Posted by Adam Quinan on August 28, 2008 at 13:52:30 user Adam.
I have noticed that Gibber only puts in a physical appearance in Peter Duck and Missee Lee, the rest of the time he is never mentioned or his absence passed off with a comment about holidaying at the Zoo.
In PD and ML he plays a prominent role, becoming a major plot device in ML, in Great Northern?, however, he doesn't rate a single mention.
This seems like strong evidence that Gibber is a pointer to "made-up" stories and his absence from GN? confirms thjat it is a realistic story.