▁U click ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁content ▁synd icate ▁which ▁provides ▁synd ic ation ▁in ▁print , ▁online ▁and ▁on ▁mobile ▁devices ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁l ifest yle ▁and ▁opinion ▁columns , ▁com ic ▁stri ps ▁and ▁cart o ons ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁content . ▁Some ▁of ▁its ▁best - known ▁products ▁include ▁D ear ▁Abb y , ▁Do ones bury , ▁Z ig gy , ▁Gar field , ▁Ann ▁C oul ter , ▁Richard ▁Ro eper ▁and ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁We ird . ▁A ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Andrew s ▁Mc Me el ▁Universal , ▁it ▁is ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri . ▁It ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁Universal ▁Press ▁Sy nd icate ▁( UP S ) ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁by ▁Jim ▁Andrew s ▁and ▁John ▁Mc Me el . ▁The ▁company ▁began ▁synd ic ating ▁Gar ry ▁Tru de au ’ s ▁Do ones bury ▁com ic ▁strip ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Tru de au ▁won ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁editor ial ▁cart oon ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁Do ones bury , ▁and ▁the ▁strip ▁is ▁now ▁synd ic ated ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁newsp apers ▁world wide . ▁Over ▁the ▁following ▁dec ades , ▁the ▁synd icate ▁added ▁other ▁well - known ▁com