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Jack Kirby And Wally Wood, Sky Masters, June 15, 1959

Artists: Jack Kirby (Penciller) , Wally Wood (Inker)

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Jack Kirby And Wally Wood, Sky Masters, June 15, 1959 Comic Art

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Title:	Jack Kirby And Wally Wood, Sky Masters, June 15, 1959
Artist:	Jack Kirby (Penciller)
Artist:	Wally Wood (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	418
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	9
Added to Site:	7/6/2021
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Description

What if�

Jack Kirby�s 1958 Sky Masters newspaper comic strip � about the nascent space race � had turned into a giant hit for Jack, and partner Dave Wood.

What if�

Kirby had been able to easily solve any financial dispute with DC editor Jack Schiff about the strip�s royalty terms. (The News syndicate had originally approached Schiff about the creation of the strip, and Schiff appears to be the intermediary between the syndicate and writer Dave Wood.)

What if�

Despite any financial acrimony over the strip, Schiff didn�t fire Kirby from Challengers of the Unknown� and all of DC comics.

You can see where this is going �

Jack continues to draw Sky Masters, fits in some DC comics work whenever possible, and never finds any time to return to Atlas/Marvel.

And �The Marvel Age of Comics� takes a completely different turn, if it even manages to leave the launching pad.

What If, indeed.

(Here's a great example from Jack, and Wally Wood.)

https://greggoldsteincomicartgallery.com/jack-kirby-wallace-wood-blastoff/

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T J
Member Since 2015

Posted on 7/6/2021

Great cinema and amazing inks!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/6/2021

This is amazing stuff that a lot of people who sold Kirby art back in the 90's would buy and keep these.

Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

Posted on 7/6/2021

Sky Masters with Whales - pretty cool!

Mark Howland
Member Since 2004

Posted on 7/6/2021

Agrreed on the whales. Thel last two frontiers, I guess: the cosmos and the ocean depths.

DC's Showcase
Member Since 2006

Posted on 7/6/2021

Awesome! Though they mispelled "whale" in the last panel :)

Dean Abraham
Member Since 2008

Posted on 7/7/2021

what a beautiful strip

Ron S
Member Since 2007

Posted on 7/7/2021

Nice one!

J H
Member Since 2019

Posted on 7/7/2021

Well, that's a sad little aside you took me on. I love this work they did together, but I guess I'm glad it didn't go much further. ;) Cool art, and an interesting What If...Congrats!

John Livesay
Member Since 2009

Posted on 7/30/2022

Very nice!

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