Judge, 1924-10-18 · page 11 of 36
Judge — October 18, 1924 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis for Modern Readers This page satirizes the Biblical story of Daniel in the lion's den (Daniel 6) by reimagining it as a sensational newspaper event. The satire works on multiple levels: **The Setup:** Daniel, condemned to death by a king whose laws he defied, is thrown to lions—but the lions mysteriously refuse to attack him (as in the original Bible story). **The Satire:** Judge mocks how the press would cover such an event with breathless sensationalism, fake quotes, and post-hoc rationalizations. Daniel gives a modest, diplomatic statement; the king immediately reverses course; sportswriters invent excuses (the lions "sprained their jaws" or "quit cold"). **The Point:** The cartoon critiques how newspapers fabricate narratives and how authority figures conveniently flip positions when faced with public opinion. The bottom cartoon's caption—someone stepping on another's foot—suggests the crowded absurdity of it all. The "Super Fountain Pen" advertisement is unrelated filler.
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The Jericho Journal (As it might have been) Thousands Gasp as Kings of Jungle Back Away in Terror from Accused Man “I Only Did What Any Other Man in My Position Would Have Done,” Is Modest Statement of Hero After Bravely Fac- ing Death Among Wild Animals inchiding K members of his court, g: amazement, Daniel, former a of the king, to-day walked calmly The Super Fountain Pen into the very jaws of death and emerged unscathed, Awakening this morning in the death cell, doomed to be ton to pieces by lions before sun- down, Daniel was a free man to- night, cheered and féted by the crowds that but a few hours earlier had tried mightily to goad the lions to attack him, As Daniel entered the big arena the crowds waited with ted breath for the roars and leaps that would herald the horrible end of the who had defied \j man the king. of Instead, the lions slowly backed 1 shoved them to: { Daniel, but the jungle beasts refused to attack the silent, blue-eyed man who walked calmly toward them. His esty at once stood up in <, publicly pardoned and directed the promoters of the match to refund to the fans the money they had paid to see Daniel eaten, After leaving the arena, Daniel said: “T only did what any other man in my position would have done. I bear no ill-will toward the king who sought to bring about my death, but in view of various incidents it will, of course, be impossible for us to con- tinue our former friendly relations.” The chief attendant of the lions issued a statement that the Nemos had sprained their jaws while ing and were in no condition to fight. but it was the opinion of sport writers that the lions had simply quit cold, although in the best of condition, Chet Johnson Farry—Pardon me, madam, I know it isn’t intentional, but I think yowre standing on my foot. comicbooks.com