Judge, 1928-03-24 · page 35 of 36
Judge — March 24, 1928 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a "hidden picture" puzzle page for children, illustrated by Dr. Seuss (signature visible). The main cartoon depicts a wildly exaggerated figure juggling and dancing above Lake Como with the Alps in the background—a surreal, characteristically Seussian scene. The puzzle challenges children to find Little Red Riding Hood and two of her three Brown Bears concealed within the landscape. The satirical point appears to be a gentle jab at children's puzzle competitions themselves: the text humorously offers prizes (candy and a Judge subscription) for solving it, but then adds a telling "consolation award" for those who find nothing—payment is acceptable instead of witness signatures, mocking the dubious legitimacy of such contests. This is essentially satire of children's puzzle marketing and potentially rigged prize schemes disguised as innocent games.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
—— P U ERE you are, Kiddie-widdies!’ Here is a great, big, beautiful picture of Lak: Como. See the sailboats? And the snow-covered Alps in the distance? But there is something more to this picture, if you are only clever enough to see teneath the surface! Somewhere in the Lake the artist has cleverly concealed the figures of Littke Red Riding Hood and two of her three Brown Bears! Of course you can't see them at first. But look sharply and perhaps you can find them! ZZLE PAGE FOR THE KIDDIES! If you do find them, fill out this voucher and we will send you ten carloads of our best Rock Candy and a lifelong subscription to Judge! For the benefit of those who have really and truly looked hard and found nothing we are offering a consolation award. In filling out this blank, a money order or check will be accept- able in place of the three witnesses signatures above. Of course, if you can get those tos— so much the better. New York City 21 weeks comicbooks.com