8: ‘Well-armed and mounted, Val starts back on his dangerous mission --'
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7: “I can help, but first you must secure for me something this sorceress has worn, or handled or valued, then I can cast a spell.”’
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6: ‘While Val rests Merlin searches through his ancient volumes of strange lore.’
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5: ‘After Val tells his story, Merlin says - “She is evil and will murder Gawain and cast his body in the marsh at the approach of armed forces. We must be subtle.”’
#PrinceValiant #HalFoster

4: ‘The weary, mud-stained prince is admitted to Merlin’s chamber.’
On this scene, see www.openlettersmonthly.com/book-review-prince-valiant-vol-hal-foster/
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3: ‘If anyone can help Gawain it is wise Merlin, the wizard, adviser to King Arthur.’
#PrinceValiant #HalFoster

#OTD in 1940
#PrinceValiant, written & illustrated by #HalFoster
From No. 164 - 31 March 1940
‘Deep in the forest Val lets the lonely music of wind in the tree-tops and the merry song of running water soothe away the cares and anxieties of his great campaign.’

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6: ‘Then he examines the chamber, searching for the secret entrance through which Einar came.’
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5: ‘Over a smoldering charcoal brazier he finds a cauldron of warm oil. Plunging his hands in, he massages feeling back into them.’
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4: ‘After a long struggle he slides to the floor, exhausted. “Will these hands ever be able to wield a sword again?” Val weeps as he gazes at his numbed, swollen fingers.’
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3: ‘At last he succeeds, gets his knees hooked over the frame and sets to work with his teeth.’
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2: ‘When Val feels his feet free, a great surge of hope lends strength to his pain-wracked body. He struggles desperately to get his heels over the frame.’
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But Alfred is no longer listening, only looking divinely happy and very, very foolish as most lovers do.’
‘Next Week - Peace’
#PrinceValiant #HalFoster

#OTD in 1944
*#PrinceValiant in the Days of King Arthur*, written & illustrated by #HalFoster - from no. 371, 19 March 1944
‘“Honored visitor,” says Einar the Red, who is host; “We will do all in our power for your entertainment. …’
#Vitruvius #LeonardoDaVinci

picture of you to send to your father. Should he delay sending your ransom we will send him another picture in a different, and more uncomfortable pose!’
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‘Drugged and imprisoned by the sorceress Morgan Le Fey, Prince Valiant's nights are haunted by terrible visions.’ Art and text: Hal Foster (from installment #58, March 19, 1938). Source: Prince Valiant (Vol. 1): 1937-1938 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2009). www.aprincenamedvaliant.blogspot.com/

‘Under her evil spell Val’s nights are haunted by terrible visions.’
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Aleta fans the flies away and calmly waits for whatever fate may bring. That the mad prince will die, seems certain; then she will be alone, without food, in the somber desert.’
‘Next Week - Friend or Foe?’
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‘“Why, darling, what is the matter?” He asks. “Our honeymoon is over,” she asserts, “for this morning you went off to work, just like any old husband, without kissing me!”’
‘Next Week - The Poison Cup.’
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7: ‘Before the council pavilion she halts. “My father ruled all these lands before the coming of the Huns - I am his daughter. Can you find a better ruler?”’
‘Next Week – A Rival!’
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5: ‘Within her tent she unpacks the great sword and shield her father had carried when, in happier times, he had ruled the shepherd tribes hereabouts.’
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3: ‘While the warrior’s daughter weeps like any other young girl, thinking she has slain Cupid with a water bucket.’
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2: ‘Beside a cool spring Slith bathes his battered brow. His respect for Hulta is as great as the ache in his head, which is considerable. A warrior’s daughter, he reflects, is too high-spirited for 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. 214, 16 March 1941
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1: ‘Synopsis: Young Prince Valiant wins through the whirlpool to the island of Tambelaine, there to ➡️

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.’