A complete, restored issue of Judge from 1883-04-28 — all 16 pages of color political cartoons and topical humor, free to page through at comicbooks.com.

On the cover: # "Without and Within" - Sunday-Closing Law Enforcement (April 28, 1883) This cartoon contrasts two approaches to New York's Sunday-closing law. The left panel shows a police officer standing outside a bar marked "SUNDAY," enforcing the law publicly and visibly. The right panel depicts the same establishment's back door, where numerous patrons—including women and children—enter freely, suggesting the law is easily circumvented through back entrances. The satire critiques the ineffectiveness of prohibition enforcement: while authorities maintain a facade of law enforcement at the front, illegal activity flourishes behind the scenes. The title "Without and Within" emphasizes this hypocrisy—the law appears enforced externally but fails internally. This reflects broader 19th-century debates over sumptuary laws and their practical enforceability.

🖼️ 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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