Wednesday, February 13, 2019

(216) Murphy's Manor: Imaginary AIDS

By 1986 AIDS was striking the gay community throughout the entire country. Every member of the gay community either had it or had close friends who died of it. And what did the right wing have to offer except "Got AIDS Yet?" What rich subject matter for a comic strip!

Gay newspapers added a new feature: obituary columns. The latest clinical info was carried widely in local papers, and eventually, testing and safe sex tips.

If these circumstances lead Vernon to become just a little bit of a hypochondriac, who can blame him? 



Editorial note: after a long hiatus, I hope to resume frequent postings of Murf strips. There are just barely a thousand comic strips to go! Till now, my first posting of these strips have been on Facebook, then shared here. I am now reversing that order. With Facebook's new censorship policies, I'll start on Blogspot and post the link in FB.



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