A political cartoon depicts two children trick-or-treating at a suburban home on Halloween night during a government shutdown. One child dressed as the Statue of Liberty asks a woman on the porch for sandwiches because their parents worked for the government and now face furloughs. The scene references food banks and soup kitchens as families seek alternatives amid the shutdown.
The cartoon shows Javier Milei operating a chainsaw labeled MILEI while wearing a shirt listing Trump, Musk and Milei. Uncle Sam stands in the center pointing toward an anthropomorphic tree with an angry face and raised hand. The scene responds to the February 2025 launch of the Department of Government Efficiency initiative involving Elon Musk and associated international figures using aggressive cost-cutting imagery.
The image displays four panels in front of a building labeled THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. Graduates in caps and gowns appear with a Palestinian flag and a banner reading GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT. Police officers in helmets stand near orange tents. One panel shows a scroll exchange. Another shows a baton swing toward a banner. The artist signature KUPER is in the bottom right. Columns and steps form the background across all panels.
Santa Claus holds a large sale sign and advances past displaced Halloween figures including a ghost, jack-o-lantern and skeleton. Shoppers push carts of gifts while sale signs cover background buildings. The image from October 27 2014 shows early Christmas retail displays overtaking seasonal Halloween elements.
On October 30, 2010, Paresh Nath's cartoon depicts two figures dressed as ghosts carrying a trick-or-treat sign toward a suburban home. A woman in a pink star-patterned dress stands in the doorway with an open-mouthed expression of alarm. A large speech bubble above them reads EXPLOSIVE PACKAGES. The scene occurs against a night sky with a crescent moon and a carved pumpkin on the steps. The image directly references the al-Qaeda plot involving explosive devices hidden in cargo packages on flights, discovered days earlier. The visual equates the disguised parcels with Halloween trick-or-treaters arriving at the door.
