[The Australian Panther]

I'm probably as big a Kirby fan as you are likely to run into and you are never going to anger me by expressing your honest opinion.
That said - Mort Meskin was obviously influenced by Kirby as in some way nearly every comic book artist has been, but it's doing him a disservice to call him a mere Kirby imitator.
- The inker here appears to be George Roussos, who at his worst, was very heavy handed and destroyed detail in the art.
- you will notice that the 'additional information lists Natalie Krigstein (http://womenincomics.wikia.com/wiki/Natalie_Krigstein ) as the writer. A writer can sometimes restrict the artist as to what he can depict visually and this may be the case here. I agree with you that this story is not exactly first class and the above may be some of the reasons why.

Link to the book: Young Love 26