The Wasp — 1893 — page 384: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a title/masthead page for *The Wasp*, identified as "The Oldest Cartoon Paper in Colors in the United States," published by The Wasp Publishing Co. The left side features an illustrated figure in a top hat—likely a personification of the publication itself or a satirical character—holding what appear to be rolled newspapers or publications labeled "WASP" and "BITE." The page is primarily composed of editorial text discussing various San Francisco civic matters: Mayor Harrison's murder, Judge Garber's retirement, conditions at the Home for Inebriates, Charles Coghlan's domestic relations, and Judge Belcher's appointment to the Superior Court bench. This is not a cartoon page but rather the publication's front matter and opinion section.