The late Don Newton left us at a tragically young age, after an all-too brief second career as a comic book cartoonist. Previously, Newton had been a schoolteacher, and left that position to begin drawing comic books on a full-time basis at the age of 40.
Newton had been drawing for fanzines for many years, I first saw his work in a fanzine in about 1970, but his work on THE PHANTOM, for CHARLTON COMICS, in the mid-1970's, was his first professional job in comic books, unless I am mistaken, and that led to more later on.
Don's THE PHANTOM was a moody incarnation of that character, who, despite the many of the African jungle locales of his adventures, often appeared in a very brightly depicted fashion.
Newton's work looked beautiful, even in the Charlton books, which were printed in a cheaper way than those of DC COMICS, MARVEL COMICS, etc. Newton's interior drawings, and the acrylic paintings he provided for the covers, though, were so good that did not matter, and Newton's work on the title soon gained him a large fan following.
TO BE CONTINUED!!!
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