Larson's ridiculous world did not include many courtrooms,
but his Far Side cartoons about criminal trials were often his zaniest.
The way Larson used court situations to play with pop culture,
from nursery rhymes to folk tunes, in his recognizable, purposely succinct style is noteworthy.
Several weeks into The Far Side's publishing, Gary Larson's first courtroom panel.
Larson's cartooning style developed swiftly in the strip's first few years,
but his sense of comedy was immediately apparent.