Judge, 1929-01-05 · page 2 of 36
Judge — January 5, 1929 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is **not a cartoon but a promotional advertisement** for Judge magazine itself, circa early 20th century. There are no political caricatures or satirical figures to identify. The ad promotes "Lucky One Dollar Bills"—a reader engagement campaign. Judge solicited readers to mail in $1 bills meeting specific criteria: featuring George Washington's portrait, containing his name spelled in ten letters, and having a green back. In return, subscribers would receive ten weeks of the magazine. The phrase "Incidentally—do it now" creates urgency. The coupon at bottom directed participants to send their dollar bill and contact information to Judge's New York office. This appears to be a **circulation-building gimmick** rather than satirical content, designed to generate subscriber acquisition and reader participation.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Have You One of the Lucky One Dollar Bills | ep XAMINE your one dollar bills and see if you res have one of the lucky ones. Have you one that has a likeness of the first President of the United | States? Does the name “Washington” on it contain } ten letters? Has it a green back? | If you can answer Yes to these questions, you have | one of the lucky dollar bills We won't ask you where or how you got the dollar, nor shall we publish your photograph. Just fill in the coupon below and send it in with your lucky one dollar bill and you will receive ten weeks of JUDGE. | : rally— J nce now 627 West 43d Street, New York Here's my lucky dollar. Slip me Juce for ten weeks. Name Address City comicbooks.com