Trump campaign attempts to remove satirical cartoon from online retailer

There are many times in history when people in power have become angry over a cartoon criticizing them. Some of these powerful people threaten, and sometimes, they succeed. But in this case, the Trump lawyers succeeded only momentarily.

Nick Anderson, who won the Pulitzer, created this cartoon:

The graphic novelist Derf Backderf posted on his Facebook page:

"So Nick turned this into a t-shirt and posted it on RedBubble [a site that sells t-shirts, prints, etc]. The Trump Organization had it removed within 24 hours, claiming (you'll LOVE this) that the MAGA hats depicted in the cartoon were Trump's intellectual property!

"The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund went to bat for Nick, and Red Bubble reinstated the shirts this week.

"'I doubt anyone had even seen it yet on the site,' Anderson said. 'This reveals that the Trump campaign has a system in place, trawling for material they find objectionable. The president is a hypocrite who complains about the ‘violation’ of his free speech on Twitter, then tries to actively suppress the free speech of others. These are actions of an adolescent wannabe-authoritarian.'"

Just around this same time, the Counterpoint Twitter account, which is an online editorial cartoon service co-founded by Nick, disappeared. And then, without explanation, came back. But with one difference:

"Our account was suspended/censored earlier. It seems we're back now. We aren't sure why it was suspended. We have since lost all our followers. We are a newsletter dedicated to providing both sides of political cartooning - please RT to support FREE SPEECH"

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From the Dick Buchanan Files: Gag Cartoon Potpurri 1947 - 1965

Sure, others are dancing on their Tik Tok videos and conducting important Zoom meetings. But Dick Buchanan is sheltering in place in his Greenwich Village apartment, going through his tremendous collection of magazine cartoon clippings. He now shares some more of his clipping file with us. Enjoy this tasty melange of vintage humor today. Thanks and take it away, Dick!

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GAG CARTOON POTPOURRI
(1947 – 1965)

Once again, your Cartoon Clip File curator has delved deep into farthest corners of the past and the result is another collection of gag cartoons for one and all, selected in our usual haphazard manner . . .

1. JOHN GALLAGHER. American Legion Magazine March 1962.

2. GARDNER REA. For Laughing Out Loud January – March, 1965.

3. SIDNEY HARRIS. True Magazine October, 1958.

4. TOM HENDERSON. American Legion Magazine February, 1964.

5. BILL YATES. American Magazine August, 1956.

6. TON SMITS. Argosy Magazine January, 1955.

7. VIRGIL PARTCH. Look Magazine August 5, 1958.

8. CHON DAY. Collier’s April 19, 1952.

9. MARY GIBSON. This Week Magazine July 13, 1947.

10. FRANK O’NEAL. The Saturday Evening Post December 5, 1954.

11. MORT WALKER. Here! December, 1951.

 

12. ORLANDO BUSINO. American Legion Magazine October, 1963.

 

13. STAN HUNT. Look Magazine April 24, 1964.

14. MORT TEMES. The Saturday Evening Post October 3, 1953.

15. BOB WEBER. American Legion Magazine February, 1963.

18. BOB BARNES. Saturday Evening Post, September 11, 1954.

19. NED HILTON. For Laughing Out Loud, October-December 1961.

18. CLYDE LAMB. The Saturday Evening Post December 5, 1954.

19. AL ROSS. The Realist, May 1964.

20. GAHAN WILSON. Collier’s August, 1955.
 

CARICATOUR #3 July 1968 Part Two of Two

Above: Nixon as drawn by Vic Martin.


This is part two of a complete scan of CARICATOUR Magazine #3, a short-lived satirical mag published by Art Pottier. This issue is dated July 1968 and is copyright 1968 by Contemporary Publications, Inc.

Part One is here.

"I'm not exactly for all this. I just felt, better to participate somehow in the life and mighty questions of our times, than to risk it having said that maybe I had never lived at all."

I've also posted the first issue of CARICATOUR in its entirety on the blog: part one is here.

My thanks to the one and only cartoonist extraordinaire Don Orehek for this copy of CARICATOUR.

CARICATOUR Magazine #3 July 1968 Part One of Two

Above: Charlie Rodrigues draws the cover of this short-lived political humor mag.


Here is some political humor ... from 52 years ago.

This is CARICATOUR Magazine #3, a short-lived satirical magazine published by Art Pottier. This is issue is dated July 1968. It's copyright 1968 by Contemporary Publications, Inc.

A small mimeographed slip of paper was tucked into the magazine, and fell out while scanning.



It reads (typos and all):

THE ENCLOSED ISSUE OF CARICATOUR WAS PREPARED BEFORE THE TRAGIC ASSASINATION OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. WE HOPE OUR READERS WILL UNDERSTAND THAT MUCH OF THE CONTENT OF THIS ISSUE WHICH NOW SEEM SO INAPPROPIATE WAS DONE IN THE SPIRIT OF SATIRE WHICH PERTAINED THE THEN CURRENT SITUATION.

Here's an interior advertisement. The fact that there's an ad for the East Village Other suggests that CARICATOUR may have had NYC-based distribution.

The cartoonists who were part of this were top notch: Charlie Rodrigues, Sid Harris, Ed Arno, editorial cartoonist Don Hesse, Herbert Goldberg, Franchioni, Feiffer, Porges, Lugoze, Vic Martin, Nitka, and Ed Fisher.




















This is the first of 2 parts. My thanks to the one and only cartoonist extraordinaire Don Orehek for this copy of CARICATOUR.