Judge — January 2, 1932 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of "Judge" Cartoon Page This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* shows a New Year's celebration scene titled "Solutions in Lenz Bridge Contest." The central caricatured figure appears distressed, holding what looks like a document or solution, surrounded by onlookers saying "RAT! TAT! TAT!" — representing gunfire or criticism. The "Lenz Bridge" likely references a specific contemporary engineering or political controversy, though the exact historical event is unclear from the image alone. The cartoon suggests that proposed "solutions" to this problem are being met with harsh public ridicule and rejection. The New Year's setting implies commentary on how failed solutions are being discarded as the year begins. The exaggerated facial expressions emphasize the derision involved.