Judge, 1928-04-14 · page 4 of 36
Judge — April 14, 1928 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three satirical cartoons mocking social situations: 1. **"Woman Aviator"**: References early aviation's novelty and gender politics. A woman pilot has crash-landed in a whale's mouth, with the caption suggesting she should have landed on the front page (of newspapers). This plays on contemporary fascination with female aviators as sensational news. 2. **Upper right**: Depicts a couple with a third man, joking about a woman's "conscious" appearance, with dialogue mentioning "Bill Tilden" and "Joe Fuller." The reference to Tilden (likely the tennis champion) suggests celebrity gossip about romantic scandals. 3. **Bottom**: Shows a father ejecting his daughter's boyfriend from the house, captioned as "the former basketball star." This depicts the standard parental disapproval of unsuitable suitors. All three cartoons satirize modern courtship anxieties and celebrity culture.
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Speaking of this and that Bill Tilden certainly has a great racket—ha, ha... . “Well, I met Joe Fuller today and he told me I was looking stouter,” announced Mr, Man. “T don’t blame him,” remarked his wiff— “Why?" was Mr. Man's curious question, “Be cause you were looking Fuller in the face!” snapped the frau. —_ a Woman Aviator—This ought to land me on the front page! The former basketball star throws his daughter's young man out of the house. comicbooks.com