From comixjoint.com:
The first issue of New Paltz Comix was supposed to be published by Michael T. Gilbert's college newspaper at State University of New York at New Paltz, but the newspaper editors used the money in the printing budget to throw an end-of-the-year party instead. So Gilbert ended up publishing the book himself, which probably makes him proud today but had to be a bitch back in '73.
New Paltz Comix #1 features contributions from several other creators (presumably all about college age) besides Gilbert, including Raoul Vezina, who would collaborate on and off with Gilbert for many years, Richard Fox, Michael Conway, and Larry Hogan.