Judge — July 9, 1927 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Terrible Revenges for Timid People" This comic strip from *Judge* depicts humorous revenge fantasies for socially anxious individuals. The title suggests these are fantasies—improbable scenarios unlikely to occur in real life. The panels show escalating scenarios: a timid person imagining themselves striking back against authority figures (appears to be a judge or official in the bedroom scenes), fishing scenes involving confrontation, and dramatic retaliations with "Mosquito Cure" products featured prominently. The satire targets the gap between meek social behavior and suppressed desires for vindication. Rather than mocking timid people, it sympathetically validates their frustrations while the absurd, exaggerated revenge scenarios underscore how unlikely such bold actions would be for inhibited individuals. The recurring "Mosquito Cure" suggests this may be advertising disguised as humor.