Although this was really a comic book by committee, the group pretty much let me do what I wanted with the graphics and story for the little tour guide critter.
The Evergreen State College was where I attended school in my undergrad years (1974-1979), and I returned there to work as the acting head of cataloging in the library from 1986-1988. When I arrived as an employee the printed library guide then in use was a Lynda Barry booklet that had apparently been modified and reprinted for a few years.
My version was first published in 1987 and then revised and reprinted for the 1988 and 1989 school years, but by that time I had moved on. I don't know if it was published beyond 1989. It is safe to say that out of all my comix this one has had one of the highest copy counts.
Trivia:
Pages 4-6: The Library has since been gutted and rebuilt. There was a ghost residing on the floor on page 6. He was seen by a library student worker in 1988 striding from the "Big Hole" to where the letters "PA" are drawn. I'm told he's still around. This fellow was the subject of one of my Bezango columns for Olympia Power & Light.
Page 16: Morty the Dog readers might've heard of Marge Brown (1956-2006) who was also known as an animator and all around nice person.
Page 20: Yup, there's yours truly. With less weight and more hair.
