Judge, 1924-02-02 · page 4 of 37
Judge — February 2, 1924 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page The top illustration depicts a woman being attacked by four men during a nighttime assault. The accompanying text presents her sharp rebuke to her attackers, lecturing them that as "men and all men are alike," they should treat women with respect. She references "the great American game of poker," suggesting these are ordinary men, not gentlemen. The "Epilogue" poem by Ellery Rand that follows appears to mock romantic relationships, listing playful grievances about dating and courtship rituals (driving a Packard, sinking putts, lacquered hair). The bottom cartoon by Donald McKee shows a crowded art museum scene, with the caption joking that comic pages now belong in art museums—satirizing either the growing cultural status of comics or, conversely, mocking their artistic pretensions.
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Adventure I" was night. Four men opposed her. Three of them were abso. lutely heartless. One carried a club, “Oh, you brutes!” she exclaimed, “You wretched, despicable brutes! Not even carfare are you leaving me, But I might have expected such treatment from you, for you are men and all men are alike. Give them the slightest chance or excuse to get the best of a woman and each and every one of them will grasp that chance with alacrity and glee. Ah, yes,” she continued: “Ah, yes, *tis the woman who pays and pays and pays.” As she spoke of paying I saw her flush—just a poor sickly spade flush that was not even a straight. And what chance, I ask you, has a flush against four kings in the great American game of poker? —Edward E. Cole. PAD “T ain’t never fell for no woman, nowhere, no time.” “Niggah, you may not ‘a’ fell, but you sho’ has done some slippin’ an’ slidin’.” Raed Weather man (about to depart for his office)—Dear, I wonder if I'd Patient—Honest, doc, this hunting trip has done me a world of good. better take my umbrella. I feel as if I’d like to be back at the office this minute! Marker Report Many husbands agree that wives remain generally firm. Epilogue Se HERE’S an end to everything, It’s time we were forgetting. T'll send your letters and the ring— I rather liked the setting. We are not really one, we two, You needn’t gape and stare—oh, You know you like the Rendezvous, And I the Trocadero. ‘You mustn't wheedle and beseech, We couldn’t dare to chance it. You like the crowd at Bailey’s Beach, And I at Narragansett. I like the way you sink your putts, The way your hair is lacquered, But when you know I want a Stutz Why do you drive a Packard? So here’s an end to everything, I know it hurts to hear it, And if you like I'll keep the ring To show my friendly spirit. Drawn by Donald McKee. —Ellery Rand. “Ain’t it great—they’re putting comic pages in the art museums now!” XUM comicbooks.co