Buster (comics) title character, whose strip usually appeared on the front cover, was Buster himself. He was originally billed as "Buster: Son of Andy Capp"; Andy Capp is the lead character of the eponymous "Daily Mirror" newspaper strip, and Buster wore a similar flat cap to reinforce the connection. In early issues Buster often referred to his father, and Andy was seen in the comic (attempting to find a gas leak in three frames of the 18 June 1960 issue; shown in two drawn photographs in the 2 July issue that same year, the first of which was displayed by Buster's mum
Dick Capp Dick Capp Richard Francis Capp (born April 9, 1942) is an American former American football tight end and linebacker in the National Football League. He is from Portland, Maine. Capp played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1967 NFL season. As such, he was a member of the Super Bowl II Champion Packers. He had previously been drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1966 AFL Draft by the Boston Patriots. The following season, he played with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played football and basketball at Worcester Academy graduating in 1961 and at the collegiate level at Boston College.