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By J. J. Prats, July 14, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Lancaster’s Richard Outcault Mural, by Leo Strawn, Jr. | | |
Inscription. He created the first comic strip ... De Yellow Kid.
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“And Buster Brown too!”
Erected 2002 by the Fairfield County District Library.
Location. 39° 42.907′ N, 82° 36.153′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Ohio, in Fairfield County. Marker is on West Wheeling Street west of North Broad Street, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 W Wheeling St, Lancaster OH 43130, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. General William Tecumseh Sherman (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); William Tecumseh Sherman (about 400 feet away); Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (about 400 feet away); Fairfield County Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman (about 800 feet away); The Ohio Military Hall of Fame (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fairfield County Veterans Service Commission Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Lancaster.
More about this marker. The last panel of the strip is a portrait of R. F. Outcault.
Regarding Lancaster’s Richard Outcault. | | | | 
By J. J. Prats, July 14, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Mural on Fairfield County District Library Service Building | | Mural is on the second story over entrances to parking courtyard. | | |
R.F. Outcault’s Yellow Kid first appeared in newspapers around 1895, Buster Brown in 1902.
Also see . . .
1. R. F. Outcault, The Father of the American Sunday Comics,. and the Truth About the Creation of the Yellow Kid. Essay by Richard D. Olson. “... he was the first successful comic strip character to achieve a popularity so great that he not only increased the sales of newspapers carrying him, but he was also the first to demonstrate that a comic strip character could be merchandised profitably. In fact, for these two reasons, the Yellow Kid and his creator, R. F. Outcault, are generally credited with permanently establishing the comic strip and making it a part of American society.” (Submitted on July 27, 2008.)
2. Present at the Creation: Buster Brown. 2002 audio and transcript of National Public Radio report. “He was a little rich kid with a blond pageboy haircut who was always getting into mischief, but also had a serious side. [In 1902] Buster Brown and his dog Tige made their debut in a Sunday comic strip in the New York Herald. The pair soon appeared in newspapers around the country and went on to become even more famous when the Brown Shoe Co. adopted them as mascots.” (Submitted on July 27, 2008.)
3. Mural’s Artist's Website. (Submitted on July 27, 2008.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on July 27, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. This page has been viewed 577 times since then. This page was the Marker of the Week August 3, 2008. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. |
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