Prince Valiant TPB (1979-1982 Pacific Comics Club) comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Book 1: 1954. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1954, strips #879 - 931. Valiant and Gawain travel to the Misty Isles and help Queen Aleta defend her kingdom from nobles seeking her overthrow. Then Val and Gawain make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where they find an imprisoned British knight and battle the scheming Ben El Rasch. A resourceful peasant girl aids Gawain when he faces a treacherous Goth warrior in a duel. Under the Frivolous Curls; Prince Arn and the Sorceress; The Pilgrimage; Back in the Misty Isles. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Book 2: 1955. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1955, strips #932 - 988. Valiant, Sir Gawain and Katwin are aided on their dangerous voyage home by a crew of Vikings. Aleta thinks fast when she is abducted as a bride for a rival Khan. Val is injured during the overland journey to the Baltic Sea. Val tells his children stories of his early days, including how he met Gawain and his first visit to Camelot. The Strange Route. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Book 3: 1956. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1956. Valiant explores the inland of Thule in search of farmland to stave off a famine. Raiders trap Aleta and Kerwin in a burning house while Val and his friends are off on a hunt. Val's son Arn and the seasoned woodsman Garm are stranded by a blizzard while on a scouting mission. Valiant and Gawain travel to Camelot for a jousting tournament. Into the Wilderness; The Wolf at the Door; Survival; Tournament Days; Trouble in Cornwall. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. Book 4: 1957. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from 1957, strips #1029- 1090. Valiant learns the secret of the true heir of Vernon Castle. King Arthur sends Val on an undercover mission to Cornwall to investigate a plot against the throne. Valiant pursues a wild red stallion, manages to tame it, and soon it will become his faithful steed Arvak. Trouble in Cornwall; The Red Stallion; Three Men and a Horse. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Book 5: 1957-1959. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from November 24, 1957 to January 18, 1959.Valiant's son Arn goes to live with a neighboring king for three years as a sort of foreign exchange program. Shipwrecked after an enemy attack, Val must make a dangerous overland journey home. King Arthur sends Val on a hazardous mission into Saxon-held territory that includes a contentious visit to London. Valiant leads the search after Sir Gawain disappears in Wales. The Exchange; The Wanderer; Reckless Youth; The Jealousy of A Queen. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

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Volume 6 - 1st printing. Book 6: 1959. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from Jan. 4 to Dec. 27, 1959. Freeing Sir Gawain from his Welsh captivity means that Val must impersonate a drunken jester. On their way home, Gawain and Valiant help a young knight win a lady's hand in a tournament. Gawain tries to help a noble lady escape an arranged marriage. Val investigates outlaws who have targeted the Earl of Lithway and discovers that the cruel, corrupt Earl is the true outlaw. The Singer in the Tower; Kerwin's Ordeal; The Marriage Contract; The Earl's Justice. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing. Book 7: 1960. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from Jan. 3 to Dec. 25, 1960. A quest to learn the truth about the Holy Grail brings Valiant to Stonehenge, the Roman outpost Sarum, Glastonbury, and finally Avalon itself. On his way home, he frees a noble lady's castle from an usurper. A fight with Aleta leads Val to reckless battle and a subsequent wounding that makes him appreciate home and family. After recovering, Val and his family return to Aleta's kingdom just in time to defend it from invasion. The Grail Quest; The Mad Warrior; The Abdication. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 56 pages, Full Color.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Book 8: 1963-1965. Story, art and cover by Hal Foster. Reprints of the medieval adventure strip, considered one of the artistic high points of the comic strip. Collects the complete daily strips from Oct. 20, 1963 to Jan. 3, 1965. Valiant's son Arn joins a mission to investigate a Saxon war party, and to find out more, he joins the war party itself as a ruse. Wanting Aleta for himself, Count Brecey tries to have Val killed in tournament, and when that fails, he just kidnaps her. Valiant and Arn are enlisted as warrior-diplomats when King Arthur needs to unite the various kingdoms to repel a Saxon invasion. Valiant returns home to Thule just in time to defend it from another invasion. Saxons in the Vale; Another Abduction; The Battle of Badon Hill; The Matchmakers; Guerilla War in Thule. Final issue of the series. 9 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 64 pages, Full Color.