Life — December 23, 1926 — page 17: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts demonic and monstrous figures hunting in an infernal landscape. The caption reads: "You hain't seen that fat bigamist round here, have you? The hounds can't locate him." The satire targets a "fat bigamist"—likely a specific public figure of the era—who is being hunted through Hell. The joke plays on the concept of damnation: a man guilty of bigamy (illegal marriage to two people simultaneously) is so thoroughly lost in Hell that even the devil's hunting dogs cannot find him. This suggests either his moral corruption is extreme, or ironically, he's managed to evade even infernal justice. Without knowing the specific publication date, the exact target remains unclear, though bigamy scandals were popular satirical subjects in early 20th-century American humor.