[‘The Cartoonist’, short-lived British periodical, founded by Steve Way and Sir John Sorrell.] The first number, published on April Fool’s Day.

Fortnightly publication, founded after the closure of Punch by Sir John Sorrell and the Punch cartoon editor Steve Way. It only lasted for eight months, and this and the second number are said to be scarce. (The only copies listed on JISC are at the deposit libraries.) A 28-page broadsheet. Folded twice. In good condition, on lightly-discoloured and worn paper. Whole of the front page taken up with striking image by Chris Riddle of Boris Yeltsin holding up a piece of paper on which he orders democracy, while dwarfed by a menacing Soviet bear. A clever conceit: almost no letterpress (letter from fashion designer Paul Smith; 1951 poem by Lawrence Durrell; section of eight ‘Letters from the Editors’ of British papers, from the Sunday Sport to the Guardian and Creative Review): News, Editorial, Comment (text), Features, Poster, Science, Arts, Strips, Business and Sport.