Judge, 1931-05-16 · page 7 of 36
Judge — May 16, 1931 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page satirizes **Prohibition-era gangster activities** in 1920s America. The top cartoon shows someone at a boxing gymnasium—a common front for illegal operations during Prohibition. The lengthy dialogue mocks how gangsters disguised criminal enterprises (bootlegging, gambling) as legitimate businesses. The "Gangster Activities" section humorously documents real mob operations: the Gastchoocha mob's hunting trip (likely code for violent activity), "Bugs" Moron's nightclub expansion, and various gangs' turf wars and price-fixing. The bottom cartoon depicts a police dog being sold—likely satirizing law enforcement's ineffectiveness against organized crime. The satire targets both gangster audacity and authorities' inability to combat Prohibition-era crime. Judge's tone suggests bemused exasperation with widespread criminal networks operating openly in major American cities.
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Getting Ready “ET tite! Is this Spike Sokum’s Training Gymnasium? ‘ Fine! Well, I want to ge for ag’ course in fighting... . Yeah, boxing ®¥ milling, slugging and all that sort af thing!... What? ... Yeah, I want the most complete training course have... . Uppercuts, rabbit punches and left Yeah, I want to learn And how to cover up, fight in the clinches and everything else! . . What s «++ Oh, I can put in about half an hour a day for the next year. But I want a thorough course, be- cause what I mean [ think UM need everything you can teach me about .. What? ... Dempsey or ... Oh, nonononono, Spike! You got me wrong! ... I'm not go- ing into the professional boxing game ! : Nononono, it isn’t a persona grudge, cither! ... Yeah, you guessed it that time! I expect to be a dele- gate to the next Democratic National convention!” —Curr Jouxsox Sunurpanite—And send out a hammock! Gangster Activities TT! Gastchoocha mob of Williams- burg have returned from a hunting trip in the Catskills, where they re- cently got several tough birds belong- ing to the Yellitti gang. “Bugs” Moron has been obliged to enlarge his night club, in order to pro- vide room for patrons, the present fifty tables being entirely appropri- ted by newspaper columnists. rebizandinini mob, of Har- ea TNT party yesterday in the Hotel Banger, in honor of “Flash” Dazzetti, a retired member. The Gangliyano gang announces the resignation of several of its cops, who are planning to enter the liquor busi- ness on their own. Joe Baganoniolla, prominent beer indler of the Bronx, has been forced discharge one of his collectors and ‘several guns, because of the depres- sion. The Fastguga mob announce that competition has forced them to knock off $1.00 on the price of beer, and several of their smaller rivals. A special force of prohibition agents left for up-State New York, yesterday, where they are planning toclean up. —Dana L. Comte: comicbooks.com