Judge, 1909-07-31 · page 16 of 16
Judge — July 31, 1909 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a six-panel comic strip from Judge magazine featuring a character named "Little Johnny" who discovers his band of animal companions—apparently possums—have gotten into mischief while stealing jam or taffy from a pantry. The narrative follows Johnny's discovery of the mess, his pursuit of the animals, and his punishment of them by forcing them to clean up after themselves—washing and hanging their soiled clothes to dry. The humor appears to be slapstick comedy targeting children's audiences: mischievous animals creating chaos, followed by comeuppance. The "taffy possums" likely refers to the animals getting sticky from stolen sweets. This represents typical early 20th-century children's entertainment, without apparent political or social satire.
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