Judge, 1936-04 · page 11 of 36
Judge — April 1936 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three distinct satirical pieces from what appears to be the 1930s-40s era: **"With Love"** is a divorce announcement disguised as flattery. A man named Joe thanks his ex-wife for divorcing him without demanding alimony, then compliments her by comparing her to contemporary celebrities (Marlene Dietrich, Fred Astaire, Jean Harlow, Joe Louis). The satire mocks both the hollow flattery men use and the economic desperation of songwriters who "don't earn hardly anything." **"Judge"** cartoon shows a figure examining someone's catch, asking "Fishing or sobering up?"—satirizing Prohibition-era concerns about alcohol and rehabilitation. **"New Style"** contrasts old expressions of regret ("It might have been") with modern corporate non-committal language ("We'll let you know"), mocking 1930s-40s business culture's evasiveness. The restaurant cartoon jokes about a man ordering an expensive dinner but requesting to use someone's phone instead of eating soup—suggesting financial desperation masked by false bravado.
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Judge With Love ARLING, Just a hasty line to say you're marvelous, divine! You're honey to the bees, you're Mar- lene Diet *s knees, an amateur’s Major Bowes, Bill Powel evening a dancer’s Fred Astaire, a Gershwin air, a Winchell You're Jean Harlow in gag of Durante’s, that Me- ction! Sweetheart, you're the on blues, you're a Ber ja cruise with an Earl Carroll pretty. You're a Joe Louis bet, the bonus for a vet, a Cole Porter ditty! Dearest, this stuff is all pretty rough but [can’t say enough to thank you for setting the divorce without asking for ‘limony, on account of you knowing song writers like me don’t earn hardly anything. Kindest regards. Your ex, Joe. New Style HE saddest words of tongue or pen Were once these four It might have been. But nowadays it is not so, The new ones are: “We'll let you know.” “Fishing or sobering up?” “Tl have a full-course dinner, but Pll use your 4 y phone instead of the soup.” 9 comicbooks.com