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Judge — October 1934 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (September 29, 1934) **Main Cartoon:** The large illustration depicts "He swallowed his whistle!" — showing a central figure (appearing to be a Nazi, identifiable by the swastika armband) surrounded by what look like referees or officials in striped uniforms. The satire appears to criticize **Adolf Hitler**, whom the text explicitly mentions: "ADOLPH HITLER, we read, says there have been times when starvation was staring him in the face. Couldn't have been very pleasant for either of them." The whistle-swallowing joke suggests Hitler has silenced himself or lost control—likely mocking his authoritarian suppression of dissent or his own contradictory statements about hardship. **Context:** This is early Depression-era American satire targeting Nazi leadership through dark humor about power and control, before U.S. entry into WWII.
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SEP 29 1934 ©cre 229246, Jack Suutttewoetu, Editor Pare Lowentz Teo Suane, Associate Editors PTON SINCLAIR plans to put the HAT’S one man’s food is an- unemployed on farms. Haven't R other man’s poison, The button- they had it tough enough already ? hole makers go on strike and that means 4 more business for the safety pin manu- ND pretty soon it won't be news. CODE facturers, unless the preacher bites the rat- tlesnake, OME of the New York theatres DOLPH HITLER, we read, says have a rising platform that suddenly BRITISH tennis offici there have been times when starva- brings a crowd of musicians up out of the American playe: tion was staring him in the face. nowhere. And right now a lot of man- losers he knows of. Yes, but just look Couldn't have been very pleasant for agers wish they could do the same thing at all the practice they've had. either of them. with an audience. Tne. Publication office, 404 North Wesley Ave, Mount Second-Class Matter, July 26, 1933, at the Post Office at Jepur, October, 1934. “Volume 107." Whole No. 2671! Published m Morris, itorial and executive offices, 18 East 48th St. New z Mount'Morris, Ill, under act of March 3, 1879. Copyrighted 1934, in the U.S. and Great Britain: Subscription rate $1.50 a year: Canada and foreign, $2.50; 15¢ a copy.” Fred L. Rogan, President and Treasurer; Jack Shuttlew orth, Vice President; Frank C. Fisher, Secretary; Sadie M. Nilan, Assistant Treasurer. Particular attention is called to the fact that every article and picture appearing in JUocE is protected under the provisions of Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the U 3 comicbooks.com