A complete, restored issue of Judge from 1887-03-26 — all 3 pages of color political cartoons and topical humor, free to page through at comicbooks.com.

On the cover: # Judge's Grant Fund Puzzle - "Who Will Be Our Next President?" This page is a word-search puzzle rather than a traditional cartoon. The title poses the central question occupying American politics at the time: identifying the next presidential candidate. The puzzle consists of densely packed three-letter words (bed, bode, boule, badger, etc.) that solvers must locate, presumably to reveal hidden answers about potential presidential candidates when read in sequence. This format reflects Judge magazine's satirical approach—rather than direct commentary, readers engage interactively to discover the magazine's political message about upcoming elections and candidate speculation. Without seeing which words form the solution path, the specific candidates being referenced remain unclear, though the puzzle's existence indicates significant public uncertainty or debate about presidential succession during this period.

🖼️ 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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