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Rubes
Author(s)Leigh Rubin
Websitewww.rubescartoons.com
Current status/scheduleRunning
Launch dateNovember 1, 1984, (syndication) January 1989
Syndicate(s)Creators Syndicate
Genre(s)Humor

Rubes is a syndicated newspaper single-panel cartoon created by Leigh Rubin on November 1, 1984.[1]

Publication history

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Leigh Rubin began making and distributing his own greeting cards in 1979 through his company Rubes. The cartoon Rubes began appearing in newspapers in 1984 and is since January 1989 syndicated by Creators Syndicate to over 400 newspapers worldwide, and was published in paperbacks from 1988 on.[2] It was pulled from the Brigham Young University student newspaper The Daily Universe after several complaints by readers, but seems to have attracted little controversy otherwise.[3]

Being a popular cartoon, Rubes is also heavily merchandised, with calendars, greeting cards, mugs, and T-shirts.[4]

Rubes hasn't won any of the major comics or cartoon awards, but has won a few minor awards like a bronze award at ForeWord magazine’s Book of the Year.[5]

Publications

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Books (collections)

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  • The Penguin is Mightier than the Swordfish. Fragments West / Valentine Press, 1987. ISBN 978-0-916063-15-3
  • Rubes. Penguin Group, 1988. ISBN 978-0-399-51488-3
  • Sharks Are People Too! Rubes Publications, 1990. ISBN 978-0-943384-02-3
  • Calves Can Be So Cruel: The Best of Rubes Cartoons. Penguin Group, 1990. ISBN 978-0-452-26509-7
  • Rubes Calves Can Be So Cruel. Ravette Publishing, 1992. ISBN 978-1-85304-430-4
  • Rubes Bible Cartoons. Hendrickson Publishers, 1999. ISBN 978-1-56563-423-7
  • Rubes Then & Now: Cartoons for the Millennium and Beyond! Image Maker Publishing, 1999. ISBN 978-0-9644695-4-9
  • The Wild Life of Dogs: A Rubes Cartoon Book. BowTie Press, 2003. ISBN 978-1-889540-98-6
  • The Wild Life of Pets: A Rubes Cartoon Book. BowTie Press, 2003. ISBN 978-1-889540-99-3
  • The Wild Life of Cows: A Rubes Cartoon Book. BowTie Press, 2003. ISBN 978-1-931993-36-4
  • The Wild Life of Farm Animals: A Rubes Cartoon Book. BowTie Press, 2003. ISBN 978-1-931993-37-1
  • The Wild Life of Cats: A Rubes Cartoon Book. Willow Creek Press, 2005. ISBN 978-1-59543-233-9
  • The Wild Life of Love: A Rubes Cartoon Collection. Willow Creek Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1-59543-368-8
  • The Wild and Twisted World of Rubes: A Rubes Cartoon Collection. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7407-9156-7

Calendars

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Mega Mini Kits

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Notes

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  1. ^ Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 336. ISBN 9780472117567.
  2. ^ Creators Syndicate. "Rubes by Leigh Rubin". Retrieved 2007-02-15.
  3. ^ Jeff Hofmann (2002-04-18). "Daily Universe discontinues running comic strip". BYU Newsnet. Archived from the original on October 26, 2002. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
  4. ^ "Central Coast Book and Author Festival: Featured Authors". Retrieved 2007-02-15.
  5. ^ Alan Gardner (2006-08-03). "Rubes collection wins humor award". Editor&Publisher. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
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