Annual Buster Brown’s Pranks for Mother’s Day
Hey kids! Now that you’ve (assumably) done something nice for Mom this morning, and lulled her into a state of contentment, expecting nothing but good from her angels for at least the current 24 hours - this is the best time to surprise her with how spectacularly creative you can be with your pranks! To aid you in this noble [...]
R.I.P., Gabriel Laderman
Late last week, Terry Keegan, informed me of the death of a mutual friend, Gabriel Laderman. In the midst of my moving, I was not paying attention to many news sources, and so had missed the announcements in numerous quarters. Gabriel Laderman (seen left), born December 26, 1929, was a painter and art critic of [...]
Buster Brown’s Christmas
Below, from the 1907 collection, Buster Brown’s Latest Frolics, comes one of my favorite Buster Brown newspaper strips by Richard Felton Outcault — basically because it is an example of Outcault biting his own hand. Buster Brown was a highly merchandised character, and every one of the Buster Brown items shown in the below strip, [...]
Buster Brown’s Mother’s Day
In honor of Mother’s Day today, we present Buster Brown Plays Another Little Innocent Trick on his Ma, by Richard Felton Outcault. This story comes from the 1903 collection, Buster Brown and His Resolutions. Click here to see the cover of that book, plus another episode of Buster Brown mischief! Click on either picture, to [...]
Sunday Best…
Hey boys & girls, if you and your parents are getting dressed up in your best clothes for Sunday morning Easter church services, following is a great idea! You know it’s a wholesome idea, because it’s not modern! It comes from a 107-year old comic book (Buster Brown and His Resolutions, by Richard Felton Outcault, [...]
