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Andrews McMeel Universal company history timeline

1975

Another move was to shut down McMeel's New York office in 1975.

1979

In 1979 Universal picked up another woman cartoonist, the Canadian Lynn Johnston.

1980

Also in 1980, the company signed one of the leading political cartoonists of the day, Patrick Oliphant.

By 1980, Universal Press Syndicate seemed to warrant its impressive name.

1983

In 1983 it sold off Sheed & Ward, the Catholic book publisher, and continued under the Andrews and McMeel name mainly as a humor publisher.

1985

He signed on with Universal in 1985 and became one of the syndicate's best-selling artists.

1989

The iconic Peanuts, by Charles Schulz, joins AMU. AMS took over Jumpstart by Robb Armstrong, a renowned strip for its early feature of an African American family that began in 1989.

1994

However, in 1994 Universal Press Syndicate announced that it would be handling the cartoon 'Garfield,' created by Jim Davis.

1994: Jim Davis moves syndication of 'Garfield' comic to Universal.

1997

The company also launched a division called Universal New Media in 1997, to handle electronic distribution of its properties.

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