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Here you’ll find insights from Bob Mankoff, former New Yorker Cartoon Editor, educational resources to help you use humor, our very own Cartoon Caption Contest, and plenty of cartoons. Sign up for cartoons & offers straight to your inbox and never miss a laugh!


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Cartoon History

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Psychology Behind the Humor

Cartoon by Ed Fischer. A psychiatrist cures his patient by reading from a joke book

Do Funny Cartoons Reduce Stress

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Caption Contest Commentary

“Bigfoot and Reporters” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood

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Anatomy of a Cartoon

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CartoonStock Caption Contest

The New Cash-Prize Caption Contest.

So you think you're funny? We do, too!! Each month we're offering a cash prize of $1,000, $500 to first place and 5 runners-up prizes of $100 each. What's the catch, you ask? Well, you have to pay $5 to play. But with a chance at up to 500 smackeroos, it's well worth it!


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The Fill in the Blank Game

Welcome to the CartoonStock Fill in the Blank Game where you can complete humorous captions and add your creative twist to classic cartoons.

Ready to test your wit and creativity? Join the fun and see if you can fill in the blanks like a pro!

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CartoonStock Caption match game

Caption Match Challenge.

Select the caption that best matches the image before the time runs out. Can you beat your best score?


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Recent Posts

Bob Mankoff's Cartoon Lounge

Bob’s Cartoon Chronicle: The Cartoon Caption Contest: Winners, Wordclouds and Advice for Intrepid Entrants

December 11, 2018 by CartoonStock

Hello to everyone … who has entered our Cartoon Caption Contests or only voted or loitered around CartoonStock.com for any reason at all. Welcome! Feel free to enter our contests, take our money, search our cartoons and if the mood strikes you, damn it, license one of them. That’s the actual purpose of CartoonStock. To…
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Bob Mankoff's Cartoon Lounge

Bob’s Cartoon Lounge: The Cartoon Caption Contest: Winners, Wordclouds and Advice for Intrepid Entrants

December 11, 2018 by Bob Mankoff

Hello to everyone … who has entered our Cartoon Caption Contests or only voted or loitered around for any reason at all. Welcome! Feel free to enter our contests, take our money, search our cartoons and if the mood strikes you, damn it, license one of them. That’s the actual purpose of CartoonStock. To make…
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Bad Santa Cartoons

December 3, 2018 by CartoonStock

There’s something darkly satisfying about Santa being portrayed as a bad dude. He’s a giant bearded guy breaking into your house, creeping around while you sleep, maybe leaving behind presents?? Does that sound like the likeliest result of that particular scenario? No, it does not. Here we’ve collected a post full of “Bad Santa” cartoons…
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Christmas Cartoons

November 29, 2018 by CartoonStock

You’d be hardpressed to not realize Christmas is well on its merry way; it’s been barreling at you from every angle for the past several weeks. Not to worry, we’ve gathered a collection of jolly Christmas cartoons to bounce you over the holiday hump and send you careening toward the new year. Enjoy! TIP: Many…
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The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons

Bob Mankoff talks about The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons

November 26, 2018 by CartoonStock

I once quipped that ninety-five percent of New Yorker subscribers read the cartoons first and the other five percent lie. Look, as terrific as the magazine’s articles are, you skip some of them; what you don’t skip are the cartoons. I’m not knocking those award-winning articles—hey, I’ve read some of them myself—but I’ve never seen…
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Cartoon Collections - Find funny cartoons

Welcome to CartoonStock, a CartoonStock Company

October 22, 2018 by CartoonStock

Welcome to CartoonStock, a CartoonStock Company, where you can find cartoon prints, gifts and instantly license thousands of New Yorker cartoons as well as exclusive artwork from Esquire, Barron’s, Wall Street Journal, National Lampoon, WIRED, Air Mail, Weekly Humorist, Narrative.com, The American Bystander and more. Brainchild of Cartoon and Humor editor, former New Yorker Cartoon Editor, and…
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