Judge — March 8, 1930 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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# "Judge" Comic: "Judge" This is a sequential comic strip satirizing judicial corruption or judicial leniency toward wealth. A well-dressed judge character repeatedly encounters small dogs (or similar animals) throughout his day—reading newspapers, in his chambers, and outdoors. The strip's humor centers on the judge's escalating bribery: dollar signs appear prominently in the middle panels, suggesting the dogs represent petitioners or defendants offering money. By the final panels, the judge appears to have been successfully corrupted, surrounded by a large crowd, possibly indicating he's now dispensing favorable rulings for payment. The satire likely critiques the early 20th-century problem of judicial corruption, suggesting judges could be bought off even by absurd or insignificant parties. The artist is Cesrusell (visible signature).