Phantom #43- Charlton, Part Two

Phantom#43
April 1971
Charlton Comics
Cover: Pat Boyette
Script: ?
Pencils/Inks: Pat Boyette

"Paid in Full" is the second of our "Complete Action Jungle Adventures" as promised on the cover. I don't care HOW English you are, NO-ONE wears a bowler hat and ascot into the Bengali jungle unless they're John Steed.








This plot struck me as a little bit reminiscent of a (probably better) Uncle Scrooge plot.

Phantom #43- Charlton, Part One

Phantom#43
April 1971
Charlton Comics
Cover: Pat Boyette
Script: ?
Pencils/Inks: Pat Boyette

In the early 1970's, Charlton seemed to have a penchant for packaging 2-3 short Phantom stories per issue. Some covers, like the one above, use this as a selling point-promising "3 Complete Action Jungle Adventures" That comes out to a nickel per story, for you thrifty Phans at home!

Here, from 1971, we present "Test of an Idol"










Funny how Dianna never even crossed The Phantom's mind... Maybe he should work on being The Ghost Who Walks The Line!

Phantom #39- Charlton, concluded

Last, but not least, we have the third and final Phantom story from issue #39, "The Silent Thieves". Apparently, in the early 1970's, Bangalla was the go-to spot for ex-Nazi's on the run. Bad choice, Heinrich, The Ghost Who Walks has no patience for Fascism!

Phantom #39- Charlton, continued

We pick up today with the second Phantom adventure from issue#39: "The Canyon of Death".

Phantom #39- Charlton

Phantom#39
August, 1970
Charlton Comics
Cover: Pat Boyette
Script: Uncredited
Pencils/Inks: Pat Boyette


This issue contains three separate Phantom stories, all drawn, inked and lettered by Pat Boyette. Today, we start with the first feature, "A Small War".



















Boyette's artwork is quite nice, but his unconventional layouts don't seem to carry the story forward so much as they distract from it.