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Zit (comic)
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| Zit | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Zit_(comic).jpg) Issue No. 1, February 1991 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Humour Publications UK |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | February 1991 – May 2002 |
| No. of issues | 143 |
| Editor(s) | Russell Church |
Zit was an adult British comic that was published by Humour Publications UK, beginning with a free sample issue in January 1991, then issue number 1 the following month. The final issue, number 143, was published in May 2002.
Zit was one of many such comics similar to Viz, and was also of lower production quality than its inspiration. As well as comic strips, it also included photo strips, joke articles, celebrity references, and adverts for phone lines and mail order products, many of a pornographic or sexual nature.[1]
- ^ Chris Donald Rude Kids: The Unfeasible Story of Viz- 2004 - Page 243 "..started up by cynical publishers who looked at our success and came up with the following equation: (CRUDE CARTOONS + SWEARING) = ENORMOUS PROFIT The most annoying of these cynical publishers was Russell Church of Brighton-based Humour Publications. He was the man responsible for our most persistent rival, Zit magazine. I first got wind of his activities in January 1991 when an illustrator who had been working on Zit prior to its launch fell out with Church, ..."
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