Ghostly Haunts No. 42 Cover by Don Newton

Don Newton was a brilliant figure artist with classical underpinnings. He was also a solid storyteller. Emerging from fanzines, he spent some time at Charlton, becoming associated with The Phantom, before moving on to DC. He was particularly fond of the Captain Marvel Family, but it was his time as a Batman artist that cemented his reputation.

He passed away at a relatively young age shortly after moving over the fresh challenge of Infinity Inc. The sad thing about it is that unless you read comics at the time you’re not likely to hear about him outside of that circle of readers. It’s a real shame because he built up a solid body of work and readers certainly would have supported more.

Here’s one of his covers for Charlton. New colour by me.

As published.

Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.

Art made production ready.

New colour version.

Re-created trade dress added.