Judge — February 7, 1920 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Man Who Looked for Trouble and Found It" This six-panel comic strip depicts a man in formal attire systematically encountering various forms of trouble. He begins by reading a newspaper (panel 1), then confronts increasingly chaotic situations: a confrontation with a large man (panel 2), a boxing match (panels 3-4), and domestic/social conflicts (panels 5-6). The narrative appears to satirize a character who actively seeks out conflict or controversy, only to suffer predictable consequences. The progression from reading (information-gathering) to physical altercations suggests commentary on how pursuing sensational news or troublemaking behavior inevitably leads to personal harm. Without clearer identification of specific figures or dated context, the broader point seems to be a morality tale: trouble-seeking backfires.