Judge — January 3, 1925 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Judge Magazine New Year's Issue, January 3, 1925 This is Judge's "New Year's Number" cover cartoon titled "They're Off!" The image depicts a caricatured figure in a car labeled 1925, about to speed forward into the new year. On the left, another figure appears to be watching or sending them off, possibly representing 1924 or the past year departing. The cartoon uses the metaphor of a race or sporting event—"they're off" being a racing phrase—to represent the year 1925 beginning. The automobile imagery was topical for the 1920s, when cars were still relatively new and symbolized modernity and progress. The satirical point appears celebratory rather than critical, marking the literal start of a new year with characteristic Judge humor and contemporary visual references.