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Buster BrownBuster Brown Buster Brown 20th century U.S. cartoon character, shoe mascot, and suit prototype For other uses, see Buster Brown (disambiguation). In the early twentieth century, newspaper comic strips became one of the first widely shared forms of mass entertainment in the United States. Through syndication and expanding newspaper networks, popular comics such as Happy Hooligan, The Katzenjammer Kids, Foxy Grandpa, and Buster Brown reached readers across the country on the same day. This nationwide exposure helped the Brown Shoe Company use the popularity of these characters as an early example of what would later be known as celebrity endorsement in advertising.[1] Quick facts Publication information, Publisher ... Buster Brown Buster Brown Publication information Publisher New York Herald First appearance… (Source: Wikipedia)
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