Judge, 1924-10-25 · page 2 of 36
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This page from Judge magazine (November 1, 1924) announces a satirical "Judge Team" roster for the 1924 season, treating humor creation like a sports team. It lists prominent humorists and writers of the era as "players," including George Jean Nathan (known for theater criticism) and Gilbert Wilkinson (described as a "pen-and-ink lineman"). The schedule parodies sports matchups, with "Judge" facing opponents like "Reformers," "Gloom Institute," "KU Klux Kollege" (a satirical spelling referencing the Ku Klux Klan), and "Intolerance." This structure humorously positions Judge magazine's satirical content as competitive "games" against social problems and cultural opponents of the 1920s. The joke relies on treating serious social critique as entertainment spectacle—a meta-commentary on satire itself.
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JUDGE’S ALL STAR LINE-UP FOR THE SEASON The fudge Team takes the Fielduf Humor this season with an | Aggregation of Players never before equaled. The squad includes such veterans as George fean Nathan, cel- ebrated for running down plays; Gilbert Wilkinson, the famous pen- and-ink lineman; Wu. Morris Houghton, the Harvard Political Tackler, and George Mitchell, well known for his reviews of Silent | Plays. | Among the new stars are Percy L. Crosby, Don Herold, R. C. O’Brien, and ‘Robert ‘Patterson. THE LINE-UP PERCY L. CROSBY GEORGE JEAN NATHAN CLIVE WEED PAUL REILLY COREY FORD MILT GROSS NORMAN LYND BERTON BRALEY RAY THAYER A. J. TREMBATH | CHESTER GARDE WM. M. HOUGHTON GEORGE MITCHELL R. B. FULLER CRAWFORD YOUNG W. G. FARR EDWIN RUTT JEFFERSON MACHAMER PERCY WAXMAN A. B. WALKER CYRIL B. EGAN W. J. ENRIGHT JUDGE'S 1924 SCHEDULE ANGUS MACDONALL ROBERT PATTERSON GILBERT WILKINSON DONALD McKEE CHET JOHNSON ENOCH BOLLES R. C. O'BRIEN FRANK HANLEY GARDNER REA SANFORD TOUSEY EDNA DITZLER JUDGE, Volume 87, No. 2244, mber Published Weelly and copyrigiied 1984 by Leslie Jud JUDGE vs. REFORMERS JUDGE vs. GLOOM INSTITUTE JUDGE vs. BUNK . | JUDGE vs. KU KLUX KOLLEGE | JUDGE vs. INTOLERANCE JUDGE vs. VOLSTEAD VARSITY JUDGE vs. BIGOTRY JUDGE vs. CENSORSHIP JUDGE vs. DOLDRUMS For advertising rates ad: comicbooks.com