Good point. Similarly, I haven't seen much sperging about Steve Gallacci's Albedo even though it's a) furry, b) has a very well researched hard SF background, c) has standard furry fetish fuel, and d) practically started the furry fandom.
It may just be that this early stuff wasn't terribly pandering and the fandom hadn't erupted into outright degeneracy at that time.
There was also contemporaneous stuff like the Fantagraphics compilation comic book Critters, which collected what would be called furry comics now. It was just one title Fantagraphics published, though. Fantagraphics was just generally known for high editorial standards, quality printing, and republishing classic works.