Lydia

Prince Valiant's eldest son Arn and his first love Lydia.

See also the previous post: Halcyon Days.

Art: Hal Foster and John Cullen Murphy (from installment #2177, October 29, 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, or installments, 2168 (August 27, 1978) through 2211 (June 24, 1979). Fantagraphics Books, 2003.

Overwhelming

Art: Gary Gianni (from installment #3590, November 27, 2005).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: Prince Valiant: Far from Camelot – Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008).

The Face He is Never More to Forget

Next: The Note

Art and text: Hal Foster (from installment 208, February 2, 1941).
Source: Prince Valiant (Vol. 3): 1941-1942 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2011).

Galan to the Rescue

As his father and Sir Launcelot engage a troop of King Claudas' horsemen, young Galan sees one of the king ruffians approaching his mother, Queen Aleta, and sisters, Karen and Valeta, hidden in the nearby woods. Prince Valiant hears his wife scream, yet even as he sets spurs to his mount he knows he cannot reach the danger in time. It is Galan who charges to the rescue.


Art: Hal Foster and John Cullen Murphy (from installment #2153, May 15, 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. 48): Return to Camelot, comprising pages, or installments, 2124 (October 23, 1977) through 2167 (August 20, 1978). Fantagraphics Books, 2003.

Releasing the Djinn

See also the previous posts:
• Thorwolf's Claim
• A Nightmare Realm


Art: Gary Gianni (installment #3656, March 4, 2007).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: Prince Valiant: Far from Camelot – Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008).

Jungleland Encounter

Art and text: Hal Foster (from installment #259, January 25, 1942).
Source: Prince Valiant (Vol. 3): 1941-1942 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2011).

The Isle of Sloth

NEXT: Escape from the Isle of Sloth

Art: John Cullen Murphy (installment #2416, May 29, 1983).
Text: Cullen Murphy.
Source: Prince Valiant, Book Two (Kings Features Syndicate, 1986).

The Prince of Thule

Prince Valiant, as drawn by Gary Gianni (December 31, 2006).

An "Unpleasant Duel," A Memorable Scene

Prince Valiant's "unpleasant duel" by firelight with a mysterious and ferocious "lady bandit" is an impressive display of artist Thomas Yeates' ability to render light and shadow, and thus create a truly memorable scene.


Art: Thomas Yeates (from installment #3941, August 19, 2012).
Text: Mark Schultz.

Encircled

Disguised as a pict, Prince Valiant ventures into the rugged Scottish hills in search of a rumored Viking invasion force. . . . "But unseen eyes have been watching him for days [and] on a misty hillside a circle of pict warriors arise quietly from the heather!"


Art and text: Hal Foster (from installment #295, October 4, 1942).
Source: Prince Valiant (Vol. 3): 1941-1942 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2011).