Judge, 1910-06-11 · page 16 of 16
Judge — June 11, 1910 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This appears to be a humorous serial comic strip titled "The Yarns of Captain Fibb," likely featuring a one-eyed sea captain character (suggested by the OCR text mentioning "One-eyed"). The six panels show various exaggerated adventures or tall tales, a classic format for satirizing boastful seafarers and their implausible stories. The visual style—crude woodcut-like illustrations—is typical of Judge magazine's political satire. Without clearer OCR text, the specific political references are unclear, but the strip likely mocks either a contemporary figure through the captain caricature, or more broadly satirizes maritime culture and the unreliability of sailors' accounts. The fragmented OCR suggests the caption text would clarify the joke, but it's largely illegible here.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
JUDGE THE YARNS OF CAPTAIN FIBB a * One-eyed 1 i —— Then b