Judge — January 12, 1924 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This is a sequential comic strip by Milt Gross (signed lower right) illustrating the proverb "One good turn deserves another." The narrative follows a man operating what appears to be a hand-cranked device or pump. Through successive panels, he performs favors for others—helping people with the contraption, assisting individuals in various predicaments. The sequence culminates in scenes showing reciprocal help: the man receives aid from those he previously helped, ultimately appearing in comfortable domestic situations. The comic uses physical comedy and slapstick humor typical of 1920s-30s Judge magazine style to demonstrate how kindness circulates through social interactions. There are no apparent political references—it's a straightforward moral lesson about reciprocity presented through visual gags and exaggerated character expressions.