45 Vintage Cover Photos of Judge Magazine in the 1910s

Judge was a weekly satirical magazine published in the United States from 1881 to 1947. It was launched by artists who had seceded from its rival Puck. The founders included cartoonist James Albert Wales, dime novels publisher Frank Tousey and author George H. Jessop

Judge magazine covers in the 1910s

The first printing of Judge was on October 29, 1881, during the Long Depression. While it did well initially, it soon had trouble competing with Puck. With GOP aid, Judge boomed during the ’80s and ’90s, surpassing its rival publication in content and circulation. By the early 1890s, the circulation of the magazine reached 50,000.

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 Great Depression, put pressure on Judge. It became a monthly in 1932 and ceased circulation in 1947.

Here is a set of vintage photos that shows covers of Judge magazine in the 1910s.

Judge magazine, January 20, 1912

Judge magazine, June 1, 1912

Judge magazine, June 8, 1912

Judge magazine, March 2, 1912

Judge magazine, November 16, 1912

Judge magazine, September 7, 1912

Judge magazine, April 19, 1913

Judge magazine, January 11, 1913

Judge magazine, January 18, 1913

Judge magazine, June 21, 1913

Judge magazine, March 22, 1913

Judge magazine, September 13, 1913

Judge magazine, July 4, 1914

Judge magazine, July 25, 1914

Judge magazine, June 6, 1914

Judge magazine, November 28, 1914

Judge magazine, November, 21, 1914

Judge magazine, April 24, 1915

Judge magazine, August 14, 1915

Judge magazine, January 9, 1915

Judge magazine, January 16, 1915

Judge magazine, July 3, 1915

Judge magazine, June 12, 1915

Judge magazine, April 29, 1916

Judge magazine, June 24, 1916

Judge magazine, October 7, 1916

Judge magazine, October 14, 1916

Judge magazine, September 16, 1916

Judge magazine, September 23, 1916

Judge magazine, December 1, 1917

Judge magazine, December 8, 1917

Judge magazine, February 3, 1917

Judge magazine, July 28, 1917

Judge magazine, May 5, 1917

Judge magazine, May 19, 1917

Judge magazine, October 6, 1917

Judge magazine, August 3, 1918

Judge magazine, January 19, 1918

Judge magazine, July 13, 1918

Judge magazine, August 16, 1919

Judge magazine, February 1, 1919

Judge magazine, June 14, 1919

Judge magazine, March 15, 1919

Judge magazine, October 4, 1919

Judge magazine, October 18, 1919