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John Bull (England) as octopus of imperialism (1888)

John Bull (England) as octopus of imperialism (1882)


It feeds on nothing but gold (Harvey, 1894)

The English Octopus: It feeds on nothing but gold (Harvey, 1894)


Landlordism (Northrop, circa 1910)

a map of London with the vampiric octopus of “Landlordism” (absent landlord, renting) encircling parts of London4

Serio-Comic War Map (Rose, 1877)

A British response to the Balkan’s crisis between Russia and the Ottoman Empire

A Humorous Diplomatic Atlas of Europe and Asia (Ohara, 1904)

“A Humorous Diplomatic Atlas of Europe and Asia” by Kisaburo Ohara, published March 1904 prior to the Japanese-Russian War. Based on the Serio-Comic War Map by F.W Rose (1877) shown above6

Indie Moet Vrij! (Keely, 1944)

Les Americains en Amerique (1950)
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Irish Devil-Fish (1881)

Irish Devil-Fish (Tenniel, 1881)

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Corporate Greed (1882)
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"What Shall We Do With Our Boys?" (1882)

The Yellow Peril (1907)

The Mongolian Octopus (1886)

The Mongolian Octopus (1886)

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The Octopus of Monopoly (Tenniel, 1888)
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The Devil Fish of Californian Politics (Walter, 1889)

The Devil Fish of Californian Politics (Walter, 1889)

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Well, Brother, will you let the beast have your vote, too? (Bowles, 1894)

Well, Brother, will you let the beast have your vote, too? (Bowles, 1894)'


Agricultural monopoly
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Hunting the Octopus (Rogers, 1900)

The politicians and companies

Detail of Hunting the Octopus (Rogers, 1900)
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The Modern Devil Fish (1904)
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Jewish Octopus (Seppla, ~1938)


Jewish Octopus (Seppla, ~1938)
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USA funds Israeli octopus (Chegodayev, 2002)
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refers to the Adriatic Campaign in World War One.

Valoroso Marinaio Uccidi il Monstro E libera l’Adriatico (Rico ~1915)
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Japan Menances World Trade (1944)
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Whittling him down (Crockett, 1965)
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Treasure Island (Franklin, 1964)
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Rescue Us (Emmwood, 1973)
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Bush is a scary octopussy (Peray, 2004)
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Bush massages Merkel (Telnaes, 2006)

Bush massages Merkel (Telnaes, 2006)

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New York Independent Authorities (Marquil, 2004)


New York Independent Authorities (Marquil, 2004)
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Greenspan and the Economic Slowdown (Anderson, 2003)


Greenspan and the Economic Slowdown (Anderson, 2003)
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Iran (Ramirez, 2007)
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There He Is! Get Him! (Kal, 2007)
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Al-Qaeda (Benson, 2007)
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Gazprom and Europe (Schot, 2009)


Gazprom and Europe (Schot, 2009)
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Putin (Pismestrovic, 2009)
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High Noon (Ammer, 2007)
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