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(66) Buster Brown. The Yellow Kid, He Meets Tige
and Mary Jane, 1907.
Published in New York American, July 7, 1907.
Ink and water color over graphite underdrawing.
Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature
Prints and Photographs Division
LC-USZC4-9439; LC-USZ6-2274;
LC-DIG-ppmsc-02833 (66)
As the first of four Buster Brown comic strips to feature the Yellow Kid, this landmark Sunday strip by Richard F. Outcault (1863-1928) shows Buster Brown, his friend Mary Jane, and his dog Tige visiting the Kid in Hogan's Alley. The Kid introduces them to his friends--Liz, who gives Buster a big kiss; Slippy Dempsey; Mrs. Moiphy; and most memorably, Plato, the Kid's pet goat, who kicks Tige, then butts Buster Brown. Buster then wakes up to find that all has been a dream. Outcault had switched newspapers when he drew this strip, so he could not use Buster Brown in the title but replaced it with a picture of the boy. |