Judge — September 26, 1931 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Comic: "Pete" by C.D. Russell This is a sequential comic strip titled "Pete" showing a judge character working in his chambers with a small dog. The narrative follows the judge's deteriorating focus as he attempts legal work: he begins studying documents seriously, grows increasingly distracted by the dog's antics, and eventually abandons his judicial duties entirely to play with the pet. The final panels reveal the joke's punchline—the judge has apparently decided to relocate, packing up his belongings and traveling from Chicago to New York with the dog, suggesting he's abandoned his judicial position altogether. The satire likely critiques judicial negligence or corruption of the era, using the comedic device of a judge's complete dereliction of duty, reduced to an absurd extreme. The specific Judge character referenced remains unclear from the page alone.