Judge, 1925-11-14 · page 35 of 37
Judge — November 14, 1925 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents a reader-participation contest where Judge magazine invites amateur (non-professional) cartoonists to complete an unfinished comic strip for a $25 prize. The three-panel strip shows a man attempting to send his child to the barber. The child's stammering speech pattern ("Er-t-t-t-tiff take m-my cc-ccc-card...") indicates a severe stutter. In the second panel, the child runs away. The final panel shows an angry man (presumably the barber, given the context) telling the child "s-s-s-sss-s-send h-h-h-him i-i-i-i-in." **The joke setup:** The barber appears to be mocking the child's stutter by imitating it—a form of ridicule. Readers were invited to supply a humorous conclusion to this scenario. The satire reflects early 20th-century attitudes toward disability and mockery as entertainment, treating a child's speech impediment as comedic fodder rather than a condition warranting sympathy.
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DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS! JUDGE will pay $25 for the funniest ending to this Comic Strip You do not have to be an artist. The winning ending will be selected for its originality of idea, humor, and cleverness in drawing. Professional artists are barred. Draw your ending, in ink, on per, the same size as Space No. 4; or if you prefer, make Seca right on No. 4 space, cut it out (No. 4 only) and mail CeCCeCARD IN T-To TH-THE B-BB-6-6e809S P-P-P LEANE! to the D. Y. O. C. Editor, of JuDcE, 627 West 43d Street, New York, N. Y. Send as many ‘endings’ as you wish, but none will be returned. Contest closes November 23. Winning ending appears in the issue of December 12. Contest No. 16