This is the first cartoon published in The Observer on September 12, 1977. I don’t know if it foretold of the endurance or humor of the strip but it was where it began. The headlines on the cover of The Observer that day were “Students want draft beers, lower prices” and “Morrissey fire ruins rooms.” On the back cover it was “Notre Dame escapes Pitt in opener” because we broke Pitt quarterback Matt Cavanaugh’s wrist in the first quarter. Rusty Lisch was our quarterback; Joe Montana was second string.