This article, based on multi-modal metaphors, selects 50 economicthemed cartoons as the corpus for studying multi-modal metaphors in these cartoons. The research aims to explore the types of metaphors constructed in such cartoons, the main representation methods and characteristics of multi-modal metaphors, and the approaches to constructing multi-modal discourse meaning. The study finds that the metaphors of “entity and substance” “mechanical transportation” and “organic organism” respectively account for 30.2%, 23.49%, and 23.49% of the concept metaphors used in economic cartoons, ranking as the top three. In terms of the target domain of “economy”, the source domain is often represented using transportation-related imagery, with the frequent use of mechanical transportation metaphors. The source domain of “economic recession/crisis/issues” is often represented using natural disasters, obstacles, and directional indicators as imagery. The source domain of “economic development/prosperity” is often represented using entity-based spatial orientation, portraying economic development trends through spatial metaphors.