Prince Valiant

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Afl. 596-642 Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant, about a noble knight in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. It was Foster (1892-1982) who introduced illustrative techniques—and the sensibilities and standards of such greats as Howard Pyle—to the comics page. Realistic depictions and sophisticated compositions had been curiously absent before him. He is still considered to be comics’ supreme classicist.

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Book by Foster, Harold

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Afl. 1091-1134 Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant, about a noble knight in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. It was Foster (1892-1982) who introduced illustrative techniques—and the sensibilities and standards of such greats as Howard Pyle—to the comics page. Realistic depictions and sophisticated compositions had been curiously absent before him. He is still considered to be comics’ supreme classicist.

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Afl. 1270-1313 The classic Sunday comic, printed in full color. In English. Prince Valiant takes on supernatural enemies that threaten the world of Camelot.

Afl. 1314-1357 First published in 1987, Volume 30 covers the period from July 15, 1962 through May 26, 1963. "Arn, Son of Valiant" chronicles Arn's maturation as seen through various adventures. After Val quells the havoc created by a travelling horde of religious zealots, Arn and Aleta join him. From this point Arn journeys on his first solo adventure, is later kidnapped by an unscrupulous knight, and, eventually, plays an instrumental role in the defeat of Cidwic, the king of North Wales. Don't miss out on this integral volume in Hal Foster's classically magnificent strip.

Afl. 1358-1403 Prince Valiant and Arn tour the violent autumn tournament circuit in this volume (covering June '63 through April '64) and uncover Modred's cunning plan to discredit Launcelot with scandalous rumors. When the plan goes awry, Modred heads for the hills, only to stumble upon a Saxon war band encampment. Arn gets himself captured but makes the most of the situation by spying on the enemy and providing crucial strategic information to the Brits. The issue ends on the brink of a Saxon invasion of Britain.

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Afl. 1536-1579 Continuing the meticulous reprinting of one of the finest cartoon strips ever, Volume 35, Doppelganger, sends Prince Valiant on a mission to find the runaway Prince of Dinmore and sees him trade his identity with an actor from a theater troupe.

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Afl. 1624-1668 Princess Ilene runs away to escape an arranged marriage and encounters young Prince Valiant, who soon discovers that he is the son of the King of the Vikings. Reissue.

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Afl. 1805-1849 Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, with its thrilling continuities of a knoble knignt in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. Fantagraphic's deluxe, full color library editions of Prince Valiant was intially intended to end with the 2000's Volume 40, the final volume in which Foster was the chief architect of the strip's visual look. Due to overwhelming demand, however, Fantagraphics is continuing the series, reprinting strips written and roughed-out by Foster and finished by Foster's prodigous assistant, John Cullen Murphy. Each volume of Prince Valiant features close to a year's worth of full-page Sunday strips. Volume 41 presents the "King of Atheldag," Cullen Murphy's first major story arc, reprinting from strips from 1971-72.

Afl. 1939-1982 The greatest adventure epic since Beowulf continues in this perennial, full-color series. Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, with its thrilling continuities of a noble knight in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. There had been continuity strips, and even strong elements of adventure, before Hal Foster started drawing comic strips, but approximately 35 years after the birth of the artform, it was Foster who introduced illustrative techniques and the sensibilities and standards of such illustrative greats as Howard Pyle to the comics page. Realistic depictions and sophisticated compositions had been curiously absent before him. He is still considered, twenty years after his death, to be comics' supreme classicist. Fantagraphics' deluxe, full-color library-quality editions of Prince Valiant were initially intended to end with 2000's Vol. 40, the final volume in which Foster was the chief architect of the strip's visual look. Due to overwhelming public demand, however, we are continuing the series, reprinting strips written and roughed-out by Foster and finished by Foster's prodigious assistant, John Cullen Murphy. Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Foster for several years, actively took over the bulk of the drawing chores in 1971 and immediately developed a fan following himself (although, for the most part, your average newspaper reader couldn't discern a difference between Foster and Cullen Murphy's styles). Each volume of Prince Valiant features close to a year's worth of full-page Sunday strips, in an oversized format showcasing the strip's spectacular artwork. Author Biography; Hal Foster (1892-1982) created Prince Valiant in 1937. Though remaining involved with the strip until his death in 1982, Foster handed the bulk of the scripting and art chores over to his longtime assistant, John Cullen Murphy, in 1971. John Cullen Murphy, a six-time recipient of the National Cartoonists Society's "Best Story Strip" for his work on Prince Valiant, continues to draw the strip from his home in Connecticut, while his son, Cullen Murphy, writes the strip in between serving as the Managing Editor for The Atlantic.