Judge, 1928-03-24 · page 7 of 36
Judge — March 24, 1928 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page This page contains three separate cartoons and commentary from Judge magazine. **Top cartoon**: Shows a car flying off a cliff while an airplane passes overhead. The caption reads, "No, Fred, I'll take up flying when it's safe—but not before." This satirizes the relative safety concerns of early aviation versus automobiles, suggesting that cars were considered MORE dangerous than planes at this time. **"The Brightest Kid" section**: Commentary praising a child named Willie (age 5), described as exceptionally clever and quotable. Chet Johnsonidentifies him as the "brightest" kid, more impressive than the famous children Jackie Coogan and Baby Peggy. **Bottom cartoon**: Shows a man with two women, captioned "JANE—You're the only girl I ever loved." This is a standard romantic humor gag about insincere flattery.
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JUDGE “No, Fred, I'll take up flying when it's safe—but not before.’ The Brightest Kid Jackie Coogan probably is a smart youngster. And I have no doubt that Baby Peggy is bright, too, But there's another kid I'd iike to meet. He's the wittiest, smartest, cagiest youngster in the world. It's really remarkable how he can think up the amazing things he says. 1 don't know his last name I have no idea where he live But I do know that Bi Iways outsmarting teacher, ps mama, grandma, the minister and. the vy onext door. He's a wonder; hardly a tn ine that doesn’t quote him tonce a month, You know who I mean: WILLIE (age net Jounson Then there's the absent-minded farm hand who ate with his fork. comicbooks.com