Life — September 24, 1925 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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# "Skippy: He gets his DX at close range" This page from *Life* magazine shows a comic strip sequence about a character named "Skippy." The strip depicts a young boy progressing through increasingly elaborate schemes involving what appears to be radio equipment (indicated by the horn/antenna visible in each panel). The final panel shows "Skippy" demonstrating his radio setup to military or uniformed figures, with the caption explaining he "gets his DX at close range." "DX" is amateur radio terminology for distant transmissions. The satire appears to target either radio hobbyists' obsessive pursuit of long-distance signals, or possibly wartime radio surveillance/espionage concerns. The progression from a child's innocent tinkering to involvement with authority figures suggests commentary on how civilian interests intersect with official interests—though the specific historical context remains unclear without additional dating information.