Judge, 1928-04-14 · page 34 of 36
Judge — April 14, 1928 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page features Judge's "Fifty-Fifty Contest No. 3," a humor competition where readers submit the cleverest second line to an incomplete joke. The setup shows two figures—"Hazel" and "Rachel"—discussing movies, with Hazel asking why Rachel dislikes them. Readers compete for a $25 prize by providing Rachel's witty response. The page also showcases winning entries from previous contests, including visual gags about kissing, milk delivery complaints, and deaf communication. A "Krazy Whacks" section offers puns for submission. This reflects 1920s magazine culture: Judge entertained readers through participatory contests while crowdsourcing comic material. The emphasis on brevity ("snappiest line") and the movie reference suggest early cinema was already a common cultural touchstone for humor. The contest format was economical for publishers—readers generated content for modest prizes.
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Judge’s Fifty-Fifty Contest No. 3 Hazer—Why don’t you like the movies? Racuet— JUDGE will award a prize of $25 for the cleverest second line in the above conversation. Study the situation, the characters, and their expressions, and then write the fun- niest, snappiest line you can think of. In case two or more persons submit the same winning line, $25 will be awarded to each. Any reader of JUDGE may compete. Any number of lines may be submitted, but each one MUST be submitted on a POSTCARD, or a sheet of paper the size of a Posteard, OR IT WILL NOT BE CON. SIDERED. No answers will be returned. Contest No. 3 closes April 26, 1928. The winning answer will appear in the May 26th issue of Jupce. Check will be mailed to the winner on that date. In the meantime Fifty-Fifty Contest No. 4 will appear next week. Send your answers to the Fifty-Fifty Editor of Jupcr, 627 West 43rd St.. New York City. Mark the number of the Contest on the front of your envelope. Hokum.” Hokum you do me like you do? > Orderly.” De lowing hoid winds slowly ® orderly. "5s Send in your wildest, craziest puns for the Punny Section. Juvor will pay 85 for each one accepted and will illustrate them. The original drawings will be mailed to the successful con- Cro 4 NS 2 tributors. An Outline of Kiss-tory Submitted by John Chastain, Chicago, Il. <- -3 LV. ¥ “Oh, How I Hate to ‘Giddup’ in the Morning” Submitted by urd Michand, Wetness for the Deaf Submitted by W. A, San Fernando, Cal. Solution of Last Week’s Puzzle EDWARD LANGER PRINTING CO.,INC., JAMAICA, ¥. 5 comicbooks.com