Editing Gary Larson (section)

===Early cartoon work===
According to Larson in his 1989 anthology ''[[The Prehistory of The Far Side]]'',<ref name=prehistory>Larson, Gary. ''The Prehistory of the Far Side: a 10th anniversary exhibit''. Kansas City, MO: Andrew and McMeel, 1989. {{ISBN|0-8362-1851-5}}</ref> he was working in a music store<ref name=Salon99 /> when he took a few days off, after finally realizing how much he hated his job. During that time, he decided to try cartooning. In 1976, he drew six cartoons and submitted them to ''Pacific Search'' (afterward ''Pacific Northwest Magazine''), a [[Seattle]]-based magazine.<ref name=Salon99 /> After contributing to another local Seattle paper, in 1979 Larson submitted his work to ''[[The Seattle Times]]''. Under the title ''[[Nature's Way]]'', his work was published weekly next to the ''Junior Jumble''.<ref name=prehistory />

To supplement his income, Larson worked for the [[Humane Society of the United States|Humane Society]] as a [[Animal control service|cruelty investigator]].<ref name=wild />