Judge — April 12, 1924 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Scrambled History No. 9 This is a satirical cartoon from Judge magazine titled "The Queen of Sheba helps B. Franklin discover electricity." The image depicts a comical alternate history scenario combining two historical figures impossibly: Benjamin Franklin (the American Founding Father associated with electricity experiments) and the biblical Queen of Sheba (ancient ruler of a Middle Eastern kingdom). The cartoon appears to be part of a "Scrambled History" series that humorously reimagines historical events by placing anachronistic or incongruous figures together. The elaborate costumes, exaggerated expressions, and absurdist composition signal this is meant as whimsical nonsense rather than serious commentary—satirizing perhaps the arbitrary nature of historical narratives or simply providing light comedic entertainment through visual absurdity.