Prince Valiant TPB (1984-2004 Fantagraphics) comic books 2001-2003

Volume 41 - 1st printing. "King of Atheldag!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

Hal Foster's epic Prince Valiant Sunday strips are collected in these full-color treasury volumes. Prince Valiant Volume #41: King of Atheldag, story and art by Hal Foster, was published by Fantagraphics Books.

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

Volume 42 - 1st printing. "Arn's Trip to Thule!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

Fantagraphics' deluxe, full-color library editions of Prince Valiant were initially intended to end with 2000's Volume 40, the final volume in which Foster was the chief architect of the strip's visual look. Due to overwhelming public demand, however, we are continuing the series, reprinting strips written and roughed-out by Foster and finished by Foster's prodigious assistant, John Cullen Murphy. Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Foster for several years, actively took over the bulk of the drawing chores in 1971 and immediately developed a fan following himself (although, for the most part, your average newspaper reader couldn't discern a difference between Foster and Cullen Murphy's styles). Each volume of Prince Valiant features close to a year's worth of full-page Sunday strips. Volume 42 reprints the adventurous strips from 1972-73.

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

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Volume 43 - 1st printing. "Blood and Tears!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

The greatest adventure epic since Beowulf continues in this full-color series. Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, with its thrilling continuities of a noble knight in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. Fantagraphics' deluxe, full-color library editions of Prince Valiant were initially intended to end with 2000's Volume 40, the final volume in which Foster was the chief architect of the strip's visual look. Due to overwhelming public demand, however, we are continuing the series, reprinting strips written and roughed-out by Foster and finished by Foster's prodigious assistant, John Cullen Murphy. Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Foster for several years, actively took over the bulk of the drawing chores in 1971 and immediately developed a fan following himself (although, for the most part, your average newspaper reader couldn't discern a difference between Foster and Cullen Murphy's styles). Each volume of Prince Valiant features close to year's worth of full-page Sunday strips.

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

Volume 44 - 1st printing. "Karak the Terrible!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

The greatest adventure epic since Beowulf continues in this full-color series. Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, with its thrilling continuities of a noble knight in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. Fantagraphics' deluxe, full-color library editions of Prince Valiant were initially intended to end with 2000's Volume 40, the final volume in which Foster was the chief architect of the strip's visual look. Due to overwhelming public demand, however, we are continuing the series, reprinting strips written and roughed-out by Foster and finished by Foster's prodigious assistant, John Cullen Murphy. Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Foster for several years, actively took over the bulk of the drawing chores in 1971 and immediately developed a fan following himself (although, for the most part, your average newspaper reader couldn't discern a difference between Foster and Cullen Murphy's styles). Each volume of Prince Valiant features close to year's worth of full-page Sunday strips.

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

Volume 45 - 1st printing. "The Mark of Cain!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

The greatest adventure epic since Beowulf continues in this perennial full-color series. Sixty-five years since the creation of Prince Valiant and 20 years after its creator's death, Hal Foster is still considered to be comics' supreme classicist. Volume 45 reprints strips from the mid-1970s written and roughed out by Foster and finished by Foster prodigious assistant John Cullen Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Foster for several years, actively took over the bulk of the drawing chores in 1971 and immediately developed a fan-following himself. He is a six-time recipient of the National Cartoonists Society's "Best Story Strip" for his work on Prince Valiant. Each volume features close to a year's worth of full-page Sunday strips, in an oversized format showcasing the strip's spectacular artwork.

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

Volume 46 - 1st printing. "Sunken Treasure!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

Fantagraphics' deluxe, full-color editions of Prince Valiant run chronologically. Volume 46 features the years 1976 and 1977, reprinting some of the very last strips written and roughed-out by Foster (who passed away in 1982). The strips are finished by Foster's prodigious assistant, John Cullen Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Foster for several years and actively took over the bulk of the drawing chores in 1971, immediately developing a fan following himself - initial plans to end the series around 1971 were changed due to overwhelming fan demand, and there are no plans to end the series now. Each volume in the series presents close to a year's worth of strips per volume in an oversized format showcasing the strip's spectacular color pages.

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

Volume 47 - 1st printing. "Queen of the Amazons!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

In Volume 47, while traveling through the Middle East, Queen Aleta is ambushed, but saved at the last minute by a mysterious woman who brings her to a hidden valley - home of Petropolis, the City of the Amazons! Collects strips from the years 1977-1978.

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

Volume 48 - 1st printing. "Return to Camelot!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

Val's twins are no longer impossible to tell apart. Suddenly Karen decides to be a warrior! She trims her golden locks and dons armor, eager to prove her mettle - and when a massive fleet of pirates turns up, she may have her chance! Collects work from 1978-1979.

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

Cover price $18.95.

Volume 49 - 1st printing. "Road to Sorrow's End!"

Story and art By Hal Foster.

In this volume, Arn, Son of Valiant, is heir to the throne of Thule. As king-to-be he must be careful in his choice of a bride, but his heart belongs to Lydia, the daughter of a savage Viking chieftain, whose mores don't exactly match those of his prospective in-laws. Fantagraphics' deluxe, full-color editions of Prince Valiant run chronologically, and volume 49 includes work from the years 1979-1980. This is the penultimate volume in the series.

Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.

NOTE: "Prince Valiant stands high over its competition in the Adventure/Classical genre of the Newspaper Sunday." – Comics Buyer's Guide

Cover price $18.95.