Judge, 1931-07-25 · page 8 of 36
Judge — July 25, 1931 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Page **Top Cartoon ("Judge"):** A motorist with a damaged car addresses a judge figure holding a gavel. The joke plays on the double meaning of "unbreakable glass"—the motorist's windshield is shattered, but the judge sarcastically suggests it's the *cost* that's unbreakable. This satirizes judicial decisions or insurance claims following automobile accidents, a growing concern as car ownership increased in early 20th-century America. **Bottom Story ("So You're Getting Married?"):** A narrative about Murphy's impending marriage, featuring his friend's skeptical advice against matrimony. The accompanying illustration shows a crowded domestic scene. The story humorously presents marriage as burdensome, with the narrator reflecting that his friend Murphy escaped marriage while he didn't—typical bachelor-humor satire common in Judge magazine.
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JUDGE Morontst—Itl cost you plenty—that's unbreakable glass! So You're Getting Married? . ov can write it on his tombstone. you can put it on his card that a aid. “Yep,” I said, couple of weeks no more of this for you, my man.” : Murphy looked at the beer. “And no more blow-outs like last night,” I continued. Murphy “And wh: “Think of the girl,” bird like you marrying a , you're no worse than I; but we're both bums, and we like it.” “You do,” said Murphy. “All in all,” I summed it up pretty judiciously, “when a newspaperman gets marricd, I don't know who gets the worst break—he or his wife. said Murphy. “Maybe,” I admitted, “but the girl } you marry has my heartfelt condol- ”’ said Murphy. » 's burden is the white .”” 1 observed. “The trouble with you,” Murphy told me, “is that you have no sense of responsibility.” “I'm thinking about you, Murphy,” I \ said. \ And I still think of Murphy, and I often wonder what would h hap- pened had Gertrude married him in- stead of me. © —Davi S. Leuman comicbooks.com