A complete, restored issue of Judge from 1883-03-10 — all 16 pages of color political cartoons and topical humor, free to page through at comicbooks.com.

On the cover: # The Judge, March 10, 1888: "Who Is the Informer?" This cartoon depicts a courtroom scene centered on a £500 reward notice for arrest of an unnamed person. The judge presides while well-dressed men in top hats below appear to be accusing or confronting one another, with gestures suggesting heated debate or suspicion. The caption "Who Is the Informer?" indicates the satire targets uncertainty about identifying an informant or whistleblower in some contemporary case. The exaggerated caricatures and dramatic body language suggest mutual accusation among the figures—each potentially the guilty party. Without additional context identifying the specific 1888 incident referenced, the cartoon's exact political target remains unclear, though it likely mocks either a sensational criminal case or political scandal involving conflicting testimony and reward-seeking behavior.

🖼️ Every page has a plain-English note on what you’re looking at — the figures, the references, the point of the satire.

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