sˈɪɹiəl hɪstˈoːɹiən wˈɪljəm sˈiː. klˈaɪn ɹˈaɪts ðætðɪ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚz ʌv kˈæptɪn ˈæfɹɪkə ɪz "ɐn ˈɑːbviəs ɹᵻmˈeɪk ʌvðə fˈæntəm, ɪt kəntˈeɪnd mˈɛni stˈɑːk ʃˈɑːts fɹʌmðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ ɹᵻlˈiːs ænd æt tˈaɪmz sˈiːmd ˈɔːlmoʊst lˈaɪk ɐ ɹᵻpˈiːt ɹˈʌn.
Serial historian William C. Cline writes that The Adventures of Captain Africa is "an obvious remake of The Phantom, it contained many stock shots from the earlier release and at times seemed almost like a repeat run.