Publisher: Acne Publishing Co.
Publication Dates: 1991 – 1993
Number of Issues Published: 31 (#1 – #31)
Color: Colour covers; black and white interiors with some colour.
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Publication Type: magazine
Information thanks to the Grand Comics Database
Acne was a fortnightly comic from Smut creators Tamas Fulep and Clive Ward, which lasted for 31 issues between 1991 and 1993. Dean Wilkinson edited the comic for a period.
It was one of several titles which were clearly imitating Viz, but unlike most it was squarely targeted at children: early issues bore the slogans “not for sale to adults” and “Britain’s first alternative kids’ comic”. Acne can be compared to Oink!, an earlier and better-known attempt at a Viz-for-kids, but Acne contained rather more blue humour, with words such as “shite”, “bitch” and “knockers” tossed about with wild abandon. Contributors included Charlie Brooker, Terry Castellani, Dave Colton, Lee Healy, Tony Husband, Dicky Howett, Mervyn Johnston, Nigel Maughan, Nick Miller, Phil Neill, Tim Quinn, Mark Rogers, Lee James Turnock (sometimes signing his work as “Winny”), Clive Ward and Paul Wood.
Strips included…
Billy Butt
Bloody Kids
Crater Face
Dumb Get
Garford
Jimbo’s Jobbies
M.C. Crapper
Nicky Hunt
The Swearbears
Victoria Snotty
Voodoo Vinny
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1991 1991 1991 1991 1991
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Acne 1991-08
Acne 1991-09
Acne 1991-10
Acne 1991-11
Acne 1991-12
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1992 1992 1992 1992 1992
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Acne 1992-01
Acne 1992-02
Acne 1992-03
Acne 1992-03-12
Acne 1992-03-26
Acne 1992-04-09
Acne 1992-04-23
Acne 1992-05-07
Acne 1992-05-21
Acne 1992-06-04
Acne 1992-06-18
Acne 1992-07-02
Acne 1992-08
Acne 1992-09
Acne 1992-10
Acne 1992-11
Acne 1992-12
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1993 1993 1993 1993 1993
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Acne 1993-01
Acne 1993-02
Acne 1993-03
Acne 1993-04
Acne 1993-05
Acne 1993-06
Acne 1993-07
Acne 1993-08
Acne 1993-09
British Comics 
Acne was created by Tom Fulep and Clive Ward, creators of the equally unpleasant Smut – The Alternative Comic, which was one of the more successful Viz clones. They jumped ship after the first twelve or thirteen issues after a dispute over payments, I believe, which was when Dean Wilkinson took over as the editor. I created the characters Nicky Hunt (the Lying Person) and MC Crapper and sometimes drew them, though the art duties were usually handled by Clive Ward, Tony Naylor, and Terry Castellani. I downed tools after about twenty issues when payments became scarce, and then non-existent.
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