Judge, 1925-12-12 · page 2 of 37
Judge — December 12, 1925 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This is primarily a **contest advertisement** for *Judge* magazine, not a political cartoon. The page invites readers to guess which national advertisement inspired *Judge*'s own drawing—a caricatured man grinning while holding a *Judge* magazine with the word "JUDGE" appearing above his head. The contest promises 10 weeks of free *Judge* subscriptions as prizes for correct guesses (costing $1 to enter). The accompanying text claims "Judge Satisfies" is not merely a catchphrase but factually describes *Judge* as "The World's Wittiest Weekly." The exaggerated grin and self-congratulatory tone suggest satirical self-promotion—*Judge* is essentially mocking magazine advertising conventions while promoting itself.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Guess @& Win ADVERTISING CONTEST If you can guess—without help from your wife, sweetie, husband or mother-in-law—what national advertisement inspired our artist to | make the drawing below, you may enter your name in this contest, by filling in the coupon and sending it in with a one dollar bill. 4 Then you will win the prize of your life —- 10 weeks of JUDGE. Me JuDGE Satisfies” is no mere catch-phrase~ its a fact- descriptive of The Worlds ittiest Weekly” SUCH-POPULARIT Y-MUST-BE-DESERVED . JUDGE 627 West 43d Street, New York Date........ seeeeeeesececece 1 wish to enter my name in the “GUESS & WIN” Advertising Contest and submit the following, with enclosed $1.00 to cover entrance fee and 10 weeks of JUDGE. My guess is that this week’s advertisement was,...... Ches terfie i id Cigarettes woceece 1 ga I comicbooks.com