Judge — January 11, 1930 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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# Judge Magazine Comic: "Judge" and "Pete" This is a satirical comic strip titled "Judge" and "Pete" (credited to C.B. Russell). The strip depicts a judge character experiencing escalating chaos and misfortune across multiple panels. In the opening panels, the judge sits calmly in what appears to be a courtroom or office. Progressively, he becomes increasingly disheveled and distressed—his composure dissolving through exaggerated facial expressions and body language. By the bottom panels, he's literally fleeing or collapsed outdoors, surrounded by scattered papers. The satire appears to mock judicial authority and dignity, showing how the demands or absurdities of the judge's role reduce an authority figure to chaos and desperation. The humor relies on visual slapstick and the contrast between the judge's initial composure and final degradation, typical of early 20th-century American comic sensibilities.