Cartoons Magazine #1 [25]
A 1914 snapshot of early American cartooning, *Cartoons Magazine #1* features sharp political and social commentary from a roster of pioneering artists including Thomas, Tom May, and Fred Morgan on the cover. Among the standout pieces, one cartoon by May depicts society's ills being swept away, while Thomas offers a pointed take with Uncle Sam wielding the Sherman Anti-Trust law against a rumored Vaudeville trust.
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News about cartoonists Tuthill, "Jimmie" Swinnerton, "Tad" Dorgan, "Rube" Goldberg, Fred Opper, Tom Powers, George McManus, Cliff Sterret, Rudolph Block, Winsor McCay, J. Stuart Blacton, Terry Gilkinson, and Walter E. Stark. May's cartoon was about various people representing society ills being washed away. Thomas' cartoon has Uncle Sam warning the alleged Vaudeville trust with the Sherman Anti-Trust law stick.
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