (1907)
* Choice Recipes (1922) – cookbook with a recipe for “Buster Brown Cake,” contributed by Mrs. H. H. Penty
* “Buster Brown Still Builds Sales Among Youngsters,” by James M. Mosely (8 Feb. 1930)
* “The Buster Brown Era” (16 Aug. 1930) – article in Vogue

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*Buster Brown and the Dude (1904)
*Pranks of Buster Brown and His Dog Tige (1904)
*Buster Brown, Tige and Their Creator, R. F. Outcault (1913)
*Buster and His Goat (1914)
*Buster Brown on the Care and Treatment of Goats (1914)
*Buster Brown Gets the Worst of It (1914)
*Buster Brown's Education (1914)
*Buster Brown’s Uncle (1914)
*Buster Brown Picks Out the Costumes (1914)
*Buster Brown and the German Band (1914)
*Buster Brown Causes a Commotion (1914)
*Educating Buster (1925)
*Buster Be Good (1925)
*Oh! Buster! (1925)
*Buster’s Bust‐up (1925)
*Buster’s Nightmare (1925)
*Buster’s Nose Dive (1926)
*Buster’s Hunting Party (1926)
*Buster’s Skyrocket (1926)
*Buster's Mix‐up (1926)
*Buster’s Heart Beat (1926)
*Buster’s Orphan Party (1926)
*Buster Helps Dad (1926)
*Buster’s Girl Friend (1926)
*Buster, Watch Tige (1926)
*Buster’s Narrow Escape (1926)
*Buster’s Prize Winner (1926)
*Buster’s Picnic (1927)
*Buster’s Sleigh Ride (1927)
*Buster’s Dark Mystery (1927)
*Look Out Buster (1927)
*Buster Don’t Forget (1927)
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*Buster’s Frame Up (1927)
*Buster’s Initiation (1927)
*Buster’s Handicap (1927)
*Buster, Come On! (1927)
*Buster’s Home Life (1927)
*Buster, What’s Next? (1927)
*Run Buster! (1927)
*Buster’s Big Chance (1928)
*Buster Steps Out (1928)
*Buster Shows Off (1928)
*That’s That (1928)
*Buster’s Whippet Race (1928)
*Buster Minds the Baby (1928)
*Good Scout Buster (1928)
*Busting Buster (1928)
*Halfback Buster (1928)
*Buster Trims Up (1928)
*Teacher’s Pest (1928)
*Watch the Birdie (1928)
*Out at Home (1929)
*Have Patience (1929)
*Knockout Buster (1929)
*Tige’s Girl Friend (1929)
*Magic (1929)
*Delivering the Goods (1929)
*Buster’s Choice (1929)
*Buster’s Spooks (1929)
*Getting Buster’s Goat (1929)
*Stop Barking (1929)
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* Buster Brown (Broadway play), by Charles Newman and George Totten Smith (1905)

* ''Buster Brown'' was first published in the newspaper ''The New York Herald'' in 1902. In 1906, after Richard F. Outcault left to go work for William Randolph Hearst's ''New York Journal'' and a subsequent court battle that resulted, both the ''Herald'' and the ''Journal'' were allowed to continue with a Buster Brown comic (though Buster remained nameless in the ''Journal's'' version).
* In 1907, Outcault published Buster’s Paint Book, featuring the character Buster Brown. The book helped popularize the use of coloring books as a marketing tool, leading to their adoption for advertising a wide variety of products, ranging from coffee to pianos.
* The ''Herald's'' Buster Brown ended in 1911 while Outcault's version lasted longer at the ''Journal,'' ending in 1923.
* Outcault's character the Yellow Kid would sometimes appear in Buster Brown strips.
* In Brazil, Buster Brown was adapted for the children’s magazine ''O Tico-Tico'', the first comic magazine published in the country, debuting in 1905. The localized version, known as Chiquinho, was adapted by cartoonist Luís Gomes Loureiro in 1914 and accompanied by his faithful dog Jagunço, based on Tige. For decades, Chiquinho was considered an original Brazilian creation until the 1950s, when it was revealed that the character was derived from Outcault’s work.
* Chiquinho and Jagunço became two of the magazine’s most popular characters and frequently appeared alongside recurring figures such as Benjamin and Chiquinho’s cousin Lili. Their popularity was so significant that they starred in the 1917 animated short ''Traquinices de Chiquinho e seu Inseparável Amigo Jagunço'', considered the second animated film ever produced in Brazil, following Seth’s O Kaiser (1917). The short is now classified as lost media, as no known copies have survived.
* Chiquinho also has stories in dreams derived from Nemo stories.
* In 1904, Richard Felton Outcaultt raveled to the St. Louis World's Fair, where he licensed the Buster Brown characters to nearly 200 companiesfor product advertising. That same year, John Bush, a sales executive at the Brown Shoe Company, secured the rights to use the character’s name, officially launching the Buster Brown shoe brandat the fair. To promote the brand, the company hired little people to portray Buster Brown on nation wide tours, each accompanied by a dog playing Tige. These performances took place in department stores, theaters, and shoe shops across the United States from 1904 to 1930. Among the actors, Richard Barkerwas one of the most notable; his life is chronicled in the biography ''Buster Brown and the Cowboy''. Later, between 1945 and 1956, the Brown Shoe Company briefly entered the comic book market with ''Buster Brown Comic Book''. Retailers could rubber-stamp their store addresses on the covers, which featured Buster and Tige in promotional art. However, the interior stories focused on unrelated adventure themes, including Robin Hood, Interplanetary Police, and Ghanga.
*Cartoonist Bill Watterson credited Buster Brown with influencing Calvin in ''Calvin & Hobbes'', and would make a cameo appearance in one of the Sunday strips.

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