Any samples of the progression? And how long did the editor allow it to continue before he spoke up?
I dont think he stayed on the book more than a couple of issues and unfortunately I don't own any of them.
I love what I've seen of the Sky Masters strip although Woody's inks can sometimes overwhelm any one even J Kirby.
If I remember correctly the strip caused some friction at DC driving Jack back to Martin Goodman's company for the first time in over 15 years.
Without that trouble we might have never had a Marvel Comics.

Comic book artists used to aspire to being Newspaper or Advertising artists. The Newspaper strip whilst never reaching the heights of the USA is practically dead in the UK. Even Garth, our one home grown Superhero is no longer published.