Judge, 1933-10 · page 6 of 38
Judge — October 1933 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains two distinct sections: **"Judge" (top cartoon):** A acrobat/performer is suspended between two poles while juggling. The caption "Lesh see—who do we know that we can call up?" suggests uncertainty about whom to contact. This likely satirizes someone attempting to maintain balance amid competing pressures or obligations—though the specific political figure or situation remains unclear without additional context. **"Situation" (bottom):** Comic vignettes mock workplace inefficiency and changing social norms. References to New York families misusing bathtubs, Wall Street fortunes, and football game ushers suggest post-Prohibition era satire. The final panel critiques "efficiency systems" as impractical when actual work needs doing—a common Jazz Age complaint about corporate management fads. Both sections employ humor to critique contemporary American society and workplace culture.
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ene EE rm me an “Lesh see—who do we know that we can call up?” Situation IMPLE Circe says her brother is unluck, ivery time he starts on a shoestring—it breaks. Now that gin is practically legal a lot of New York families can use the bathtub for the purpose it was put there—to keep coal in. “He made a small fortune selling short.” “Oh, in Wall Stree “No, in a filling And we haven't yet found out wheth- er the ushers at the football games are working under the old or the new tack- ling rules. “Young man, I am afraid you are ignoring our efficiency system.” “I know it, Boss! But somebody's got to get the work done!” “There Invitation HE Benevolent Society of Cordial Shop Proprietors of America cor- lly invites you to attend a farewell the thi ies repeal. You can your friends if you promise to bring them home afterwards. Booze will flow like water, and why not? It will be mostly t In token of our esteem ation of the patronage we have enjoyed we are staging several i ts. The first of these will be a guessing game and the one who most closely guesses what he’s been aking will be awarded first prize, the to our label printing establishment. It will positively be your last chance to imbibe the sort of stuff that made our shops famous and repeal inevitable. Sixty-seven kinds of gin that never failed to have a kick, even if it came from the customer. Upon this auspicious occasion we wish to announce our return to our old line of legitimate enterprise: The manufacture of fancy varnishes and high grade shellacs. Your future patronage will be appreciated. Come one, come all. The B. S.C. S. P. of A. party on the ¢ -second con- secutive state ra hrin, t 1 apprec And now that working hours have heen cut ’way down in the textile in- dustry, we can hardly wait to see what next year’s bathing suits will look like. that saves carfare!" comicbooks.com