"Newspaper cartoons" refer to comic strips or illustrations that are published in newspapers. They are typically humorous and drawn in a simple style, often making social or political commentary. Full definition
That is the story of Nigeria this collection of newspaper cartoons shows, with masterful strokes. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
But when he reluctantly enters treatment — with encouragement from his girlfriend (Rooney Mara) and a charismatic sponsor (Jonah Hill)-- Callahan discovers a gift for drawing edgy, irreverent newspaper cartoons that develop an international following and grant him a new lease on life. (metacritic.com)
Yet Polke had a pleasingly uninsistent feeling for worn and lowly items — whether inexpensive, commercially printed fabrics or cheesy images from newspaper cartoons showing tubby office manager nobodies storming off in different directions — and this feeling for the everyday lent an unobtrusive human warmth to his work. (nybooks.com)