Judge — December 19, 1931 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Judge" - "Pete" Comic Strip This is a multi-panel comic strip titled "Judge" (credited to C.D. Russell) depicting a character named Pete, appears to be a working-class or vagrant figure in worn clothing and a hat. The narrative follows Pete through various encounters in urban settings—searching through buildings, handling laundry or clothing, sleeping, and eventually encountering what seems to be authority figures or conflict in the final panels, where there's apparent chaos and a "HELP" sign visible. The strip appears to satirize urban poverty, homelessness, or petty crime common to early 20th-century American cities. Pete's shabby appearance and desperate circumstances likely comment on social conditions or serve as darkly comedic observations about urban struggle, typical of Judge magazine's satirical approach.