Judge — June 19, 1926 — page 15: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page titled "JUDGE" presents a series of numbered comic panels (12-20) satirizing advertising and consumer culture. The recurring character—a man in patterned pants with crosses—appears to be following various advertisements literally. The visible ads reference "A Skin You Love to Touch," "Look for the Red Label," "Good to the Last Drop," and "Finished with Duco." The joke is that the character takes these slogans at face value, leading to absurd situations: he attempts to touch advertised skin, searches obsessively for red labels, and experiences explosive results from following beauty/product claims. This appears to be satirizing how consumers blindly follow advertising promises without questioning their validity—a common theme in early 20th-century satirical magazines critiquing mass marketing manipulation.