Judge, 1928-01-28 · page 13 of 36
Judge — January 28, 1928 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page satirizes the aviation craze following Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight. "Judge Jr." announces a mock national goodwill tour by airplane, parodying Lindbergh's celebrity status. The humor centers on incompetence: the plane can't take off due to fog, and the narrator loses track of luggage versus his companion "Mae." The elaborate farewell dinner at the Ritz Hotel features celebrities like Gloria Swanson and President Coolidge (as toastmaster), then gets broadcast over radio—mocking how media amplifies such events. The large cartoon below depicts the crowded banquet hall with an insert of crude radio dialogue, poking fun at early radio broadcasting technology and celebrity culture. The satire targets both the exaggerated importance placed on aviation stunts and the emerging celebrity-media machine that sensationalized them. The piece's tone is lighthearted rather than cutting, treating the subject as fashionable excess worth gentle mockery.
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LG Epitor’s Notr — Judge Jr., aroused by Colonel Lindbergh's great feat, is starting on a Na- tional aeroplane tour of Good Will. He and his artist pal “Mac” will drop in on the prin- cipal cities of the country and will tell you about their adven- tures—that is, if we can ever get them started! SPIRIT OF POL ROGET IN READINESS FOR BIG HOP. FAREWELL DINNER GIVEN By Judge Jr. Roosevelt Field, Jan, 28.— At six o'clock this morning we were n forced to postpone our flig owing to inclement weather or something we et. After a delightful dinner given us by Mayor Walker we were carricd out to the field only to find it too foggy to take off. In fact, it was so foggy that we got lost and I discovered that instead of carry ing the suitcases I had started out with [ was carrying Mae, and he thought that he was being carried on the shoulders of his cheering friends. The farewell dinner was such a success that Mayor Walker, or Jimmy, as we fondly call him, says he is going to give us one every week. The grand ballroom of the Ritz was crowded with celebrities and the evening was replete with songs, AAT jokes, and funny sayings. Presi- dent Coolidge was and he had the diners in stitches with his swift toastmaster, seven hundred sallics. Gloria Swanson sat on my right and Bobbe Arnst on my left, and if the girls will forgive a little good-natured kidding 1 will say that [ was indeed a rose between two thorns! Heh, heh! The affair was broadcast Station WET by Graham Cracker and we'll see if we can't get some of the celebrities to say something into the “mike to you Here's Little Abie Hirschberger, the booking agent for our trip, Folks. Abie, say something to the folks, will you? Hello, Folks! Hello, Margie! Hello, Mame! And here’s Mar cus Swellheim, Folks. He's our press agent. Hello, Folks! Hope you're enjoying the (Continued on page 3 over shut-ins. show. MISSES SwAnSon AND ARNST! —YOU INTENDED “aS AS A comicbooks.com