Buster Brown (performer's name)

Buster Brown was a popular American comic strip character created in 1902 by cartoonist Richard F. Outcault. The character is a mischievous young boy known for his distinctive class of footwear—bicycle shoes—and his signature dog, Tige. Buster Brown became a cultural icon, symbolizing childhood and innocence, and was used extensively in advertising, especially for shoes. The comic's success led to Buster Brown clothing and shoe companies adopting the character for marketing. Over time, Buster Brown remained a nostalgic symbol of early 20th-century American popular culture.