Comic books in 'Comic Strip Reprints'

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Stretch finally marries Cherry, just in time for him to appear as a witness at his new mother-in-law's murder trial. While his ne'er-do-well pal Tops leans on Skeezix, Mr. Chigger faces a different kind of pressure from Angela, who wants a divorce. In Toyland, Felix the Cat enlists the help of the Merry Midgets to save Dolly from the clutches of Cap Woody. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; Sassafras Tea; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack stops smilin' after Cindy is found guilty of murdering her husband. But Jack thinks he's figured out what really happened. Dude and Raven Sherman give chase after Burma and Judas, leading to a dangerous game of chicken in the Chinese outlands. In a story featuring some fun contemporary slang, the Gang Busters investigate after a "juke joint" on the outskirts of Miami is robbed. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; The Big Squeeze; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack and Downwind find the evidence to clear Cindy of murder, but can they reveal it in time to stop her execution? In a landmark Terry and the Pirates strip, Raven Sherman meets her fate. Felix the Cat tries to rescue Flossy from a giant. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; Barney and the Barnyard Blues; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack and Downwind have one last chance to save Cindy from her execution. Terry and Pat deal with the aftermath of Raven Sherman's death. Skeezix and Nina finally get engaged, but will it last? Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; Gators Don't Eat Gators; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smokey Stover and Th' Chief go to "the Flossy Frolics of 1944" show. Their seats are blocked by a support post, but luckily, they brought their fire-axes. A letter that Terry wrote to April Kane winds up in the American consulate's mail by mistake. Felix sets out to rescue the Merry Midgets from the giant. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; The Rifle; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Cindy escapes from Chief Raunchypaunch, with help from Superwolf Maidenswoon and Retread John - gotta love these names! - but now she's stranded in the jungle. April Kane's dark secret is revealed: an embezzlement scandal involving her brother in India. But what does Sammy the Tapper have to do with it? While Skeezix and Nina are working on their long-distance relationship skills, Tops and Sally are dealing with what they did in their time apart. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; Si Digs In; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Lost in the jungle and injured, Cindy struggles to find a way to signal Duke's planes as they search for her. When Sammy the Tapper shows up with two pistols, Pat decides it's time to learn what he's got on April Kane. While Tops and Sally are wondering if marriage is right for them, Skeezix considers an offer to come back home to Gasoline Alley. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; By Transceiver; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Joy and Cindy work a suspicious deal with the mysterious "Cockroach" in Mexico. Sammy the Tapper takes off with Big Stoop on his tail, and all Pat and Connie have to do is follow the trail of destruction. Nina manages a doctor's office that's so busy, the patients are coming in the windows. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; The Great Black Ball; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, and Zack Mosley. Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Cockroach Willie reveals the truth to Joy and Cindy about Joy's past and "Jungle Jolly." Pat convinces Normandie and an ailing Sandhurst to leave the occupied countries or be suspected of collaboration. Tops and Sally, Skeezix and Nina all try to figure out the economics of getting married versus staying single. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Felix the Cat; Easy Mark; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, and Zack Mosley. Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Joy learns that "Jungle Jolly" is actually her baby. Captured by Axis troops, Sandhurst manages to conceal his role as a double agent from Normandie, but Pat Ryan suspects the truth. Smokey Stover is invited to Mrs. Swankeroo's fancy-dress supper. Also featuring popular strips Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Felix the Cat; Mountain Job; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, and Zack Mosley. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. To rescue Joy and Sadpan from the swamp, a carrier pigeon must outmaneuver a hawk using aerial dogfighting skills. Captured by Axis troops, Pat and Red take the opportunity of an air attack on the prison to make a desperate escape attempt in an Axis tank. Smokey makes breakfast for Cookie, but he doesn't know the difference between pancake make-up and pancake batter. Also featuring popular strips Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Felix the Cat; Thin Ice; The Case of the Jewel Thieves; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Holman, Carl Ed, and Bill Ely. Two issues before its cancellation, Popular Comics abruptly becomes a showcase for Carl Ed's Howard Teen comic. Harold Teen's family and friends are frantic after he disappears into the city, so they dispatch his pal Shadow to go look for him. It turns out Harold has landed a job with J. B. Pipdyke. In another story, an embezzler attempts to fake his own death. Spooky; Harold Teen; The Rod of Gold; Calling All Cars. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Holman, Carl Ed, and Bill Ely. Just before its cancellation, Popular Comics abruptly becomes a showcase for Carl Ed's Howard Teen comic. Harold Teen returns to his small town of Covina, meets Lana Lanagan, and before you know it, they're engaged. In another story, a female master of disguise eludes police by changing her appearance after each robbery, until a photographer takes a chance picture. Spooky; Harold Teen; Wilderness Treasure; Calling All Cars. Final issue of the series, after 12 years. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing.

Story and art by Scott Adams.

"Today I had a choice of doing something important that no one would ever realize . . . or doing something that would look like an accomplishment. So I attended meetings until I could no longer appreciate the difference." -Dilbert

Softcover, 8-in.x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W.

1st printing. By Darby Conley. Rob deals with the situations created by his neurotic dog Satchel and manipulative cat Bucky. This treasury collects strips from Im Ready for My Movie Contract and Take Our Cat, Please. Softcover, 248 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. By Walt Kelly. A collection of Pogo cartoons first published in syndication in American newspapers during 1966, first published in book form in 1967. Softcover, 5-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.50.

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1st printing.

By GB Trudeau.

With this second collection of Doonesbury cartons it can be said that nihilism has been revived as a meaningful conceit.

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. All Ages

Cover price $1.50.

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2nd and later printings.

By GB Trudeau.

With this second collection of Doonesbury cartons it can be said that nihilism has been revived as a meaningful conceit.

Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, B&W. All Ages

Cover price $3.95.

Coffee Table Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1937!" Collects Prince Valiant pages #1-46.

Story and art by Hal Foster. Edited by Rick Norwood.

Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 17-in. x 21 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color.

Coffee Table Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1938!" Collects Prince Valiant pages #47-98.

Story and art by Hal Foster. Edited by Rick Norwood.

Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 17-in. x 21 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color.

Coffee Table Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1939!" Collects Prince Valiant pages #47-98.

Story and art by Hal Foster. Edited by Rick Norwood.

Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 17-in. x 21 1/2-in., 64 pages, full color.

Hastings Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur!" Story and art by Hal Foster. Adapted by Max Trell. When a brash youth is exiled to the shores of Britain, his daring and cunning soon mark him as a leader of men. Follow the early beginnings as young Val earns the right of Knighthood and becomes Prince Valiant, Knight of the Round Table! Hardcover, 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: Prose story with B&W illustrations on every page. Cover price $3.95.

Hastings Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Prince Valiant Fights Attila the Hun!" Story and art by Hal Foster. Adapted by Max Trell. Worlds collide as brave Prince Valiant matches wits and steel with the legendary conqueror, Attila the Hun. Hardcover, 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.

Hastings Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Prince Valiant on the Inland Sea!" Story and art by Hal Foster. Adapted by Max Trell. Across a decaying Roman Empire, on the isles of Greece, and upon the waves of the Mediterranean Sea, Prince Valiant repels the attacks of pirates and Arab raiders as he searches for the ever elusive, and bewitching, Aleta, Queen of the Misty Isles. Hardcover, 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: Prose story with B&W illustrations on every page. Cover price $3.95.

Hastings Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing.
"Prince Valiant's Perilous Voyage!" Story and art by Hal Foster. Adapted by Max Trell. Prince Valiant will brave anything and face and any danger to reach home. Thrill as the brave hero comes face-to-face with jungle mammoths, turblent seas, and Saxon armies to reach his final destination. Hardcover, 128 pages, B&W.
NOTE: Prose story with B&W illustrations on every page. Dust jacket and exterior cover of the HC have matching artwork. Cover price $3.95.

Hastings Edition - Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Prince Valiant and the Golden Princess!" Story and art by Hal Foster. Adapted by Max Trell. Prince Valiant defends his homeland against the encroachment of invaders and attempts to come to terms with his fealings for the bewitching beauty, Queen Aleta. Hardcover, 128 pages, B&W. NOTE: Prose story with B&W illustrations on every page. Cover price $3.95.

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Hastings Edition - Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Prince Valiant in the New World!" Story and art by Hal Foster. Adapted by Max Trell. When Queen Aleta is abducted by the nefarious Viking warlord, Ulfrun, Prince Valiant sets out across the sea and ventures to a strange and wonderful New World centuries before Columbus set sail. Hardcover, 96 pages, B&W. NOTE: Prose story with B&W illustrations on every page. Cover price $3.95.

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Hastings Edition - Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Prince Valiant and the Three Challenges!" Story and art by Hal Foster. Brave Prince Valiant must face three harrowing challenges: the trouble-making and ruthless King Tourien in Cornwall; dark sorcery wreaking havoc upon the good people of Wales; and savage men who paint themselves blue and green for stealth in the forest and seek to invade the Kingdom of Camelot! Hardcover, 96 pages, B&W. NOTE: Prose story with B&W illustrations on every page. Cover price $3.95.

Set #1 Includes Volume 1-3 - Printings may vary. "1937-1942!"

Story and art by Hal Foster.

Hal Foster's Prince Valiant is one of the most magnificent adventure comics ever and Fantagraphics' reprinting is the loveliest treatment of the strip in the history of publishing. Despite being one of our most popular series, we have never produced a holiday gift box set until now, and this deluxe package includes the first three volumes of the series, collecting the first six years of Foster's run, from 1937 through 1942!

Hardcover (3 Volumes with Slipcase), 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 336 pages (Total), full color.

Cover price $99.99.

Set #2 Includes Volume 4-6 - Printings may vary. "1943-1948!"

Story and art by Hal Foster.

Hal Foster's Prince Valiant is one of the most magnificent adventure comics ever and Fantagraphics' reprinting is the loveliest treatment of the strip in the history of publishing. This deluxe slipcase set includes volumes four through six of the series, collecting the strip's run from 1943 through 1948!

Hardcover (3 Volumes with Slipcase), 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 336 pages (Total), full color.

Cover price $99.99.

Set #3 Includes Volume 7-9 - Printings may vary. "1949-1954!"

Story and art by Hal Foster.

This box set collects the years 1949-1954 of the Arthurian legend-inspired newspaper comic strip. In Vols. 7-9 of the Arthurian newspaper comic strip, Prince Valiant and Aleta battle black magic; Arn is christened; Nimue bewitches Merlin; and more.

Hardcover (3 Volumes with Slipcase), 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 360 pages (Total), full color.

Cover price $99.99.

Set #5 Includes Volume 13-15 - Printings may vary. "1961-1966!"

Story and art by Hal Foster.

Our series of special slipcased gift sets continues with Vols. 13-15 (1961-1966).

Hardcover (3 Volumes with Slipcase), 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 336 pages (Total), full color.

Cover price $99.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "1937-1938!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

HAROLD FOSTER'S LEGENDARY MEDIEVAL EPIC, FINALLY IN ITS DEFINITIVE EDITION.

Universally acclaimed as the most stunningly gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time, Prince Valiant ran for 35 years under the virtuoso pen of its creator, Hal Foster. (Such was its popularity that today, decades after Foster's death, it continues to run under different hands.) The giant Sunday-funnies pages (Valiant ran only on Sundays) gave Foster a huge canvas upon which he was able to limn epic swordfights, stunning scenes of pomp and pageantry, and some of the most beautiful human beings - male and female - ever to appear in comics. And he matched his nonpareil visual sense with the narrative instincts of a born storyteller, propelling his daring young hero from one crisis to another with barely a panel to catch one's breath.

Prince Valiant has previously been widely available only in re-colored, somewhat degraded editions (now out of print and fetching collectors' prices). Thanks to advances in production technology and newly available original proof sheets, this new series from the industry leader in quality strip classics is the first to feature superb restored artwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuance of Foster's original masterpiece. Comic strip aficionados will be ecstatic, and younger readers who enjoy a classic adventure yarn will be bowled over.

Book One will be rounded out with a rare, in-depth classic Foster interview previously available only in a long out-of-print issue of The Comics Journal.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "1937-1938!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

HAROLD FOSTER'S LEGENDARY MEDIEVAL EPIC, FINALLY IN ITS DEFINITIVE EDITION.

Universally acclaimed as the most stunningly gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time, Prince Valiant ran for 35 years under the virtuoso pen of its creator, Hal Foster. (Such was its popularity that today, decades after Foster's death, it continues to run under different hands.) The giant Sunday-funnies pages (Valiant ran only on Sundays) gave Foster a huge canvas upon which he was able to limn epic swordfights, stunning scenes of pomp and pageantry, and some of the most beautiful human beings - male and female - ever to appear in comics. And he matched his nonpareil visual sense with the narrative instincts of a born storyteller, propelling his daring young hero from one crisis to another with barely a panel to catch one's breath.

Prince Valiant has previously been widely available only in re-colored, somewhat degraded editions (now out of print and fetching collectors' prices). Thanks to advances in production technology and newly available original proof sheets, this new series from the industry leader in quality strip classics is the first to feature superb restored artwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuance of Foster's original masterpiece. Comic strip aficionados will be ecstatic, and younger readers who enjoy a classic adventure yarn will be bowled over.

Book One will be rounded out with a rare, in-depth classic Foster interview previously available only in a long out-of-print issue of The Comics Journal.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., full color.

Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1939-1940!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

SWORD AND SORCERY AT ITS GRANDEST AS THE CLASSIC ADVENTURE STRIP CONTINUES IN SECOND VOLUME!

For 35 years, Hal Foster created epic adventure and romantic fantasy in his legendary Sunday strip, Prince Valiant. Realistic in its visual execution and noble in its subject, depicting a time in which the fabled warriors of history and legends fought together for the greater good, it remains one of the great masterpieces of the medium.

In this second volume, Prince Valiant helps his father reclaim his throne in kingdom of Thule, fights alongside King Arthur, and is made a knight of the Round Table in recompense for his bravery and wit. Bored by the peace he helped to create, Val decides to independently pull together the forces to battle the Huns' descent on Southern Europe. When Val's army breaches the Huns' stronghold, however, he discovers that corruption reigns still further west in Rome. Thus Val sets off with Sir Gawain and Tristam of Arthurian legend fame, and the familial kinship of the trio sees them through chivalrous escapades, false imprisonment and daring escapes. By the end of this volume, they go their separate ways, and Val boards a ship to Sicily-yet a storm approaches, throwing him off-course, as adventure follows him everywhere.

Fantagraphics is proud to present these strips, which, thanks to the use of original proof sheets and advances in printing technology, are even brighter and crisper than when they were originally published 70 years ago. Foster's work, painterly and sweeping, is finally treated to the grand depiction it deserves.

These illustrative, time-honored comic strips will enthrall old readers and just as easily awe new ones.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "1939-1940!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

SWORD AND SORCERY AT ITS GRANDEST AS THE CLASSIC ADVENTURE STRIP CONTINUES IN SECOND VOLUME!

For 35 years, Hal Foster created epic adventure and romantic fantasy in his legendary Sunday strip, Prince Valiant. Realistic in its visual execution and noble in its subject, depicting a time in which the fabled warriors of history and legends fought together for the greater good, it remains one of the great masterpieces of the medium.

In this second volume, Prince Valiant helps his father reclaim his throne in kingdom of Thule, fights alongside King Arthur, and is made a knight of the Round Table in recompense for his bravery and wit. Bored by the peace he helped to create, Val decides to independently pull together the forces to battle the Huns' descent on Southern Europe. When Val's army breaches the Huns' stronghold, however, he discovers that corruption reigns still further west in Rome. Thus Val sets off with Sir Gawain and Tristam of Arthurian legend fame, and the familial kinship of the trio sees them through chivalrous escapades, false imprisonment and daring escapes. By the end of this volume, they go their separate ways, and Val boards a ship to Sicily-yet a storm approaches, throwing him off-course, as adventure follows him everywhere.

Fantagraphics is proud to present these strips, which, thanks to the use of original proof sheets and advances in printing technology, are even brighter and crisper than when they were originally published 70 years ago. Foster's work, painterly and sweeping, is finally treated to the grand depiction it deserves.

These illustrative, time-honored comic strips will enthrall old readers and just as easily awe new ones.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "1941-1942!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

With this volume, Foster reaches the peak of his drawing and storytelling prowess.

This third volume features a ten-month epic entitled "Fights for the Singing Sword" (a globetrotting adventure fueled by Valiant's obsessive search for his bride-to-be Aleta throughout Northern Africa), "The Misty Isles" (Valiant meets Aleta face to face but flees upon learning that she has had his crew killed) and "Homeward Bound," where Valiant continues his travels before finally returning to Camelot. His return is shortlived as an alliance threatens Britain's security, and thus Valiant must journey forth to "The Roman Wall." This volume also includes a portfolio of instances where Foster's work was edited or censored (including a hilariously prudish edit by a Canadian Catholic paper), and an introductory essay on Foster's art by renowned comics historian and critic Dan Nadel.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. "1941-1942!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

With this volume, Foster reaches the peak of his drawing and storytelling prowess. This third volume features a ten-month epic entitled "Fights for the Singing Sword" (a globetrotting adventure fueled by Valiant's obsessive search for his bride-to-be Aleta throughout Northern Africa), "The Misty Isles" (Valiant meets Aleta face to face but flees upon learning that she has had his crew killed) and "Homeward Bound," where Valiant continues his travels before finally returning to Camelot. His return is shortlived as an alliance threatens Britain's security, and thus Valiant must journey forth to "The Roman Wall."

This volume also includes a portfolio of instances where Foster's work was edited or censored (including a hilariously prudish edit by a Canadian Catholic paper), and an introductory essay on Foster's art by renowned comics historian and critic Dan Nadel.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1943-1944!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

With its stunning art reproduced directly from pristine printers proofs, Fantagraphics has introduced a new generation to Hal Foster's masterpiece, while providing long-time fans with the ultimate, definitive version of the strip.

Volume 4 in this acclaimed series features the stories "The Long Voyage to Thule", "The Seductress", "The Call of the Sea", "The Jealous Cripple" and "The Winning of Aleta".

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. "1943-1944!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

With its stunning art reproduced directly from pristine printers proofs, Fantagraphics has introduced a new generation to Hal Foster's masterpiece, while providing long-time fans with the ultimate, definitive version of the strip.

Volume 4 in this acclaimed series features the stories "The Long Voyage to Thule", "The Seductress", "The Call of the Sea", "The Jealous Cripple" and "The Winning of Aleta".

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "1945-1946!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

Fantagraphics' ever-popular series of Hal Foster's epic masterpiece forges ahead with Val's adventures continuing unabated despite his recent betrothal. Scanned once again from superb syndicate proofs, half the strips in this volume also include Foster's bonus "Medieval Castle" strip, a chronicle of two young boys growing up during the time of the First Crusade. But by the end of the 1945 strips this series has ended and the Valiant portion resumes its full-page glory.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $29.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "1947-1948!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

As Hal Foster's masterpiece enters its second decade, Valiant and Aleta journey to the "New World." Also included are essays and Foster's map of Val's voyage to/from the New World. As always, this volume is shot directly from Foster's personal collection of syndicate proofs, their glorious colors restored to create a sumptuous reading experience.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $35.00.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "1949-1950!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

As Hal Foster's Prince Valiant enters the 1950's, Val investigates reports of black magic, battles the Picts and even finds time to visit his young son, Arn. Shot from original printer's proofs, Volume 7 will also feature the usual wealth of supplements, including another brace of rarely-seen Foster art, and an introduction by the recently-anointed artist of the ongoing Prince Valiant strip, Thomas Yeates.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $35.00.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "1951-1952!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

Our continuing reprinting of Hal Foster's sumptuous epic enters the 1950s. This volume includes the second half of "The Missionaries" and concludes with the beginning of "Valhalla."Prince Valiant Volume 8also includes an article on Foster's "Mounties" ad campaign paintings from the 1930s. Once again, the pages have been scanned directly from Foster's personal collection of syndicate proofs, providing the most spectacular iteration of this material since its original publication in Sunday newspapers 60 years ago.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $35.00.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. "1953-1954!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

FROM ROME TO VALHALLA WITH PRINCE VALIANT!

In our ninth volume, Arn tries his hand at being a warrior, Merlin is bewitched by Nimue, and Tillicum and Boltar have a son named Hatha - the first interracial baby "born" in comics. Most of the second half of this volume follows Gawain and Val's pilgrimage to the holy city of Jerusalem and Queen Aleta's return to the Misty Isles, where treacherous nobles seek her throne... and her death. Also featuring a look at Prince Valiant's 1954 escapades on both the large and small screens by Foster scholar Brian M. Kane. As with all the previous volumes in this highly acclaimed series, these pages are reproduced for the first time from Foster's personal set of color engraver's proofs, the most impeccably produced Prince Valiant series ever produced.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $35.00.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. "1955-1956!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

Our tenth volume fids our band of heroes making their way back to the Kingdom of Thule, battling barbarians on the way. Valiant returns to fid hunger threatening the populace of Thule. The volume ends with Val's return to Camelot, a tournament and new treachery in Cornwall.

Also included are an introduction by legendary comics artist Timothy Truman, and a special annotated gallery of Hal Foster's incredible Mountie. Once again, all pages are reproduced for the fist time from Foster's personal set of color engraver's proofs.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $35.00.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. 1957-1958!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

In the eleventh volume of Fantagraphics award-winning series, Prince Valiant leaves Cornwall and returns to Aleta, after which the two are summoned to Camelot. Val then begins searching for Gawain, thus commencing another adventure. Presented in full, glorious, restored color and including Foster's rare advertising art from the 1920s, this is the finest reproduction of this enthralling, romantic adventure serial ever published.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.95.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "1959-1960!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

Volume twelve begins with Prince Valiant attempting to rescue Sir Gawain from prison. Val then sets out on a quest to find the legendary Holy Grail with the foundation of the Fellowship of the Table Round at stake. Bonus features include an introduction by legendary comics artist Neal Adams and a gallery of Foster's rare advertising art. Directly scanned from the engraver's proofs, this is the finest reproduction of one of the greatest and most influential adventure strips of all time. Full color throughout.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.95.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "1961-1962!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

Presenting two more years of Hal Foster's award-winning, and best-selling masterpiece printed from the artist's personal color engraver's proofs. This volume begins with Prince Valiant in search of Arn who has been abducted. Next, Val sets off for the Holy Land on a mission to find an overland trade route from Rome to Britain. But danger shadows the noble Prince of Thule and Val is wounded, his horse has gone feral, and Arn is kidnapped once more and held for ransom.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.95.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. "1963-1964!"

Story and art by Harold Foster.

This volume opens with Val being sent to thwart an attack by King Cidwick and closes with his returning to Thule to find a guerilla war being waged against King Aguar.

This volume also includes an introduction by comics writer Roger Stern, who looks back at the artists inspired by Hal Foster. Hal Foster's Prince Valiant is the most magisterial strip ever conceived, and Fantagraphics Books' series is the loveliest production of this masterpiece ever published.

Hardcover, 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.95.