Judge, 1931-09-05 · page 11 of 36
Judge — September 5, 1931 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Page Analysis This page contains two satirical comic panels about American leisure and romance, likely from the early-to-mid 20th century. **Top panel:** A car has crashed down a cliff near a ferry dock. The caption mocks a couple's outing gone wrong—they've lost their place in the ferry queue due to the accident, treating the disaster as merely an inconvenience to their travel plans. **Bottom panel:** A man attempts romantic philosophy ("doesn't a sweeping view make you feel like an atom?"), but his female companion dismisses his poetic sentiment, responding pragmatically about the chicken sandwiches. Both cartoons satirize the gap between romantic ideals and mundane reality—the disconnect between what people claim to value (scenic beauty, emotional connection) versus their actual priorities (schedules, food). The humor targets middle-class aspirations and the failure of romance in everyday American life.
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JUDGE COP EP SE eI AMARONE ze see what you've done, Arthur! You've lost our place in the ferry-line!" “Henry, doesn't a sweeping view like this make you feel like an atom?” “Yeah—where did you put the chicken sandwiches?” 9 comicbooks.com