A Jovial Welcome

Traveling north on a mission for King Arthur, Prince Valiant, Sir Gawain and Beric encounter a raging storm. They seek shelter in an old Roman fortress where a jovial welcome greets them.


Art and text: Hal Foster (from page #292, September 13, 1942).
Source: Prince Valiant (Vol. 3): 1941-1942 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2011).

Parting Words

Accused of stealing Emperor Harsha's sacred ring, Galan and Yuan Chen are brought before the emperor and his daughter, Princess Mayana . . .

See also the previous posts:
• Accusation
• Ujjain
• The Jains
• Yuan Chen




Art: John Cullen Murphy (from installment #2377, August 9, 1982).
Text: Cullen Murphy.
Source: Prince Valiant, Book Two (Kings Features Syndicate, 1986).

Tragedy

"Come! I'll race you to the lookout post," cries Lydia to her sweetheart Arn, eldest son of Prince Valiant and Queen Aleta.

"No! No!" yells Arn, "There is ice under the snow!" And even as he speaks, a crevasse opens and begins to widen . . .

Art: Hal Foster and John Cullen Murphy (from page 2179, November 12, 1978). At this point in Prince Valiant's run, John Cullen Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Hal Foster since 1970, was well into his first decade of drawing the strip over Foster's writing and roughs.
Source: Prince Valiant (Vol. 49): Road to Sorrow's End, comprising pages 2168 (August 27, 1978) through 2211 (June 24, 1979). Fantagraphics Books, 2003.


See also the previous posts:
• Sweethearts United
• Halcyon Days
• Lydia
• The Makings of a Queen?
• Prelude to Tragedy

No Proper Lady

Writes Mark Shultz in installment #3829 of Prince Valiant:

Horridus, who used terror, hate and kidnapping to further his schemes of power, is dead by Aleta's hand.

Val shakes his head. "Strange – I seem to have fought him for years, but never face to face."

Aleta glares at the corpse. "He did not deserve a warrior's trial by arms. His colossal ego and lack of honor undid him. He knew only contempt – especially for women. To him I was just a means to gain revenge upon you. He looked past me – he was so confident in himself – and so careless."

Art: Gary Gianni (from page 3828, June 20, 2010).
Text: Mark Schultz (from pages 3828 and 3829, June 20 and June 27, 2010).
Source: KimKeefe.com


See also the previous posts:
• The Ever-Resourceful Aleta
• Iron Grace
• His Strong and Gentle Aleta

Bound for the Misty Isles

Art: Thomas Yeates (from page 3993, August 18, 2013).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: TimesUnion.com.

A Fool's Luck

Art and text: Hal Foster (from page #359, December 26, 1943).
Source: Prince Valiant (Vol. 4): 1943-1944 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2011).

Marital Woes

Art: Thomas Yeates (from pages 3986 and 3987, June 30 and July 7, 2013).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: TimesUnion.com.


See also the previous posts:
• The Return of Karen and Valeta
• "We Are the Daughters of the Prince of Thule and the Queen of the Misty Isles"
• Karen the Amazon
• Karen Saves the Day
• "A Broken Heart 'Twixt Twin Maidens, Rampant"

Nathan

. . . the youngest of Prince Valiant and Queen Aleta's five children.

Art: Gary Gianni (from page #3558, April 17, 2005).
Source: Prince Valiant: Far from Camelot – Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008).

Accusation

The adventures of Galan, second son of Prince Valiant and Queen Aleta, continue in India . . .

See also the previous posts:
• Ujjain
• The Jains
• Yuan Chen




Art: John Cullen Murphy (from installment #2374, August 8, 1982).
Text: Cullen Murphy.
Source: Prince Valiant, Book Two (Kings Features Syndicate, 1986).

4000

This past Sunday, October 6, 2013, saw the publication of the 4000th installment or page of Prince Valiant. Yes, that's 4000 consecutive Sundays of one of the longest running adventure strips still appearing in newspapers!

Page 4000 of Prince Valiant has great artwork and an inspiring message, thanks to artist Thomas Yeates and writer Mark Schultz. Be sure to click on the image below for a larger view!

See also the previous posts:
• Prince Valiant Celebrates 75th Anniversary
• Something Very Special
• Remembering Episode 3000, 8/7/94
• A Valiant First Effort, Wouldn't You Say?
• "He Wasn't a Superhero But He Was a Hero"
• Mark Schultz on the Art of Hal Foster: "Uniquely Appealing, Innovative and Influential"
• John Cullen Murphy on Prince Valiant: "It's My Duty. I'm Responsible For It"
• Mark Schultz on Prince Valiant as an American Invention
• Looking Good
• Thomas Yeates: The New Illustrator of Prince Valiant