Life, 1920-06-03 · page 4 of 52
Life — June 3, 1920 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **promotional content for Life magazine**, not political satire. The border of small illustrated heads appears to be decorative or perhaps representing Life's readership/contributors. The main text announces three items: 1. **"The Movie Number"** — Life will feature a special issue about movies, prominently showcasing illustrator Victor Anderson's artwork and discussing films (mentioning Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, and Mary Pickford as examples). 2. **A contest winner announcement** for Life's title contest, with results coming next week. 3. **Subscription offers** with pricing for new and renewal subscriptions. The small cartoon figure at bottom left appears to be a mascot encouraging readership. This is essentially a **table of contents/promotional page** rather than satirical political commentary.
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Is LIFE on the Move? You'll think so if you are fortunate to get to the news-stand in time to see The Movie Number—Next Week This number is not like the motion-picture magazines (not that we wish to discredit some of these excellent productions, especially those that have inadvertently omitted to publish pic- tures of Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin or Mary Pickford), but it is Lire’s reaction to the movies. It begins with Rea Irvin’s cover, “ Courage, Little Woman,” and reaches its climax in the center-page cartoon, by Victor Anderson, of a boy who—but wait! Have you ever had that kind of a boyish dream, we wonder? And if you know Victor Anderson's wonderful drawings, you will begin to feel in advance the thrill of adventure in this remarkable picture in the next number. a. 9 "OPS Certainly there is no artist in America who has such a sense of the humor and satire of childhood as Mr. Anderson, Even if you are not a regular, but only an occasional, reader of Lir hope you don’t fail to study his pictures. (Examine carefully the cover of this issue—“ The Passing of the Knot Hole.”) Don’t miss the coming numbers of this paper. This is fair warning. The Contest Winner—Next Week The reading of Lire’s title contest is over, and by the time this reaches our readers the prizes will have been awarded. In next week's Lire the names of the prize winners will be given, and some of the titles that received honorable mention. Special Offer Iso, when you fill out the handsome art coupon just to the left, put your address below it and indicate the amount you are enclosing as follows If you value your Ltrr (and mine), Sign your name on the dotted line. First: 1f you wish to avail yourself of our very special three months’ offer (open only to new subscribers; no subscriptions renewed at this rate), then enclose $1. (Canadian $1.13, For- Pew wn wow mee woe ee ee eign $1.26.) Govern no nner nner nnn Second: If you wish to subscribe for one year (better obey that impulse and do it), then er enclose $5. (Canadian $5.52, Foreign $6.04.) comicbooks.com