A complete, restored issue of Judge from 1886-11-27 — all 16 pages of color political cartoons and topical humor, free to page through at comicbooks.com.

On the cover: # "The Free-Trader's Thanksgiving" - Judge Magazine, November 27, 1886 This political cartoon satirizes free-trade advocates during a period of intense tariff debate in America. The caption quotes Carlyle: "Do breed an small, but be flavor am delicious!" The image depicts what appears to be a poor, elderly person (representing a free-trader or their policy's victim) sitting meagerly while well-dressed figures stand nearby—likely protectionists or those benefiting from tariffs. The skeletal poverty contrasted with the visitors' comfort suggests the cartoon's argument: that free-trade policies result in hardship for ordinary citizens, while others prosper. This reflects the 1880s Republican protectionist stance against Democratic free-trade proposals. The "Thanksgiving" is ironic—depicting deprivation rather than abundance.

🖼️ 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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