Bright white first print in high grade!
Harold Foster's Classic Narrative.
Large 13-1/2" x 10" Format ~ Beautiful Details!
Full Color Printing ~ Premium White Gloss Paperstock.
Nice Corners, Tight Flat Spine (No string binding marks)
If you hold this up to the light and move it around you can see surface marks in the light reflection.
A great copy of this tough issue.
Bagged with Backer Boards for protection. See photos.
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HAROLD FOSTER’S LEGENDARY MEDIEVAL EPIC
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.
Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant, about a noble knight in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. It was Foster (1892-1982) who introduced illustrative techniques; brilliant linework and lush coloring — and the sensibilities and standards of such greats as Howard Pyle — to the comics page. Realistic depictions and sophisticated compositions had been curiously absent before him. He is still considered to be comics’ supreme classicist.
"That Foster was the most virtuosic comics artist of his time, there is some merit to the claim." – Sunday "Prince Valiant’s adventures fighting the enemies of Camelot appeared in more than 200 newspapers and inspired a movie starring Robert Wagner and Janet Leigh. […] The Duke of Windsor, who reigned as King Edward VIII until his abdication in 1936, once described Prince Valiant as "the greatest contribution to English literature in the past 100 years." – National Post "Foster’s meticulously detailed, painstakingly researched, vividly realistic, and often breathtaking illustration made him one of the most revered artists in the comic field." – Library Journal "Anyone with a love for fantasy art can only marvel at [Foster's] ability to capture both the gritty down-to-earth feeling of the times as well as those sweeping moments that kindle our sense of wonder.... " – Charles de Lint, Fantasy & Science Fiction
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THIS SALE & AD IS FOR #35 ONLY
WE ARE CURRENTLY SELLING ALL OF THESE ISSUES IN OTHER EBAY ADS
Vol. 1: The Prophecy
Vol. 2: The Singing Sword - Slight bend top right corner.
Vol. 3: Knights of the Round Table - Bottom right corner bump
Vol. 4: The Menace of the Hun
Vol. 5: The Sea King
Vol. 6: Journey to Africa
Vol. 7: The Roman Wall
Vol. 8 : Prince of Thule
Vol. 9 : Journey to the Misty Isles
Vol. 10 : Aleta
Vol. 11: Intrigues at Camelot - Light Fading at spine.
Vol. 12: The New World
Vol. 13: The Sun Goddess
Vol. 14: Sword and Sorcery - Light fading at spine.
Vol. 15 : Young Geoffrey - Top of spine bumped
Vol. 16 : Love and War
Vol. 17: Return from Rome
Vol. 18: The Stolen River - Light Fading at spine.
Vol. 19: Duel in Ireland
Vol. 20: Pilgrimage
Vol. 21: Prisoner of the Khan
Vol. 22: Homeward Bound
Vol. 23: The Kings of Cornwall
Vol. 24: The Red Stallion
Vol. 25: The Curse
Vol. 26: Lithway's Law - Light cover fading
Vol. 27: The Eternal Quest - Light cover fading
Vol. 28: "The Savage Girl" - Light cover fading
Vol. 29: Monastery of the Demons
Vol. 30: Arn, Son of Valiant
Vol. 31: A Joust For Aleta
Vol. 32: The Battle of Badon Hill
Vol. 33: Tillicum's Counsel - Light ding/top center front cover
Vol. 34: Mordred's Revenge
Vol. 35: Doppelganger
Vol. 36 : The Dead Warrior's Sword
Vol. 37: The Adventures of Gawain
Vol. 38: Prince Arn's Exploit
Vol. 39: Knights Blood
Vol. 40 : Valiant Forever
Vol. 41: The King of Atheldag
Vol. 42: Arn's Trip to Thule
Vol. 43: Blood and Tears
Vol. 44: Karak the Terrible - Ding to spine at top
Vol. 45: The Mark of Cain
Vol. 46: The Sunken Treasure
Vol. 47: Queen of the Amazons (by John Cullen Murphy)
Vol. 48: Return to Camelot (John Cullen Murphy) - Top right cover corner ding.
Vol. 49: Road to Sorrow's End
Vol. 50: Vikings on the Isle of Man
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9.4 NEAR MINT (NM): Nearly perfect with only minor imperfections that keep it from the next higher grade. Subtle bindery/printing defects are allowed. Bindery tears must be less than 1/16" on Silver Age and later books, although on Golden Age books bindery tears of up to 1/4" have been noted. Cover is flat with no surface wear. Inks are bright with high reflectivity and a minimum of fading. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted. A 1/16" bend is permitted with no color break. Small, inconspicuous, lightly penciled, stamped or inked arrival dates are acceptable as long as they are in an unobtrusive location. Slight foxing. Spine is tight and flat. Staples are generally centered; may have slight discoloration. Almost no stress lines. Paper is off-white to cream, supple and fresh. Slight interior tears are allowed.
9.0 VERY FINE/NEAR MINT (VF/NM): Nearly perfect with outstanding eye appeal. A limited number of bindery/printing defects are allowed. Cover is almost flat with almost imperceptible wear. Inks are bright with slightly diminished reflectivity. An 1/8" bend is allowed if color is not broken. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted but no creases. Several lightly penciled, stamped or inked arrival dates are acceptable. Very minor foxing. Spine is tight and flat. Staples may show some discoloration. Only the slightest staple tears are allowed. A very minor accumulation of stress lines may be present if they are nearly imperceptible. Paper is off-white to cream and supple. Very minor interior tears may be present.
8.0 VERY FINE (VF): An excellent copy with outstanding eye appeal. A limited accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Cover is relatively flat with minimal surface wear beginning to show, possibly including some minute wear at corners. Inks are generally bright with moderate to high reflectivity. An unnoticeable 1/4" crease is acceptable if color is not broken. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. Minor foxing. Spine is almost completely flat with a possible minor color break. Staples may show some discoloration. Very slight staple tears and a few almost insignificant stress lines may be present. Paper is cream to tan and supple. Centerfold is mostly secure. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present.