Meanwhile...

  Along with The Shadow, Batman and Star Trek I put The Phantom in my pantheon of heroes.  I used to follow his comic pages adventures back in Butte in the early 70's.  We got this paper every Thursday (I can't recall what it was) and it had color "funny papers" included.  Looked forward to Thursday all week long.  The Phantom was part of that and quickly became my favorite.  I couldn't tell you what the adventures were or who the artist was just that it fired my imagination.

  As time rolled on I found the Charlton Comics and had a problem with the art.  Over time I came to appreciate Pat Boyette and his version of The Ghost Who Walks.  

  However Jim Aparo was my favorite

and Don Newton came in second.

  Just a little side trip through my Legion of Heroes.