Outbursts of Everett True

A two-panel comic strip featuring the recurring character Everett True in a cigar shop. In the first panel, a customer requests "el stenchos"; the shopkeeper counters by pitching "la punko," claiming superior quality. The second panel shows True's explosive reaction—literally—as he demolishes the shop in frustration, declaring he doesn't know what he wants but knows what the shopkeeper wants to sell him. The strip exemplifies early newspaper comics: simple sequential panels, speech balloons advancing narrative, and a recognizable protagonist whose exaggerated reactions drive the humor. *Outbursts* was among the daily strips that established visual conventions foundational to comic books.