Judge, 1926-09-11 · page 35 of 35
Judge — September 11, 1926 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **reader-participation contest** from Judge magazine, not a finished political cartoon. Readers were invited to complete an incomplete comic strip for a $25 prize. The three completed panels (signed by Mutt Gross, the cartoonist) show a physical comedy narrative: a man is launched into the air by a seesaw, lands on a goat, and the goat then charges at a heavyset man holding a large rake or pitchfork. The empty panel (No. 4) is where contestants would draw their own humorous conclusion to the sequence. This represents an early form of **interactive entertainment** common in magazines of this era—readers competed by submitting creative endings. The humor relies on slapstick physicality typical of early 20th-century comics, not political satire. The contest closed September 20, with winners announced in the October 9 issue.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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 to the D. Y. O. C. Editor of June, 627 West 43d Strect, New for its originality of idea, humor, and cleverness in drawing. York, N I ssional artists are barred. Draw your ending, in ink, on Send as many “endings” as vou wish, but none will be returned. paper, the same size as Space No. 4; or if you prefer, make Contest closes September 20. Winning ending appears in the sketch right on No. 4 space, cut it out (No. 4 only) and mail issue of October 9. Contest No. 59 comicbooks.com