Judge, 1928-12-08 · page 7 of 36
Judge — December 8, 1928 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains four distinct humorous pieces satirizing early 20th-century social anxieties: 1. **"In the Neck of Time"**: A darkly comedic story about a botched execution, attributed to Cyril B. Egan. The joke plays on bureaucratic incompetence during capital punishment. 2. **Top cartoon**: A woman in swimming attire is confronted by a man about her "excuse for wearing this costume to church." The satire targets evolving social norms around women's fashion and public decency standards. 3. **Middle cartoon**: Depicts superstitious behavior—an old professor's ritualistic practices (black cat, broken mirror, salt). Social satire on pseudoscience and folk beliefs. 4. **Bottom cartoon**: Shows a "rack and torture chamber" repurposed for modern fashion photography—satire on the discomfort inflicted by beauty standards and posing requirements in contemporary advertising. The overall theme mocks social pretension and changing modern mores.
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JUDGE Dorada: Ran Besynopy—Ihat's your excuse for wearing this costume to skate in? “Why, the ice might break—and then I'd have to swim!” The old professor was very superstitious. He nailed — the black cat above the door, kissed the horse shoe, threw the rabbit foot over his shoulder, moved one week from Friday, walked under the umbrella, never put adder up in the house, and once when | he did break a mirror he promptly threw pepper under his right | knee. A Scotchinan and his wife re- cently won a dance marathon without knowir hey were in it until it was over. They thought it was a regular dance and didn’t | want to leave the floor until the music stopped, and the lights started to go out. | i == The old rack and torture chamber is being used again, to put artists’ models in proper shape to pose for modern fashion ads. In the Neck of Time It was early morning. ‘The sun had just touched the turrets of the prison wall Never did the hangman lead a victim more reluctantly to the gallows. But duly, though slowly, the trap was set—the hemp was ad justed—the oman 9 was — blind- olded ... Clippety-Clop! Clippety-Clop! Stop, stop! This hanging must not be! And off his foaming charger a panting — messenger threw himself, waving a paper on high and shouting “Governor's reprieve Ha-ha,” cackled the vietim » noose is good noose!” And then they hanged him. —Cyni B. Eoax (To hubby after sixth lap around the block)—Stop on your next trip around, Filbert, and I'll put the baby in the carriage. Interruption If there had been broadcasting in Nero’s day. Innouncer — The emperor's next selection will be “Fiddle and 1.” 0, K. Emp. ero fiddles.) Announcer again—We have a late news report. The fire in Rome is burning nicely now. The people are leaving ‘town fast. Thanks, Nero, for permitting us to cut in on your time. Wh: your next number? “Hot Bab: You heard the emperor announ the number himself. Let's “Hot Baby.” (Nero fiddles.) _p 6.9 comicbooks.com