one of AMU's subdivisions (along with Uclick and Andrews McMeel Publishing). In 2004, UPS acquired the international syndicate Editors Press Service (founded in 1933) from the Evening Post Publishing Company and renamed it Atlantic Syndication. In July 2009, UPS merged with Andrews McMeel's digital entertainment company Uclick to form Universal Uclick. Some syndicated works Comic strips (selected) UPS strips as of the July 2009 merger into Universal Uclick: Adam@home Argyle Sweater Baldo Biographic Cathy Close to Home Compu-toon Cornered Cul de Sac Doonesbury The Duplex The 5th Wave FoxTrot Fred Basset The Fusco Brothers Garfield — acquired from United Feature Syndicate in 1993 (launched 1978) Heart of the City In the Bleachers Ink Pen La Cucaracha Liō Maintaining Non Sequitur Off the Mark Overboard Pearls Before Swine Pooch Café Real Life Adventures Red and Rover Stone Soup Tank McNamara Tiny Sepuku Tom the Dancing Bug W. T. Duck You Can with Beakman and Jax Ziggy Concluded UPS strips as of July 2009: Bizarro (1995–2003) — acquired from Chronicle Features, where it launched in 1985; moved to King Features Syndicate in 2003, where it continues to the present The Boondocks (1999–2006) Calvin and Hobbes (1985–1995) Citizen Dog (1995–2001) Cleats (2001–2010) Downstown (1974–1986) Encyclopedia Brown (1978–1980) The Far Side (1985–1995) — acquired from Chronicle Features, where it launched in 1980 For Better or For Worse (1979–1997, 2004–2008) — moved to United Feature Syndicate from 1997 to 2004 Geech (1982–2000) — moved to United Feature Syndicate, where it lasted until 2003 Kelly & Duke (1974–1980) Kudzu (1981–2007) Lucky Cow (2003–2008) Mullets (2003–2005) PreTeena (2001–2008) Where I'm Coming From (1991–2005) Editorial cartoonists Bad Reporter by Don Asmussen Matt Davies Glenn McCoy Pat Oliphant Ted Rall Ben Sargent Tom Toles Columns and columnists Past and present UPS columns and columnists include: Dear Abby Ann Coulter Roger Ebert Focus on the Family The Last Word in Astrology The Needleworks by Nancy Thomas News of the Weird Tell Me a Story The Vid Kid by Rawson Stovall Puzzles and games Timothy Parker References External links Universal Press Syndicate corporate site Universal Press Syndicate corporate site (new) Comic strip syndicates Publishing companies of the United States Publishing companies established in 1970