Life, 1914-09-10 · page 4 of 48
Life — September 10, 1914 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Main Cartoon (top):** This satirizes the editorial office of a comic publication. A queue of aspiring cartoonists holds rejected manuscripts while the editor sits at a desk, stamping work "REJECTED." Signs read "No manuscripts or drawings returned unless accompanied by stamped envelope" and "Please write on one side of paper only." The cartoon mocks the gatekeeping of early comics publishing—the difficulty new artists faced in getting work accepted, and the bureaucratic frustration of submission processes. **Lower Section:** This is primarily an advertisement for Life magazine's "Down-and-Out Number," promising "sure cure for Down-and-Outism" at ten cents. It targets economic hardship during what appears to be a period of economic difficulty, using satirical messaging to sell subscriptions. The page demonstrates Life's mix of social satire and self-promotion.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Copr. Life Pub. Co. OSL Mi dy CORPACE or we Yj sroxe| “7/7, comic MONTHLY. _| Tuease vere Oe ove Soe ef STONE omy THE UNRECORDED HEROES OF HISTORY THE MAN WHO PUBLISHED THE FIRST COMIC PAPER To All Down-and-Outers The Down-and-Out Number of Life is com- ing in two more weeks. Dedicated to Down-and-Outers everywhere. Sure cure for Down-and- Outism no matter how deeply seated the case may be. Price ten cents, as usual. $1. 13s $1.26). for three months to “Open only to new subscribers; no sub- He didn't obey that impulse! 4 scription renewed at this rate. (See this page tn the next / LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York 6r ee) One Year $5.00, (Canadian $5.52, Foreign $6.04) comicbooks.com