The Far Side is the comic strip that many see as a definitive ’80s and ’90s staple, and embrace it in all its silliness, absurdity, and occasional gallows humor. But this was not always the case, as the ’80s were a different time, with the public facing new fears. Notably, with satanic panic at its peak, many parents looked everywhere and at everything they could write an angry letter about. People used to actually write letters by hand, mail them, and wait several weeks for a response.

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