Judge — September 1, 1917 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Me Und Gott" ("Me and God") This dramatic illustration depicts a figure in a stormy, apocalyptic landscape with lightning striking down from above. The title "Me Und Gott" uses German, suggesting the cartoon targets German militarism or a German leader (likely from the WWI era, given Judge magazine's timeframe). The scene shows a solitary human figure dwarfed by towering, destructive forces—suggesting divine judgment against the subject. The lightning bolts and violent landscape imagery imply catastrophic consequences or divine punishment. Without additional text on the visible page, the exact identity remains unclear, but the satire appears to mock someone's grandiose claims or actions by invoking biblical-scale retribution. The German language choice points toward critiquing German political or military leadership.