Outbursts of Everett True

This two-panel strip features Everett True, a character whose explosive reactions to minor social annoyances drove the humor. In the first panel, a fortune teller pitches his services; in the second, True's violent outburst sends him flying. The strip uses sequential panels with speech balloons and exaggerated physical comedy—visual conventions that became foundational to newspaper comics. Published in Sunday and daily editions, such strips established the recurring character format and slapstick visual gags that directly preceded and shaped the comic book medium.