Outbursts of Everett True

A two-panel gag strip featuring the eponymous Everett True, a recurring character known for his volcanic reactions to social annoyances. In the first panel, a man offers dubious medical advice about growing a beard to cure sore throat. The second panel shows Everett's predictable explosion—literally setting his face on fire while attempting the remedy. The strip's visual economy typifies early newspaper comics: bold inking, exaggerated expressions, and sequential narrative propelled by dialogue balloons. *Outbursts of Everett True* ran in daily and Sunday formats, establishing the character as a prototype of the comedic everyman whose outrage at life's petty indignities drove the humor. The strip exemplifies how newspaper comics developed visual shorthand and recurring characters that would become foundational to comic book storytelling.