I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition and that means terror and humor in equal mix. Some books have more room for humor than others.
What we do as a society is seek simple answers.
Humor results when society says you can't scratch certain things in public...
In the first Spider-Man at the end of the movie Peter Parker had to deny himself a relationship with a girl that he's in love with. The very next thing that happens is that he's swinging through the city.