Judge, 1928-10-06 · page 7 of 36
Judge — October 6, 1928 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# "Judge" Magazine Page Analysis The main cartoon depicts children engaged in aviation-themed play—crashing toy planes, operating mock cockpits—responding to the question "Lo, Bill; where you bound for?" with "Nowhere—just out seeing the sights." The satire critiques how comic strips influence children's behavior. The "Questionnaires" section humorously documents this concern: parents worry that comic strip violence (children "spanking youngsters") and crude language ("awk, pow, chub") normalize poor behavior at the breakfast table. The two bottom panels, labeled "The boy grows louder" (A.D. 1900 vs. A.D. 1928), show escalating domestic chaos across decades—suggesting that exposure to increasingly sensational media progressively corrupts youth conduct and family life. This reflects early 20th-century anxiety about mass media's effects on children.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
JUDGE Questionnaires for the Querulous The Comic Stripling Q. Who is that little boy with the spiked club? A. A comic stripling. Q. What is he going to do with that baseball bat? A. Sock his poor old father over the head Q. Why? s) “Lo, Bil “Nowhere—just out seeing the sights.” where you bound for?” A. So that millions of other- wise normal Americans ¢ get a laugh at the breakfast table. Q. What does his father mean by “awk, pow, glub?” A. It's a strange language, not spoken out- side of the funnies Q. Why is) that little boy round glass over his jy knows. sister's farina and exploding a bomb under his grandmother? A. Because ays convulse the paper's read- ers. such cute ctions Q. What would these readers do if, the cir own children carried on like the comic striplings? A. Soundly spank the young sters, send them to bed without supper a nd deplore the manners of the younger generation, Antier L. Liresann . D. 1900 The boy grew louder A. D. 1928 5 comicbooks.com