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The Brownies

The Brownies is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox, based on names and elements from Celtic mythology and traditional highland Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother.

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Richard F Outcault's last ''Hogan's Alley'' cartoon for ''Truth'' magazine, ''Fourth Ward Brownies'', was published on 9 February 1895 and reprinted in the ''New York World'' newspaper on 17 February 1895, beginning one of the first comic strips in an American newspaper. The character later known as the Yellow Kid had minor supporting roles in the strip's early panels. This one refers to ''The Brownies |

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Marge Green

The broadcasting commission said the EastEnders Brownie episodes "came near to parody," were unfair to the Brownies and harmed the Girl Guides' image.

Palmer Cox

Richard F. Outcault referenced Cox and The Brownies in a February 9, 1895 cartoon of Hogan's Alley.