RESUMEN: En el presente documento utilizamos las caricaturas economicas que aparecieron en el principal periodico colombiano entre 1928 y 1937 (El Tiempo), como una fuente primaria valida para el analisis de las tensiones que los fenomenos y situaciones economicas generaron en Colombia en una epoca tensa para la economia mundial. A traves de la caricatura economica es posible ver la percepcion de la opinion publica respecto a las politicas economicas y el temor e incertidumbre que estas causaban en el comun de la gente. Este analisis hace parte de un analisis mayor en el que se utiliza la caricatura economica como una fuente para examinar la historia economica de Colombia.ABSTRACT: In this paper we use economic cartoons that were published in the leading Colombian newspaper -El Tiempo- between 1928 and 1937, as a valid primary source for analysis of the tensions and economic situations lived in Colombia during a tough worldwide economic period. Through economic cartoon it is possible to observe the perception of public opinion on economic policies and the fear and uncertainty that these were having on ordinary people. This document is part of a larger analysis that used economic cartoons as a source for examining Colombian economic history.