Judge, 1926-10-09 · page 32 of 36
Judge — October 9, 1926 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents a **reader-participation contest** from Judge magazine, not a completed political cartoon. Readers are invited to create humorous endings to an unfinished comic strip, with the winner receiving $25. The existing panels show a small man in a hat encountering increasingly chaotic situations: people on a street, clotheslines with flapping laundry, and what appears to be a large creature or ghost emerging from behind a fence, causing panic among onlookers. The joke's payoff is intentionally missing—readers must supply the punchline. The strip appears to be physical comedy/slapstick in nature rather than political satire. The contest explicitly excludes professional artists, democratizing humor-creation for ordinary readers. This was a common engagement strategy for satirical magazines of this era, encouraging audience participation while generating fresh content.
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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 Jupce, 627 West 43d Street, New for its originality of idea, humor, and cleverness in drawing. York, N. Y. Professional artists are barred. Draw your ending, in ink, on Send as many “endings” as you wish, but none will be returned, white paper, the same size as Space No. 4; or if you prefer, make Contest closes October 18. | Winning ending appears in the issue your sketch right on No. 4 space, cut it out (No. 4 only) and mail of November 6. Contest No. 63 JYILT GS - = comicbooks.com