Heavy stock poster on linen, with sumptuous and intricate color lithography, advertises “Buster Brown Blue Ribbon Shoes for Boys for Girls” by The Brown Shoe Co. Signed R.F. Outcault and dated 1904, this rare and beautiful poster personifies why Outcault established the comic as a commercially viable part of American society. Poster includes Buster, Mary Jane (in blue) and his faithful dog Tige. Has some creasing that does not detract from the beauty of the poster. Measures 23x15.5” and condition is VG-EX.