A complete, restored issue of Judge from 1889-02-16 — all 16 pages of color political cartoons and topical humor, free to page through at comicbooks.com.

On the cover: # "Poor France's Nightmare: Too Much Man on Horseback" This is a political cartoon from *Judge* magazine (February 16, 1889) satirizing French anxieties about military strongmen. The central figure appears to be a caricatured general on horseback, wielding a sword—likely referencing General Boulanger, a popular French military figure who threatened republican stability in the late 1880s through his nationalist appeal and hints at authoritarianism. The sleeping female figure beneath represents "France" (personified as Liberty or the Republic), vulnerable to being trampled. The nightmare imagery suggests French fear that excessive military power could destroy democratic institutions. The "Bergantile Library" stamp indicates this was archived for historical research purposes.

🖼️ 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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