Puck was the first successful humor magazine in the United States of colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire of the issues of the day. It was founded in 1876 as a German-language publicati
Cover of Puck (April 6, 1901): Columbia wearing a warship bearing the words "World Power" as her "Easter bonnet"
The Puck Building in Manhattan, New York City
The Raven An 1890 Puck cartoon depicts President Benjamin Harrison at his desk wearing his grandfather's hat which is too big for his head, suggesting that he is not fit for the presidency. Atop a bust of William Henry Harrison, a raven with the head of Secretary of State James G. Blaine gawks down at the President, a reference to the famous Edgar Allan Poe poem "The Raven". Blaine and Harrison were at odds over the recently proposed McKinley Tariff.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz accosts Senator James G. Blaine chopping down a tree in the forest, c. 1878
Punch, or The London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the
Puck (magazine)
…The complete collection of Puck magazine's issues, digitized in black and white, can be accessed through the Internet Archives. Punch magazine Osaka Puck…
John Leech, Substance and Shadow (1843), published as Cartoon, No. 1
1896 cartoon by John Tenniel of Father Christmas driving an early car
1861: 24 August cover shows Pope Pius IX delivering weapons to the Southern Italian brigands.
Editorial meeting of Punch magazine in the late 19th century