Zack Mosley
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Zack Terrell Mosley was an American comic strip
artist best known for the aviation adventures in his long-running The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
which ran in more than 300 newspapers from 1933 to 1973.
Mosley was born and grew up in Hickory, Oklahoma
. After attending the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the Chicago Art Institute, he assisted Dick Calkins on Buck Rogers
and Skyroads
.
about a trio of flying students, On the Wing, on October 1, 1933. After the Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate
changed the title to The Adventures of Smilin' Jack on December 31, 1933, it ran as both a daily
and a Sunday strip for four decades. Comics historian Ron Goulart
commented on the success of The Adventures of Smilin' Jack:
. Zack's younger brother, Robert L. Mosley, flew World War II Air Force combat missions in the Pacific, and after the war, he became Zack's assistant on The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for five years while the two were living in Stuart, Florida
. Boody Rogers
was another assistant on the strip.
Zack Mosley was 87 when he died of a heart attack December 21, 1993 at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Florida
.
Mosley was inducted into the Oklahoma Cartoonists Hall of Fame in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
by Michael Vance. The Oklahoma Cartoonists Collection, created by Vance, is located in the Toy and Action Figure Museum.
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
artist best known for the aviation adventures in his long-running The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack was an aviation comic strip that first appeared October 1, 1933 in the Chicago Tribune and ended April 1, 1973....
which ran in more than 300 newspapers from 1933 to 1973.
Mosley was born and grew up in Hickory, Oklahoma
Hickory, Oklahoma
Hickory is a town in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hickory is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
. After attending the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the Chicago Art Institute, he assisted Dick Calkins on Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers
Anthony Rogers is a fictional character that first appeared in Armageddon 2419 A.D. by Philip Francis Nowlan in the August 1928 issue of the pulp magazine Amazing Stories. A sequel, The Airlords of Han, was published in the March 1929 issue....
and Skyroads
Skyroads (comics)
Skyroads, a serialized aviation-based comic strip, was published from 1929 to 1942.After Charles Lindbergh's crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, aviation became the focus of several comic strips. Tailspin Tommy was the first, but it was soon followed by others, including Skyroads.Skyroads was created...
.
Comic strips
Mosley, who started taking flying lessons in 1932, launched his aviation Sunday pageSunday strip
A Sunday strip is a newspaper comic strip format, where comic strips are printed in the Sunday newspaper, usually in a special section called the Sunday comics, and virtually always in color. Some readers called these sections the Sunday funnies...
about a trio of flying students, On the Wing, on October 1, 1933. After the Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate
Tribune Media Services
Tribune Media Services is a syndication company owned by the Tribune Company.The company has two divisions, "News and Features" and "Entertainment Products"...
changed the title to The Adventures of Smilin' Jack on December 31, 1933, it ran as both a daily
Daily strip
A daily strip is a newspaper comic strip format, appearing on weekdays, Monday through Saturday, as contrasted with a Sunday strip, which typically only appears on Sundays....
and a Sunday strip for four decades. Comics historian Ron Goulart
Ron Goulart
Ron Goulart is an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy and science fiction author.The prolific Goulart wrote many novelizations and other routine work under various pseudonyms: Kenneth Robeson , Con Steffanson , Chad Calhoun, R.T...
commented on the success of The Adventures of Smilin' Jack:
- It was the most popular aviation adventure strip in the country in the 1930s and 1940s. This was a time when flying was literally by the seat of the pants. There was a romance to aviation, and Mr. Mosley got in on that.
World War II
Mosley, who also designed posters, insignias and program covers for flying events, became a licensed pilot on November 13, 1936. He owned nine airplanes, logging over 3000 hours at the controls and flew on Civilian Air Patrol anti-submarine flights during World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Zack's younger brother, Robert L. Mosley, flew World War II Air Force combat missions in the Pacific, and after the war, he became Zack's assistant on The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for five years while the two were living in Stuart, Florida
Stuart, Florida
Stuart is the only incorporated city of Martin County, Florida, on Florida's Treasure Coast. The population was 14,633 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,964....
. Boody Rogers
Boody Rogers
Gordon G. Rogers , better known as Boody Rogers, was an American comic strip and comic book cartoonist who created the superhero parody Sparky Watts....
was another assistant on the strip.
Zack Mosley was 87 when he died of a heart attack December 21, 1993 at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Florida
Stuart, Florida
Stuart is the only incorporated city of Martin County, Florida, on Florida's Treasure Coast. The population was 14,633 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,964....
.
Mosley was inducted into the Oklahoma Cartoonists Hall of Fame in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Pauls Valley is a city in Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 6,256 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Garvin County.-History:...
by Michael Vance. The Oklahoma Cartoonists Collection, created by Vance, is located in the Toy and Action Figure Museum.