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Judge was a weekly magazine published in the United States
between 1881 and 1947. It was formed in 1881 by artists who had seceded from Puck Magazine. The founders included:
The first printing of Judge was on October 29, 1881, during the Long Depression
. It was 16 pages long and printed on quarto paper. While it did well initially, it soon had trouble competing with its rival, Puck
. By the 1900s, the magazine had become successful, reaching a circulation of 100,000 by 1912.
Edward Anthony
was an editor in the early 1920s. Anthony was later co-author of Frank Buck
's first two books, Bring 'em Back Alive and Wild Cargo.
Harold Ross
was an editor of Judge between April 5 and August 2, 1924. He used the experience on the magazine to start his own in 1925, The New Yorker
. The success of The New Yorker as well as the depression put a lot of pressure on the magazine. It became a monthly magazine in 1932 and ceased circulation in 1947.
Judge was resurrected in October 1953 as a 32-page weekly. David N. Laux was President and Publisher with Mabel Search as Editorial Director and Al Catalano as Art Director. Contributors included Arthur L. Lippman and Victor Lasky
. There were sections with light-hearted essays on sport, golf, horse racing and theatre, TV and radio, bridge and current books; submissions from college magazines and a crossword puzzle among single panel cartoons and humorous pieces. There were several political sections; one-liners, cartoons and longer essays with mostly a conservative bent, in a style foreshadowing Emmett Tyrrell
of today's The American Spectator
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
between 1881 and 1947. It was formed in 1881 by artists who had seceded from Puck Magazine. The founders included:
- James Albert WalesJames Albert WalesJames Albert Wales was a caricaturist. After leaving school, he apprenticed himself to a wood engraver in Toledo, but soon afterward went to Cincinnati, and thence to Cleveland, where he drew cartoons for the Leader during the presidential canvass of 1872...
, a cartoonist - Frank Tousey, publisher of dime novels
- George H. Jessop, an author
The first printing of Judge was on October 29, 1881, during the Long Depression
Long Depression
The Long Depression was a worldwide economic crisis, felt most heavily in Europe and the United States, which had been experiencing strong economic growth fueled by the Second Industrial Revolution in the decade following the American Civil War. At the time, the episode was labeled the Great...
. It was 16 pages long and printed on quarto paper. While it did well initially, it soon had trouble competing with its rival, Puck
Puck (magazine)
Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire of the issues of the day. It was published from 1871 until 1918.-History:...
. By the 1900s, the magazine had become successful, reaching a circulation of 100,000 by 1912.
Edward Anthony
Edward Anthony (writer)
Edward Anthony was a journalist and writer who co-wrote Frank Buck’s first two books, Bring 'Em Back Alive, and Wild Cargo.-Early career:...
was an editor in the early 1920s. Anthony was later co-author of Frank Buck
Frank Buck (animal collector)
Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...
's first two books, Bring 'em Back Alive and Wild Cargo.
Harold Ross
Harold Ross
Harold Wallace Ross was an American journalist and founder of The New Yorker magazine, which he edited from the magazine's inception in 1925 to his death....
was an editor of Judge between April 5 and August 2, 1924. He used the experience on the magazine to start his own in 1925, The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
. The success of The New Yorker as well as the depression put a lot of pressure on the magazine. It became a monthly magazine in 1932 and ceased circulation in 1947.
Judge was resurrected in October 1953 as a 32-page weekly. David N. Laux was President and Publisher with Mabel Search as Editorial Director and Al Catalano as Art Director. Contributors included Arthur L. Lippman and Victor Lasky
Victor Lasky
Victor Lasky was a conservative columnist in the United States who wrote several best-selling books. He was syndicated by North American Newspaper Alliance.-Life:...
. There were sections with light-hearted essays on sport, golf, horse racing and theatre, TV and radio, bridge and current books; submissions from college magazines and a crossword puzzle among single panel cartoons and humorous pieces. There were several political sections; one-liners, cartoons and longer essays with mostly a conservative bent, in a style foreshadowing Emmett Tyrrell
Emmett Tyrrell
Robert Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. is an American conservative magazine editor, New York Times bestselling author, and columnist. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of The American Spectator. He writes under the byline R...
of today's The American Spectator
The American Spectator
The American Spectator is a conservative U.S. monthly magazine covering news and politics, edited by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. and published by the non-profit American Spectator Foundation. From its founding in 1967 until the late 1980s, the small-circulation magazine featured the writings of authors...
.