Life, 1927-02-03 · page 19 of 35
Life — February 3, 1927 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains six comic strips depicting various humorous domestic and professional scenarios: **"Moon Mullins"** shows a character calling a house detective. **"Skippy"** depicts children playing, with one claiming to have very tough biceps. **"Barney Google"** features a character instructing someone to climb out and "give Papa a spanky" before sleeping. **"The Captain and the Kids"** shows glue-related mishaps. **"Jerry on the Job"** depicts workplace humor involving burning. **"Bringing Up Father"** shows a character declaring they won't be a Republican. At the bottom, visitors observe these comic strips displayed in what appears to be a museum setting—likely satirizing the elevation of popular comic strips to "high art" status. This reflects early 20th-century cultural debates about comics' legitimacy as serious artistic works.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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