Claim: Percy Lee Crosby (December 8, 1891 – December 8, 1964) was an American author, illustrator and cartoonist best known for the comic strip "Skippy," who had his first feature, "The Clancy Kids" syndicated by George Matthew Adams Service earning him $135 a week, and enabling him to study arts further with the Manhattan's Art Students League under instructors such as Max Weber, Joseph Pennell, Frank DuMond and George Bridgman.
Evidence: In 1916, the George Matthew Adams Service syndicated Crosby's first feature, the daily and Sunday strip The Clancy Kids, earning Crosby a respectable $135 a week. While continuing on this first strip, Crosby studied at Manhattan's Art Students League under such instructors as George Bridgman, Frank DuMond, Joseph Pennell and Max Weber. Percy Lee Crosby (December 8, 1891 – December 8, 1964) was an American author, illustrator and cartoonist best known for his comic strip Skippy.