Judge, 1923-09-15 · page 5 of 36
Judge — September 15, 1923 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The upper cartoon depicts a street fight between two men, with onlookers gathering. The text indicates this is a dispute between "Red" and "Fat," with references to escalating violence and crowd involvement—a typical urban brawl scenario used for satire. The middle section discusses literary men and eyeglasses, suggesting commentary on intellectuals or writers of the era, though the specific reference is unclear. The lower cartoon, titled "The Optimist," shows figures in what appears to be a dangerous or catastrophic situation. One character asks another to deliver a final message "in case one of us should perish"—dark humor about mortality in a crisis situation. Both cartoons appear to satirize contemporary urban life and human nature through violent or precarious scenarios, typical of Judge's satirical approach.
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only one he recognized in the hostile rowd (for this wasn’t Red’s neighbor- In a second he shot a whispered message to his friend... . Fat came icaring in again. Red sidestepped... . Fat scowled and started a new aut. A right landed squarcly on Red's chin and shook him up... . ‘This the time to act... . Red’s friend dashed up to where they were swapping punches, grabbed “Red’s hat from his head and started running like mad. Red went sailing after him, yelling as he ran, “Hey! you little crook! Give me back my hat!” It broke up the fight. Red had found a way out, hood). I' THERE is such a being an Apostle of Peace we'll bet his coat-of-: a flock of do’ Th ms rampant on a field of the way it ought to asses. have. pre- ghts. “If you wanna make somethin’ out of it, come on outside!” growls the obstreperous guy in the street car whose shine has been mutilated by the unwitting and heel of the person next to him, ‘The shine-destroyer looks up in bewilder- ment. He isn’t sure what's happening. Meckly he protests, “I'm sorry if I've done anything te That's as far as he gets.“ ‘om off or shut up!” persists the tough guy. The figures of our statistician show that in most cases lasses aren't removed. The chal- ged may be afraid of the challenger; happens about 29 per cent. of the time, our statistician says. But usually the challenged is on his way somewhere. and he can’t see (even through glasses) the idea of He mumbles a humble apology and moves to the other end of the Our ambition is to sce one of these near- fights develop into a real battle, with the be-spectacled person making a spectacle sole RB FOUER © “Who are they, anyway?” “Couple of literary men. is the man who says so.” » aggressor. ‘Too long has the eve- ter been maligned! Usually I fight when he thinks the cause is worth the trouble of removing his glasses. You don’t believe that? W ay when you're looking for a fight, ring our door bell and call us a harsh name—and we'll come down and accommodate you. I, some Gresine of firsterate purseless seraps, SD have you ever witnessed one of those friendly taps” fights in a gym? R tout to have s they put it. ill “a bit of a work- Both need exer- V One is the greatest living writer and the other and 1 it'll do ‘em good, they tell each the go through motions of nd now and then tap each other Al goes well until Reilly puts a bit more force behind one of his “ than Muller thinks (Continued on page 27) The Optimist—In case one of us should perish, Bill, what message shall I give yer folks? 3 necessary. comicbooks.com