Judge — January 8, 1927 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a political cartoon from *Judge* magazine reframing the medieval legend of St. George slaying the dragon as modern social commentary. The dragon appears to represent destructive forces—likely motorized traffic or automobiles, given the wheels visible on the creature's body. A figure (St. George) rides atop, wielding a lance topped with a parachute descending from above, suggesting divine intervention or modern technology as salvation. The banner reading "THE RIGHTS OF PEDESTRIANS" clarifies the satire: the cartoon depicts automobiles as a monstrous threat to pedestrians' safety and rights. This reflects early-20th-century anxieties about rapid motorization and its dangers to urban foot traffic—a contemporary social concern presented through classical heroic mythology.