{"product_id":"sky-masters-of-the-space-force-the-complete-dailies-1958-1961-copy","title":"Sky Masters of the Space Force: the Complete Dailies 1958-1961 (Imperfect)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis listing contains an imperfect item. Imperfect items are listed at a discount and generally have bumped corners or imperfect dust jackets (if applicable). The interior of the imperfect item is readable. No returns or discount codes can be used on imperfect items.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJack Kirby’s comic strip masterpiece is presented in an archival version featuring the complete dailies from \u003ci\u003eSky Masters of the Space Force\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eVeteran scripters Dick and Dave Wood provided these late-1950s space\/action adventure stories starring Sky Masters of the Space Force and his gang of intrepid followers which closely resemble Kirby’s work on \u003ci\u003eChallengers of the Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e (which was being published at the same time). \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eKirby’s artwork is embellished by Wallace Wood and later by Marvel inker extraordinaire Dick Ayers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSky Masters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e was created at the beginning of the space race — when who would get into space and to the moon first —was a national obsession.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe strip takes place in the not to distant future where the United States sends men into space but hasn’t ventured much further yet. The series in clearly anchored in the late 1950s\/early1960s so it serves as a highly stylized period piece that still holds up very nicely.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe material used in this archival edition ranges from original art, to press proofs, to tear sheets, and boasts the best reproduction of the strip ever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSky Masters of the Space Force: the Complete Dailies 1958-1961; Jack Kirby; Dick and Dave Wood; Wallace Wood and Dick Ayers; $49.99; ISBN 978-1-61345-129-8; hardcover with printed laminated cover; color and black and white; 272 pages; 9 x 10 landscape; matte coated stock paper; essays and documentary material.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome reviews:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehttps:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2018\/05\/27\/sky-masters-of-the-space-force-the-complete-dailies\/\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hermes Press","offers":[{"title":"Imperfect","offer_id":53019124498592,"sku":"SKYMASTERSHC-1","price":35.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0892\/0186\/products\/SKYMASTERS_FINAL_COVER_sm.jpg?v=1508958977","url":"https:\/\/hermes-press.myshopify.com\/en-ca\/products\/sky-masters-of-the-space-force-the-complete-dailies-1958-1961-copy","provider":"Hermes Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}