Life, 1917-02-08 · page 4 of 42
Life — February 8, 1917 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features a satirical cartoon depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Eve reassures Adam that despite having to till soil for eight hours daily, their "Garden of Eden Number" will soon be published, after which "we shall come into our own." The satire targets **labor conditions and economic inequality** of the era. The cartoon suggests that working-class people (represented by Adam and Eve) are promised future prosperity through some publication or scheme, similar to how workers were often sold false promises of upward mobility. The accompanying "Triumphant Notice" announces Life's collection of Adam and Eve pictures coming February 20th, functioning as self-promotion while reinforcing the cartoon's satirical message about exploitation and deferred rewards.
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Were You Ever Tempted? Next week’s Lire has a real devil on the cover. Eve: Never mind, Adam, old top, if you do have to till the soil for eight hours a day. The Garden of Eden Number of Lire will be out in a couple of weeks, and then we shall come into our own. Triumphant Notice: For some time now our delighted readers will have no doubt re- marked thatLire has not been publishing many pictures of Adam and Eve. The reason for this is not far to seek. We have been saving them up. We now have on hand the largest known collection of these epoch-making pic- tures—fig leaf masterpieces, cool-of-the-eve- ning love scenes—everything in fact that the lover of our first parents admires. These pic- tures are all coming out in one number, and this number will be everywhere on Tuesday, February 20th. LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. One Year, $3.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04.) We Are Tired of being slaves to the base busi- ness office cad running the coupon whidh usually we are forced to put Yi this space each » now taking a week off, thejefore, and we don’t care whether anyone sub- scribes or not. comicbooks.com