Judge — August 16, 1924 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Pale Fellow Well Met" This comic strip by Milt Gross depicts a series of escalating scenes showing someone—likely a pale or sickly character—encountering fires or explosions in various outdoor settings. The figure repeatedly flees from flames and smoke across a landscape. The bottom panel shifts tone, showing what appears to be a crowd of people calling out "WHITE! WHITE! WHITE!"—possibly referencing the person's pallid complexion as a running joke. Without additional historical context from Judge magazine's publication date, the exact political or social satire remains unclear. The humor appears to center on physical comedy and the character's repeatedly bad luck with fires, with the racial undertones of "WHITE" calls requiring more specific period context to fully interpret.