Far Side's 10 Final Comics Were the Perfect Ending to Gary Larson's Genius Series

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Gary Larson's iconic comic strip The Far Side ran from 1980 to 1994, publishing over 4000 comics starring bizarro cows, murderous ducks, and clueless cavemen. Unfortunately, all good things must end, and Larson's series concluded its syndication with ten final comics that feature many of The Far Side's best recurring ideas and subjects.

Related 10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Just Turned 30 The Far Side's final year includes some of its best jokes, as Gary Larson revisits some of his favorite topics of all time in these hilarious comics. 8 Reserved Far Side's December 22 Comic from 1994 Given how often The Far Side adopts the animal viewpoint, it's no surprise that Larson often depicts hunters being defeated by their intended prey. In this case, a wannabe deer hunter is stymied when he realizes that the buck he was planning to shoot has been officially reserved by someone else.

Close 6 Kidnapped Clown Far Side's December 26 Comic from 1994 Gary Larson had time for one last clown gag in The Far Side's final ten entries, producing probably the best of the lot In the strip, gangsters accost a clown, threatening to literally wipe the greasepaint smile from his face. Clowns tend to have bad luck in Larson's comics, with their combination of comedy and tragedy perfectly suiting his sense of humor.

I spent hours on the telephone over the years asking experts and librarians to give me the correct spellings of the strange words that popped up in The Far Side. I did not usually tell them why I was calling. I did once, but I flustered a librarian at the Kansas City Public Library so much that she told me to hang up and call the reference desk again."I can't help someone I don't understand," she said, sounding a trifle panicked at the mere thought of The Far Side.

Goodall is a famed primatologist who spent decades observing chimpanzees in their natural habitat. Sadly, her foundation didn't find the gag funny, penning an angry letter when the strip saw publication. Published in various Far Side collections, the letter reads:

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