| Sky Masters of the Space Force | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sky Masters example, with each panel representing a level of the spaceship. It would have seen print horizontally. Published 01/30/59. | |
| Author(s) | Dave & Dick Wood Jack Kirby |
| Illustrator(s) | Jack Kirby & Wally Wood, Kirby & Dick Ayers[1] |
| Current status/schedule | Daily and Sunday; concluded |
| Launch date | September 8, 1958[2] |
| End date | February 25, 1961 |
| Syndicate(s) | George Matthew Adams Service (1958–1960)[3] |
| Genre(s) | Adventure, science fiction |
Sky Masters of the Space Force was an American syndicated newspaper comic strip created on September 8, 1958, by writer/penciler Jack Kirby and writer Dave Wood, featuring the adventures of an American astronaut. The strip stars the titular Major Skylar Masters—an American astronaut—and features his adventures in a fictionalized Space Race, including rocket launches, space stations, Moon landings, and double agents.
- ^ Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p. 354. ISBN 9780472117567.
- ^ Gravett, Paul (11 October 2011). 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die". Universe. p. 209.
- ^ Wally Wood entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Accessed Dec. 4, 2017.