| The Timid Soul | |
|---|---|
 Milquetoast in Webster's The Timid Soul (Boston Daily Globe, January 13, 1926) | |
| Author(s) | H. T. Webster Herb Roth (1953) |
| Current status/schedule | Concluded daily panel |
| Launch date | c. 1925 |
| End date | April 4, 1953 |
| Alternate name(s) | Caspar Milquetoast |
| Syndicate(s) | World Feature Service (c. 1925–1931) New York Herald Tribune Syndicate (1931–1953) |
| Genre(s) | Humor |
Caspar Milquetoast is a fictional character created by H. T. Webster for his comic strip The Timid Soul.[1] Webster described Caspar Milquetoast as "the man who speaks softly and gets hit with a big stick". The character's name is derived from a bland and fairly inoffensive food, milk toast, which, light and easy to digest, is an appropriate food for someone with a weak or "nervous" stomach.