Outbursts of Everett True

A two-panel gag strip featuring the titular character Everett True, whose explosive reactions to minor social annoyances drove the comic's humor. In panel one, True confronts a man about unseasonable weather; in panel two, he's drenched and replies "Year?" The strip employed the visual conventions established by newspaper comics: sequential panels, speech balloons, and exaggerated linework for comedic emphasis. Running in the sports and humor sections of Sunday papers, *Outbursts of Everett True* exemplified how newspapers serialized comic strips to build readership. The recurring-character format became a template for the early comic book industry.