A complete, restored issue of Judge from 1883-09-29 — all 16 pages of color political cartoons and topical humor, free to page through at comicbooks.com.

On the cover: # "Try the North Pole" - Judge Magazine, September 29, 1883 This political cartoon satirizes a proposed fight between two boxers named Shade and Mitchell. The caption suggests the North Pole as the only suitable location for their bout, likely implying the fight was so controversial or problematic that it needed to happen in an isolated, uninhabited place. The cartoon depicts a giant figure (presumably one of the fighters) towering over smaller characters in a mountainous arctic setting, with bears present. The exaggerated scale and harsh landscape emphasize the absurdity of the proposed match. Without additional context about Shade and Mitchell's specific identities or the contemporary boxing controversy referenced, the exact nature of the dispute remains unclear, but Judge's editors clearly viewed their rivalry as requiring extreme measures or removal from civilization.

🖼️ 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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