Buster Brown/Trivia

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Trivia about Buster Brown includes:

  • The Merch: Besides being best known as a children's shoe mascot, Buster and Tige saw their likenesses used on countless children's toys and other merchandise.
  • Fan Nickname: A meta-example, as the style of shoes both Buster and Mary Jane wore in the strips would later be known as "Mary Janes".
  • Write Who You Know: Outcault named Buster Brown's sweetheart Mary Jane after his daughter. She would also eventually lend her name to a style of children's shoes worn by both her namesake character as well as Buster. Buster's mother was also modeled after Outcault's wife as well.

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