Outbursts of Everett True

A two-panel gag strip featuring the cantankerous Everett True, who presents a photo button of himself to a friend—only to have his offer met with scorn and ridicule. The strip exemplifies early newspaper comic humor: recurring character, exaggerated facial expressions, speech balloons, and a simple setup-and-punchline structure. *Outbursts of Everett True* ran as a daily and Sunday feature, helping establish the visual and narrative conventions that would define American comics for decades. The character's volatile personality and outsized reactions made him a prototype for the comedic antiheroes that followed.