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sorry for not updating for the last month. been working on some stuff creatively

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 27th, 1919

Panel 1:

[At the workplace. Sitting behind his desk, Everett leans on the arm of his chair and cups his cheek, wearing a miserable expression]

Everett: I'm suffering terribly from a toothache! It makes me wish I had been born without teeth!!!

Co-worker: Why, you were born without teeth — tee-hee!

Panel 2:

[A large book gets smashes into the cheek of the male speaker, snapping his head around. His chair reels back from the force]

Everett: But I wasn't born without BRAINS!!!

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1919 #february #1919 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 27th, 1912

Panel 1:

[On the street corner. Everett stands near a stack of crates, holding up his finger as he speaks to a bald man wearing a pinstripe suit and holding a lit cigar]

Everett: Are you the proprietor of this concern?

Man: It doesn't matter. I happen to be the manager.

Panel 2:

[Everett pushes the boxes onto the manager and he hits his head against the corner of the building]

Everett: Then, manage to keep the walk clear and not make a warehouse of it!!!

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1912 #february #1912 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 27th, 1920

Panel 1:

[At the cigar shop. Everett walks in right of frame and looks ahead at a trio of men huddled together at the counter. Two of them are customers and the other is the store clerk]

Clerk: Yes, well, you'll have to shake some to beat my four sixes!

Panel 2:

[Everett drags the clerk, wearing a pinstripe suit, across the counter and proceeds to shake him. The other two men rock back to the left in surprise]

Everett: I want some cigars, young fellow, but if I want them very soon, it looks like I'll have to shake for them, too!!!

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1920 #february #1920 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 27th, 1922

Panel 1:

[At the work place. Everett, sitting at his desk right of frame, glares over his shoulder as a man walks out of his office, the doorway leaving only his foot visible]

Panel 2:

[Everett follows the man into the hall. A sign on the wall left of frame points to the elevator. The man, wearing a long coat with his hands in his pockets, glances behind him]

Everett: HEY! I'm in favor of the open door, too—

Panel 3:

[The man's hat is smashes over his eyes. Everett walks back to his office]

Everett: —In CHINA!!!!

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1922 #february #1922 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 26th, 1923

Panel 1:

[At a smoking lounge. Everett, left of frame, sits up in an armchair while holding a lit cigar and laughing. To his left sits another man in a pinstripe suit, wearing a disinterested expression]

Everett: —And then the fellow turned and said, "Yes, theoretically, I believe in love at first sight, but in practice, I find it better to take a second look."

Man: Yeah, I heard that one before.

Panel 2:

[Using his left hand, Everett pushes the man's chair over, leaving only his feet visible right of frame]

Everett: Oh, you did! And you sit there and let me toil through it anyway!! When you heard it before, did it have as much of a punch as this time?!!!

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1923 #february #1923 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 26th, 1922

Panel 1:

[At the store. Everett stands at the counter across from the clerk. To the right, there's a 'bump' sound]

Panel 2:

[Everett glares as the clerk walks off to the right to investigate. His package is left unwrapped due to the clerk's distraction]

Clerk: Gee, I wonder what THAT was!

Panel 3:

[Using his trusty umbrella, Everett leans over the counter hooks the collar of the clerk, intending to yank him back]

Everett: Here! Finish tying up my stuff and then you can investigate the matter! Something dropped all right, but it was NOT your prices!!!

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1922 #february #1922 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 26th, 1916

Panel 1:

[At a billiard table. Everett, holding a cue, glares back at his partner, who's holding his stick vertically and waving with his other hand. A lit cigar sits in his mouth]

Man: Ah-ha! I've got you beat. I've got you beat if you can miss this shot! Ah-ha! If you miss this shot! I've got you beat if—

Panel 2:

[Everett lines up a shot and rams the butt of his cue into the man's stomach, making him drop his stick and spit out his cigar]

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1916 #february #1916 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 1921

Panel 1-4:

[Everrett and another man, who's wearing a long coat and windowpane pants, are having a serious but indistinct exchange]

Panel 5:

[The man leans forward]

Man: Aw, you're CRAZY!!!

Panel 6:

[Everett smashes the man's hat down over his eyes]

Everett: Well, then, you've learned something — never argue with a NUT!!!

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1921 #february #1921 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 25th, 1922

Panel 1:

[In a public waiting area. An older man and child sit on a bench across from a radiator, which is being blocked by a man in a long coat, standing with his hands behind his back and his feet spread. Everett stands to his right, pointing toward the radiator]

Everett: Isn't that what is called a radiator?

Man: Yes, sir, that's a radiator.

Panel 2:

[The man gets knocked aside and skids on his head]

Everett, out of frame: Well, then, let it RADIATE!!!!

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1922 #february #1922 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 25th, 1914

Panel 1:

[A large group of men in hats and coats huddle around to look down at a scene, the nature of which is unknown]

Panel 2:

[Everett shoves and knocks everyone back while two seem to flee out of frame to the right]

Everett: You gang of rubbering idiots! Give the injured man some chance for his life! FRESH AIR!!!

#the outbursts of everett true #a.d. condo #newspaper comics #vintage comics #everett true #february 1914 #february #1914 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 24th, 1917

Panel 1:

[On the sidewalk. A man in a wool suit, hands buried in his pants pockets, stands on the right of Everett and leans forward. Everett, frowning, stands with his umbrella draped over his arm]

Man: Mister True, I find I'm pressed a bit for coin. Could you hand me a five until—

Panel 2:

[Everett punches the man, sending him reeling backwards out of frame on the left. Only his knees and flying hat are visible. Everett shakes his fist and grips his umbrella in the other hand]

Everett: There's the "five" I'll hand you after you've LOAFED all summer and refused several good chances to go to work at good pay!!!

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1917 #february #1917 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 24th, 1915

Panel 1:

[At the True residence. In the basement between the furnace and the stairs, Everett, not wearing his black coat, leans over a barrel and carefully inspects an apple. A bucket full of others sits on the floor at his feet]

Panel 2:

[At the grocery store. Everett holds the sales clerk by his scruff and swings his umbrella behind him, preparing to thrash the clerk]

Everett: When I buy a barrel of "select" apples from you, I want them "select" all the way down and not just the top layer!!

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1915 #february #1915 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 24th, 1914

Panel 1:

[Four men in long coats happily converse as they walk alongside each other down the sidewalk heading left of frame. The man on the far inside is smoking a pipe while the man on the street side smokes a cigar. A partial view of Everett's shoe and pants enter from the same direction, heading toward the men]

Panel 2:

[Everett walks off right of frame while the four men are scattered in a state of shock and confusion. One man is twisted against the wall, looking over his shoulder. The man directly next to him at the bottom of the frame is only visible by his feet. Right of that, another man's holding his head, and the fourth is lying in the street out of frame to the right, with only his feet visible]

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1914 #february #1914 #transcribed

[everett-true]

online now trying to catch up on february's strips (fell behind a little bc of work and other stuff), so i'll be posting retroactively for order's sake. if the tag suddenly bursts with activity, that's why. check out the blog archive if you're on desktop, or the february tag if you're on mobile, to see them all!

strips from january have also been posted retroactively

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 24th, 1915

Panel 1:

[On the street corner. Everett prepares to cross the street when an automobile, driven by a man in goggles, speeds past and almost hits him. Startled, Everett's hat falls off and he almost drops his umbrella]

Panel 2:

[The driver is shocked and releases the steering wheel as the cane of Everett's umbrella strikes him the back of the head]

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1915 #february #1915 #transcribed

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The Outbursts of Everett True — A.D. Condo

February 24th, 1919

Panel 1:

[At the workplace. Standing between two desks, twisting his torso and swinging his umbrella far back, Everett lines up a shot with a pair of loafers]

Everett: FORE!!

Panel 2:

[The shoes strike then bean off the head an employee, who's wearing a windowpane suit and sitting at his desk. The force of the hit tilts his chair to the right and scatters the papers on his desk]

Everett, out of frame: You've left your rubbers out in the middle of the floor again!!!

#the outbursts of everett true #everett true #newspaper comics #vintage comics #a.d. condo #february 1919 #february #1919 #transcribed