Judge, 1926-10-23 · page 32 of 36
Judge — October 23, 1926 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **reader participation contest** from Judge magazine (Contest No. 65). The page shows an incomplete three-panel comic strip featuring a rotund man in what appears to be a subway or train car. In the first two panels, he's reacting with exaggerated distress to something unseen. The third panel shows a chaotic scene with multiple small figures (appearing to be monkeys or apes) causing mayhem in the car, with well-dressed passengers reacting in alarm. Readers were invited to **submit funny endings or captions** for the incomplete fourth panel (left blank), with Judge paying $25 for the funniest submission. The satirical humor likely plays on the gentleman's pompous appearance contrasted with the absurd monkey invasion—a common comedic device of the era. The joke's full impact depended on reader creativity to complete the scenario.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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