Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 30, 1989
October 29, 1989
October 31, 1989
Transcript:
Fireman: Hold on, Andy, we're almost in! Andy: Could you hurry? I've only got a few weeks as it is. The morning after. Once again, nature has claimed your full attention. As you dig out, you wonder if you'll ever be the same, if your dreams have perished along with your illusions. But then your community pulls together, and in the kindness of neighbors you find hope, and a sense that somehow you will survive all this...unless, of course, you're an AIDS patient.
10/17/89 San Francisco was rocked by a 6.9 magnitude quake, killing 67 and causing more than $5 billion in damage ($12 billion plus today).