Captain Rug-Doctor

Colin Upton’s Captain Rug-Doctor is a brief, two-issue independent comic from 1985–1986, a sharp and absurd satire of superhero tropes and consumer culture. Published during the fertile small-press era, it stands as a quirky artifact of Upton’s early, unpolished voice—a deadpan, lo-fi take on a hero whose name suggests both domesticity and medical authority. Though short, it captures the DIY spirit of the mid-80s alternative comics scene, where creators like Upton could launch a strange, singular idea on the page.