Judge — June 5, 1926 — page 35: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page features a reader-participation contest where Judge magazine invites submissions to complete a comic strip's ending. The prize is $25—substantial money in this era. **The Comic Strip (Contest No. 45):** The three panels show a hunter encountering a bear in the woods. The first panels depict the confrontation; the final panel reveals a sign reading "$10 FINE FOR SHOOTING BEAR," with the hunter facing consequences. The joke setup appears to mock hunting regulations or the hunter's poor timing/judgment. Readers were invited to draw their own humorous conclusions to complete the narrative, with submissions judged on "originality of idea, humor, and cleverness in drawing." **Context:** This was a common Judge feature—democratizing cartooning by crowdsourcing comic endings while building reader engagement. The bear-hunting scenario likely satirizes conservation efforts or foolish sportsmen of the period, though the exact historical context remains unclear without additional dating information.