Judge — July 6, 1918 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical drawing by Walter de Maris depicts a menacing figure with exaggerated caricatured features holding an axe, confronting a small child at a doorway. The title "Hun Humor" is a derogatory reference to Germans (using WWI-era propaganda language). The cartoon appears to satirize German military brutality, likely referencing atrocities committed during World War I or the broader stereotype of German aggression promoted in American propaganda. The "Hun" figure's threatening posture toward the innocent child symbolizes the perceived threat Germans posed to civilian populations. The dark, sketchy artistic style emphasizes the menace. This reflects Judge magazine's anti-German sentiment during or immediately after WWI, when such caricatures were common in American satirical publications.