In 1916 Percy Crosby's first feature, "The Clancy Kids" was syndicated by George Matthew Adams Service earning him $135 a week, and at the same time he was able to study art further with the Manhattan's Art Students League.
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. 
