Comics and Graphic Novels: Web and databases

Up-to-date, searchable collection of political cartoons from major newspapers

This site has both "funny pages" comics (Foxtrot, Pearls Before Swine, etc.) and political cartoons.

Political cartoons

Political cartoons by Dr. Seuss from 1941-1943, digitized from Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California, San Diego

Try this search:
- Enter "cartoon" in the search box, or another keyword of your choice (for example, "civil rights")
- After searching, use the left hand column to limit your search to "Photo, Print, Drawing." Also scroll to the bottom and limit to "Available Online." You can also limit by year and other fields.

Use the left hand column to limit by time period. You can also limit by genre (try "Editorial cartoon") and subject.

Free access to pre-1959 comics books. Does not include Marvel, DC, or Disney since they are not in the public domain. Requires registering for a free account.