Judge — July 12, 1930 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This is a multi-panel comic strip titled "Judge" (credited to C.B. Russell) satirizing public bathhouse use. The narrative follows a well-dressed man and a small dog through various bathhouse scenes. The humor appears to center on class contrast and bathing etiquette violations. In the opening panels, the man seems out of place at the public baths (a working-class facility). Subsequent panels show him and his dog creating chaos in the bathing areas—splashing, disrupting other bathers, and generally behaving inappropriately. The satire likely targets wealthy individuals attempting to use public facilities meant for the poor, or mocking those unfamiliar with proper communal bathing customs. The recurring "PUBLIC BATHS" sign reinforces the democratic, shared-space setting, making the gentleman's presumption or incompetence the joke's core.