Judge, 1924-08-02 · page 6 of 37
Judge — August 2, 1924 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# "The Affairs of Annabelle" by John Held, Jr. This is a humorous comic strip about a young woman named Annabelle and her romantic interest, "the Sheik." The narrative follows their dating activities: a country walk, a proposal to sit in a "nice green place," an evening encounter where the Sheik appears disheveled (asking about "the washout"), and a final explanation blaming food poisoning from eating poison ivy. The "Sheik" reference likely alludes to the popular 1921 film and the romanticized "Latin lover" archetype popular in 1920s culture. Held's cartoons typically satirized flapper-era dating customs and romantic melodrama. The humor derives from the gap between romantic expectation and comedic reality—the dramatic evening ending with a mundane explanation.
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2. Annabelle—What say if we sit down? Here is a nice green place. By Joun Hep, Jr. OF ANNABELLE 1, The Sheik—It certainly is a hand-painted day for a walk in the country. NEXT EVENING Annabelle — Great grief, Sheik, what’s the washout? Been in a wreck? 4 Sheik—The only thing that’s the matter is, that was Poison Ivy where we sat yesterday. comicbooks.com