This hippie version of Steve’s dad failed to continue. In another strip he’s a couch potato. In a third strip his parents are divorced, and have married and divorced several other people each. In yet another strip, his parents hadn’t divorced, but his mom thought his dad was dead, so had many other men in her life, until she found him in the den. Despite all this, the characterization of Steve’s mom didn’t change much once she actually showed up in the strip.
This hippie version of Steve’s dad failed to continue. In another strip he’s a couch potato. In a third strip his parents are divorced, and have married and divorced several other people each. In yet another strip, his parents hadn’t divorced, but his mom thought his dad was dead, so had many other men in her life, until she found him in the den. Despite all this, the characterization of Steve’s mom didn’t change much once she actually showed up in the strip.