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Publisher: Colin Upton
Years in Operation: 1985 - ?
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Country: Flag Canada Web Site: http://cupton.livejournal.com/ Brands: 0 Indicia Publishers: 0 Series: 28 Printings: 147 Disclose Notes: Independent writer/artist/publisher of mini-comics. Based in Vancouver, B.C.

Some older information is also available at http://www.colinupton.com/ and http://colinupton.blogspot.com/.
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Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Artistic License {Comic Books} 1989 - 1
Big Thing Collected Comic Storys 1990-1993 {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
Canadian Squalour {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from www.colinupton.com. Title listed as "Canadian Squalor", but picture of cover shows "Canadian Squalour".
1988 - 1
Captain Rug-Doctor {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton information added from John Bell's Canuck Comics (1986) and www.colinupton.com.
1985 - 1986 2
Colin Upton's Collected New Reality Stories 1985-1987 {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: From the website: "Collecting my stories from New Reality, an excellent Vancouver small press anthology put out by members of the British Columbia Cartoonists Society that appeared for nine issues." Skeleton info added from Colin Upton's website (www.colinupton.com).
1994 - 2
Colin's Comics 1992-2002 {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from www.colinupton.com. "Collecting strips of strips rarely seen outside Vancouver and Seattle, from Zzines, a literary freepaper , my wargames club newspaper, cartoon supliments and previously unpublished material!"
2003 - 2
The Collected Socialist Turtle {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from John Bell's Canuck Comics (1986) and Colin Upton's website (http://www.colinupton.com).
1985 - 7
Confessions of a Tabletop General {Comic Books} 2004 - 1
Famous Bus Rides {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Photocopied booklet.
1986 - ? 8
The Granville Street Gallery {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from John Bell's Canuck Comics (1986) and www.colinupton.com. At least numbers 1 and 2 were reprinted.
1985 - 1987 7
The Happy Hater {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from www.colinupton.com.
1987 - 1988 4
Happy Ned {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: At least number 1 was reprinted. Skeleton information added from John Bell's Canuck Comics (1986) and www.colinupton.com. Cover of first issue has "The Saga of Happy Ned and His Rabbit Spot!" as the logo. Listed as "The Adventures of Happy Ned and His Rabbit Spot" on Colin Upton's website.
1985 - 1987 8
Hate Zine {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton information added from John Bell's Canuck Comics (1986).
1985 - 1
Heads I Win! {Comic Books} 2018 - 1
Hotxha the Albanian {Comic Books} 1990 - 1
A Jam of Spot {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from information at www.colinupton.com.
1986 - 1990 4
Life of a Cartoon Artiste {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from www.colinupton.com. Contains reprints of strips from Comics F/X.
1989 - 1
Loonyboy {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from www.colinupton.com.
1985 - 2
Post-Modern Mini-Comics {Comic Books} 2009 - ? 21
Real Big Thing Stuff: The Collected Collaborations of Colin Upton and Dennis Eichhorn {Comic Books} 1997 - 1
Real Rubbie {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Encounters with street people. Photocopied booklet
1985 - 1986 6
Self-Indulgent Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues 1 to 12 published between 1985 and 1989 (according to colinupton.com). Issue 15 published around September 2006 (according to colinupton.blogspot.com). Issue 21 published April 2009. Photocopied booklet
1985 - ? 59
Self-Portrait Comic {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: (from comic) "This comic was drawn for the P.I.G. Self-Portrait show." Date of publication from date on bio on first page of comic. Photocopied booklet
1988 - 1
Spot the Rabbit {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton information added from John Bell's Canuck Comics (1986).
1985 - 1
Tales of the Devil-Bunnies {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from www.colinupton.com.
1986 - 1
Tales of the Terrible Teatotaler {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from www.colinupton.com.
1987 - 1
A Textbook on the Noble Art of Observing People {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from www.colinupton.com.
1988 - 1
You're Young Its Dark Your Bladders Full {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton info added from www.colinupton.com. Title taken from scan of cover (including mis-spellings of "its" and "bladders").
1986 - 1

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