Everett True Comics

This cartoon was printed 110 years ago today on September 1, 1914.

World War 1 was in progress, though it wasn't called that yet. On the Western Front, Imperial Germany's invasion was underway and the French and British armies had been in retreat for almost a week. Among the engagements of this day was a skirmish near Néry, where a dismounted British cavalry division fought a dismounted German cavalry division. The outnumbered British forces prevailed, and three British soldiers were later awarded the prestigious Victoria Cross. The French and British forces continued to retreat, but they were doing so in an orderly manner, and in a few days they would be ready to counterattack in one of the most significant battles of the century.

Meanwhile, in rapidly-urbanizing America, Everett True was beginning to wonder if cars were a good idea after all.

jusy fojnd out about the ladies of langallon. i love lesbians

super sad to see people especially women shitting on feminism when feminism is the reason they have a voice. childish

We have this phenomenon where I live where people won't leave your house. Just as they're getting up to go they'll start telling another story. They'll put their shoes on and have another tale to tell. Then with one hand on the door they'll be reminded of something else.

Please get out of my house. I love you, but go.

Image Transcription:

Everett and Mrs True are entertaining two guests. One of the guests stands to leave: "Well, True, I guess we'd better be going home."

Everett rises out of his chair, knocking it over: "I'm glad to hear you say that! I'm tired and sleepy and I have to get up early in the morning! For heaven's sake, don't sit down. Good night, GOOD NIGHT!!!!"

I know this much is True: https://www.loc.gov/collections/chronicling-america/?qs=outbursts+of+everett+true&ops=%7E5&searchType=advanced&dl=page&start_date=1905-01-01&end_date=1963-10-31&sb=date

Seek what is True here: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/results/?date1=1777&rows=50&searchType=basic&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=Outbursts+of+Everett+True&y=13&x=19&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1&sort=date

just spent 2 hours looking for scientific sources for my niche hs finals project. i am done (for tonight). i am getting ice cream

took me 500 fucking years to be able to post this one

lmao is true wearing a fez

wait im so confused.

so everett is sayinf the former cop always bullied him when he was a cop. then he beat him up and then the dude returned to become a cop again.

initially i thoight this was intended by true like he wanted to be bullied again LMAOAOAO then i realised the dude probably wants to extract revenge for getting beat

that means we have true's first (????) worthy opponent ??? oooouuu not somebody standing up to everett. everett haters tgis is your time to SHINE

i love you all my everetters tell me how yojr weeks been. tell it to me

Find True Here: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/results/?date1=1777&rows=50&searchType=basic&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=Outbursts+of+Everett+True&y=13&x=19&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1&sort=date

Hey, want to read several thousand Everett True comics? Look here: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/results/?date1=1777&rows=50&searchType=basic&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=Outbursts+of+Everett+True&y=13&x=19&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1&sort=date

Pick one and post!

almost had a heart attack bc i thought i lost access to all my passwords stored online. i need to write them all down before the final blow strikes me

i think sovcits dont like lawyers. not sure but a bit sure. also why did he get a black hole in his head in the second panel

On June 28, 1919, the day this was printed, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France ending the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers of World War I. That's the context for the "hun mine-layer" comment.

ATTENTION EVERREADIES.

You can also find comics on old newspapers that ran it. For example this one comes from the Library of Congress archive of the Ogden Standard:

• https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85058396/1920-02-03/ed-1/seq-9/

Through that page you can also find a job as a stenographer with a cement company, or a 3-room apartment for rent ($35!), or "two milch cows" for sale, if you happen to be in Ogden UT in 1920.

I urge you to look for additional comics and post them.

• https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85058396/