1st edition, 1994, presented as a print-on-demand comic, regular digest size. I would guess there are anywhere between 50 to 100 copies out there.
This was originally drawn as a contribution for
Iron Moose # 3 in 1984.
Although I have mentioned elsewhere in this blog I thought this tale was influenced by Dr. Seuss'
Yertle the Turtle, I cannot deny it is also reflection of my years of working in traditional bureaucratic hierarchies.