Judge, 1904-04-16 · page 3 of 16
Judge — April 16, 1904 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a comic strip about a character named "Nervy Nat" playing golf. The humor relies on slapstick physical comedy rather than political satire: Nat repeatedly gets into accidents and altercations while golfing—tangling with a bulldog, falling, being chased, and generally causing chaos on the golf course. The strip appears to be pure entertainment humor typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine comics, focusing on an impudent, accident-prone character navigating everyday situations for comedic effect. There are no apparent political figures or social commentary visible. The "nervy" character type was a common comic archetype of the era—brash, bold, and perpetually in trouble.
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é 2. Nervy Nat—"‘ Ah, a golf-club!_ There seems to be none of my smart- ‘Tue cappy—"' Say, mister, yer lid makes a corkin’ tee, don’t it?” set friends about to put me up, so I will have to propose myself, and yon Nervy Nat—"‘Trust your Uncle Nat for the bright thoughts, my obliging caddy will no doubt second me. ‘Tis a sport I have too long boy! It will seem to that ball as if it had been struck by the whole North- neglected.” F ern Pacific system.” 3. ‘Tue cappy—" Gee, mister! yer swiped yer lid an’ all.” ey so ary Nenvy Nat—"*Sacred niblicks! look at that bonnet cut the ozone! dese Unde dateaatl Dee be elo aend etrigeat As | live, it has lit on the horns of a bullock! Boy, to the rescue! My . one and only hat!" : Nervy Nat—" You want to stop smoking—it makes you peevish. I I'll soon bet.’ Golf is a live- beat you, anyway. The score is‘ one up,’ and I'm the ‘one.’ I'm greatly But I believe ‘ bridge’ would obliged for my hat and the exercise, and all that sort of thing. And if , but it's much safer. Geel you wili kindly go along and mind your own business you will place me Nervy Nat—‘‘It seems to be tag, ai ler game than I supposed. It is b-b-bull suit me better. It's not so exciting, per that brute is gaining on me. Good-bye, proud world "— under deeper obligations.” NO. 20.—NERVY NAT ON THE LINKS. comicbooks.com