Life, 1912-03-28 · page 4 of 50
Life — March 28, 1912 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page advertises Life magazine's Easter double issue (25 cents, 70+ pages). The central cartoon depicts a demonic or devil-like figure surrounded by religious pamphlets labeled "Hell" and "Go to Hell," alongside domestic items like a stove and furniture. The satire targets "His Majesty" (likely a political or social figure) who complains about an exhausting Lent—unable to leave home, visit friends, or enjoy comforts. The joke invokes religious solemnity: even morally questionable people should acknowledge Easter's spiritual significance. The cartoon's hellish imagery and scattered "Hell" literature suggest mockery of either religious hypocrisy or someone infamous enough to merit damnation imagery. Without additional context, the specific target remains unclear, though the satire likely addressed contemporary public figures or social attitudes toward Lenten observance.
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25 CENTS All News-stands A Double Number Over 70 Pages His Majesty Soliloquizes “What a Lent I’ve had! Why, I haven’t even been able to break away once and steal back home and toast my feet by the Special kitchen fire and meet the old friends. Tired? Iam simply down / Offer and out, and Easter on my hands!” Enclosed find One In the meantime, for highly moral persons, similarly situated Dollar (Can- : ‘ jeer aan © —adian $1.13, to His Majesty, it is quite enough to know that next week we shall Foreign $1.26). be solacing our souls with the Send Lire for . f three months to Easter Number of fe come to us direct ; not through an agentor dealer. In it announcement of the zi LIFE, 17 West 31, New Yor} Open only to new subscribers; no subscri renewed at this rate. Trial subscription| Contest Winner will be made. AE TEAR $6.00, CGanionn $5.52, FOuKiGN/ s4.4.) comicbooks.com