Outbursts of Everett True

This two-panel strip depicts the titular Everett True confronting a man rolling a hoop down a city street. In the first panel, True observes the activity; in the second, he strikes the man with his cane, declaring his intention to beat sense into him. The comic employs the speech balloon and sequential panel layout that became standard in newspaper strips. *Outbursts of Everett True* ran in the New York World as part of the Sunday comics section, capitalizing on the public's appetite for humor strips that followed the success of earlier features. The strip's rapid action, exaggerated body language, and episodic gags—often involving True's violent reactions to minor social annoyances—typified the slapstick and satirical humor of early-twentieth-century newspaper comics.