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1924-1931 JUDGE Satire Magazines (Lot of 4) – Art Deco Covers & Ads - $100 (Mount Prospect)
1201 West Sunset Road, Mount Prospect, IL, USA near Waverly
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These are 100% original, complete issues—NOT modern reproductions.
LOT HIGHLIGHTS & ARCHIVAL CONTENT:
1. June 7, 1924 – Iconic double-vision illusion cover by Ralph Barton ("What the Prettiest Girl in the World Looks Like While You Are Kissing Her"). Features a stunning full-page color jazz-age flapper/theater fashion plate inside.
2. July 4, 1925 – Special "Slaves' Number" Independence Day issue with a satirical Statue of Liberty cover. Includes an incredible historic political cartoon lampooning the famous Scopes Anti-Evolution Trial, plus a full-page color back cover ad for Adams Black Jack Chewing Gum.
3. January 24, 1931 – High-style Art Deco winter skiing cover by John Holmgren. Features a pristine, completely unmarked vintage Crossword Puzzle (No. 36), a full-page "Pete the Tramp" comic by C.D. Russell, and a spectacular full-page color Lucky Strike Cigarettes advertisement on the back cover featuring Waldorf-Astoria builder L. J. Horowitz.
4. November 7, 1931 – Vibrant cover art by famous illustrator Ruth Eastman highlighting the Lenz Bridge Contest. Includes a historic full-page political cartoon on the Great Depression agricultural surplus ("The Land of Too Much!"), a massive illustrated feature/ad for General Electric's $25,000 Mazda Lamps light bulb contest, a classic full-page Book-of-the-Month Club ad for Sherlock Holmes, and a full-page color Camel Cigarettes "Humidor Pack" advertisement on the back cover.
CONDITION:
Very good vintage condition given their 100-year age. Colors on the front and back covers remain remarkably bright, bold, and clean. Interior pages are complete with minimal tearing, clean staples, and standard age-related paper toning. All Crosswords are unmarked.