Outbursts of Everett True

A two-panel gag strip showing Everett True encountering an uncle he hasn't seen since childhood. In the first panel, the man greets True warmly, establishing himself as a "dandy." The second panel depicts True's characteristic violent reaction—punching the man in the face. The strip exemplifies the humor formula of early newspaper comics: a setup followed by physical comedy. *Outbursts of Everett True*, which appeared in dailies and Sundays, pioneered the single-joke strip structure and the cantankerous protagonist. Artist James Swinnerton's simple line work and reliance on action rather than dialogue shaped how newspaper comics conveyed humor through sequential panels and speech balloons.