2: ‘In the Hall of the Round Table Val hangs his sword and shield, a sign that he is present and ready for duty.’
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‘Faithful Beric is there to greet him and attend to his war-horse and gear.’
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1: ‘Synopsis: A visit to his childhood home in the Fens fills Prince Valiant with a longing to see his father, once more the King of Thule. He returns to Camelot to ask King Arthur for leave of absence.’
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#OTD in 1944
#PrinceValiant, written & illustrated by #HalFoster - from no. 370, 12 March 1944
‘Beric waits all day for his master to return and then walks home. A horseman hates walking, but, being a squire to Prince Valiant makes one expect almost anything.’
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to be her husband – so much so that she captures and imprisons him in her castle. Prince Valiant's initial attempt to rescue him fails miserably. He is drugged, imprisoned, and his nights made sleepless by all manner of ghastly apparitions.’
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‘Beauty and horror everywhere!’
*Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur*, written & illustrated by Hal Foster
No. 258 - 18 January 1942. Closing panel.
#wildlife #biodiversity #jungle #crocodile #hippopotamus #Africa #sailingship #VikingShip #PrinceValiant #HalFoster
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‘Aleta, idly watching Amurath’s keen interest in Cidi, awakes from her dreaming with a start; for Cidi, that strange, quiet Eastern girl is gazing at Val, pain and passion in her dark eyes.’
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6: ‘In Val they find a gay playmate, much to their liking; and his frantic search for Aleta slows down and finally comes to a stop!’
‘Next Week - The Pearl Fishers.’
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5: ‘But Melody is all golden sunlight, laughter and lilting song. It is said that springtime follows at her dancing heels, a pet; and the sun at evening left rays entangled in her hair.’
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4: ‘The beauty of Sombelene is like a starry night. Her dark eyes make aged men think of splendid deeds they once had meant to do, and robbed young men of peace forevermore. Poets simply tore up their inadequate verses.’
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2: ‘His preparations are interrupted by the Seneschal, bearing a gift of rich robes from the King and a command to appear before him.’
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#OTD in 1941
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*Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur*, written & illustrated by Hal Foster.
No. 213 - 9 March 1941
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1: ‘Synopsis: Prince Valiant’s search for Aleta, Queen of the Misty Isles, ➡️
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11: ‘Instead of kindling a spark in Prince Valiant she starts a raging fire in the heart of poor innocent Alfred.’
'Next Week - "A Challenge"'
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9: ‘One day Claris sees Val with his closest friend, good-natured Alfred De Gerin, and she has an idea - Why not stir Val out of his gay indifference with jealousy?’
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7: ‘So these two young people are often together - He likes her merry wit and ready laughter - and she is careful to look her best.’
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6: ‘It is pleasant, after all these months of fighting and hardship, to be at ease in a sunny garden with so gay a companion.’
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5: ‘It happens, just by the oddest chance imaginable, that these two meet in the garden.’
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4: ‘Not with fair words and promises, for Val found he could better point out their errors with a lance and drive home an argument with a sword.’
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3: ‘For Val is returning from a six-months tour of the kingdom, during which he has won many of Sligon’s old supporters over to his father’s cause.’
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2: ‘So when, from her tower, she sees Prince Valiant returning she tidies her hair, puts on her most becoming gown and smiles a thoughtful smile.’
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#OTD in 1939
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*Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur*, written & illustrated by Hal Foster - No. 108, 5 March 1939
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1: ‘Synopsis: The victorious king ➡️
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#OTD in 1945
*Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur*, written & illustrated by Hal Foster - from no. 421, 4 March 1945
Detail: [Aleta and Val have defeated bad guys in the desert at night]
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their heads to your collection for I have shown the world that the Huns are not invincible. The Huns also know this and their power is gone forever.” And in his heart Kalla Khan knows this to be true.’
‘Next Week - Girl Trouble.’
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4: ‘“Deliver this message and this casket to Kalla Khan of the Huns and,” he adds ominously, “it is better not to fail.”’
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3. ‘“. . . . .And another worry for me,” adds Val. “Oh! well, I’ll even matters up by passing on a worry to Kalla Khan.” And he sends for two Hun prisoners and the body of “Karnak the Ferocious”.’
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2: ‘“My father was a chieftain of the shepherd tribes hereabout. The Huns came. . . . .Only I escaped. Even women must fight now-a-days and I am a warrior’s daughter.’
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#OTD in 1941
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*Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur*, written & illustrated by Hal Foster
No. 212 - 2 March 1941. Panels 1-2
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#OTD in 1937
*Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur*, written & illustrated by Hal Foster
No. 3 - 27 February 1937
Panel 9: ‘But for young Prince Valiant, life suddenly begins.’
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