The Who's Who suggests, as do Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash in the Quality Companion, that Kiefer, not only created this feature, but did the art for it through the strip's entire run. Kiefer is also usually considered to have written it.
The Black Shark was originally called the Lone Shark in the previous issue.
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All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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bottom half of Jane Arden pages.
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