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# Judge Magazine Cartoon Analysis This page from Judge (September 1937) features a series of six cartoon panels titled "Inhalation à la Crosby Gaige," satirizing Crosby Gaige, a prominent New York restaurateur and food critic of the era. The cartoons depict a rotund figure in various comedic poses, apparently inhaling or consuming food with exaggerated enthusiasm. The satire targets Gaige's well-known reputation for lavish eating and his considerable girth. The title's French phrasing ("inhalation in the manner of Crosby Gaige") suggests mocking his pretensions to sophisticated dining culture while caricaturing his voracious appetite. The humor relies on visual exaggeration of body shape and eating behavior—standard comic fare of the 1930s—to ridicule a recognizable public figure known for food indulgence.
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Judge Letter from the Editors HE unreliable weather man has a new set of features for us. So has JupGe—a long list of them— First, Cross Currents—nation- wide comment and pointed obser- vations. The Happy Road to Exile, by H. A. Crooks, on motor magnates. Cuckold’s Revolt, by Margaret Diamond, a too-common incident. Old Mr. Stoever, by Struthers Burt, the story of an old Indian fighter, as mad as Don Quixote. See You in the Funny Papers, by Nard Jones, a doctor's preset ion. Senator-at-Large, by Harry New- man, the innermost thoughts of Sen. ators. Why Senator!! God Forgive Me, by A. D. Roth. man, as. perfect a crime as Mr. Rothman could conjure. Rodeo Night, by Julia Bleecker, realism realized, an intimate glimy into the night before the morning after, The Materialization, by Richard Adamson, a good idea how to get out of town for a few days. Judge on the Bench—a challenge cry to Young America. The Darlings by James Trem- bath—judge them for yourself! - Radio, Theater, Books, Movies— Jupce has a slant all his own. Are You Sure? Fifty questions to make you think. Famous Faces, Milestones, High Hat, two big crossword puzzles, Weekend Fun and Charles B. Driscoll’s If I Dare Say So. Take a big dose of Jupce laugh- ter every day for the coming month and your long face will turn round. Monte Bouryjaity, Editor Jack SHUTTLEWORTH, Managing Editor iene, September, 1937. Volume 113. Whole No. 2706. Published “monthly by Judge Magazine, Inc. Publication office, 404 North Wesley Ave., Mount Morris, Til, Editorial and executive offices, 16 East 48th St, New York, N.Y. Entered as Second-Class Mat- 26, 1933, at the Post Office at 1895 Coppnhe. i957 ty jodge Magazine! . opyright, . ea jagarine, Inc. Subscription rate, United States and Canada, $1.50 a year; foreign, $2.50; 1S¢ a copy. “Monte Bourjaily, President; Harry Newman, Vice President; Elizabeth Young Bourjaily, Secretary and Treasurer. Par- ticular attention is called to the fact that every article and picture appearing in Juocr is protected under the Fiovitont of Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the U. S. - Inhalation 4 la Crosby Gaige comicbooks.com