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In The Phantom #25 from King Features, the lead Phantom feature is backed up by a tale of true war, specifically the beginning of the Civil War.
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"Fort Sumter: Where Burst the Flames of War" is a four-page tale of the beginning of the War Between the States written by Raymond Marais, and features the artwork of Jeff Jones. Here is a link to the full story.
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Here is an original art page showing off the budding talent of newcomer Jeff Jones.
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And here are some more pages of original artwork by Jones. One source claims these also comes from The Phantom #25, but I cannot find evidence that is correct and I cannot find any evidence of it appearing in any other Phantom comic or any other King Features or Charlton Comic for that matter. The Battle of Blue Licks is a significant bit of Kentucky history.
Here is a link which claims the story was an unpublished Charlton story, and offers up more Jeff Jones gems as well from DC and elsewhere.
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One is this story featuring Julius Caesar from the back pages of Mandrake the Magician #8.
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Which makes me wonder why Mandrake never got the Charlton treatment when the rest of the King Features stuff went over to Derby. I cannot imagine it was sales, but I guess it must've been. Or maybe it just got lost in the shuffle.
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