Judge — September 25, 1926 — page 30: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a reader-participation contest where *Judge* magazine invites amateur submissions to complete a comic strip. The three existing panels show anthropomorphic animals (appearing to be rabbits or similar creatures) engaged in what looks like carpentry or construction work, with tools scattered about. The humor setup is unclear from the panels alone—the animals appear to be building or working on something, possibly a toolbox or wooden structure. The joke's premise isn't explicit, making readers' creative endings essential. The contest itself is notable: professional artists are *barred*, emphasizing this as entertainment for ordinary readers. The $25 prize was substantial for the era. One panel is already credited to "Milt Gross," a well-known cartoonist of the period, suggesting *Judge* paired professional setup artwork with amateur conclusions—a democratizing gesture that also generated reader engagement and cost-free content ideas.