Yes, a reader known as the Masked Champion of Stats (or MCoS for short maybe?) did write in and submit the comic in the lower half! After this occasion, he sent me several other fan comics and the like, which I intend to post here one of these days.

During this time, the Badger Herald had an extra comic slot, so I submitted a double-sized version in case I could use that spot for a bigger comic. I also made a regular sized version, seen here (click to view full size):