GERONIMO JONES, while never gaining the popularity of other Charlton westerns, was nonetheless actually one of their best. Created and written by Tony Tallarico, it was an offbeat title (lasting only 9 issues), that went to some pretty weird places other westerns were afraid to go.
This issue, drawn by co-creator Jose Delbo, is a perfect example.
Witchcraft, demons, and even male bondage all play a part in this one.
The cover is exquisite, and in fact the house and the bats would be repurposed time and time again by Charlton for various covers, text illos and in-house ads. The real treat is the fantastic double page centerspread, with a morass of witches and demons.
Unfortunately, the series never hit the audience it was going for, and it's last issue dropped in January 1973.
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