Outbursts of Everett True

A two-panel gag strip featuring the recurring character Everett True, whose name became synonymous with comic absurdity in early newspaper humor. In the top panel, a standing man apologizes for his inability to deliver a speech; below, the seated True responds with a blunt command: "Well, then, SIT DOWN!!" The strip employs the visual grammar that defined early comic strips—distinct rectangular panels, speech balloons, exaggerated expressions, and sequential action building to a punchline. Everett True strips appeared in newspapers nationwide during the 1900s-1910s, establishing the daily comic as a fixture of print media and influencing the visual language that would become standard in later comic books.