La Caricature covered the theater, news events, gossip and topical subjects such as the vote for women or seaside vacations.

The title recalled the earlier La Caricature (1830–1843) founded by Charles Philipon, which portrayed Louis Philippe as a pear, and which included works by the great Honoré Daumier.

The offices were 7 rue du Croissant, the same premises as La Librairie illustrée, in the heart of the press district of Paris.

[2] In May 1880 La Caricature published a cartoon of Sarah Bernhardt's planned trip to the United States, making fun of her thin figure, her grandiose opinion of her importance, and the public view of her epic battles with adversity.

[4] In other futuristic illustrated stories Robida depicted many grotesque types of mechanical transport, including submarine pleasure boats, as well as television news, video phones, excursions to the moon and synthetic food.

[5] Other whimsical concepts of his prosperous world of the future included air taxis, transatlantic balloons, aerial hotels, underwater sports and a women-only stock exchange.

[2] The work of young artists such as Ferdinand Bac, Caran d'Ache and Louis Morin was published in La Caricature.

[8] The cartoonist Draner (Jules Jean Georges Renard; 1833–1926) contributed illustrations, including most of the military items and also caricatures of sportsmen, domestic servants in large houses and people wearing the ridiculous fashions of past periods, such as the days of Louis Philippe.

[9] The cartoonist Job (Jacques Onfroy de Bréville; 1858–1931) also contributed cartoons, depicting horses and small scenes of gallantry.

[10] On 2 July 1892, with issue 653, Robida retired after twelve years as editor and Eugene Kolb became the head of La Caricature.