Paul Rice, a devotee of Star Wars, conceived the Jeby for the Star Wars Galaxy Magazines's Design An Alien competition. His submission garnered an honorable mention within the under 16 age group. At the time his work was published, he was a mere 7 years old.
Rice's planet, Rainboh, crafted as the origin story for the Jeby, achieved canonization when it was situated within the Hapes Cluster in The Essential Atlas.