3: ‘What happened was beyond description! The tower rocked to its foundations and earthquakes were felt throughout all Asia. Belsatan made his request and paid a certain terrible price. . . . . . .’
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2: ‘So he draws the “magic circle” and the six-pointed star of Ha-Mloo, sets out the appropriate symbols, does what is necessary by way of sacrifice (we need not recount the horrors of this procedure) and, with fear in his heart, recites the long, weird incantation.’
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1: ‘Synopsis..... As Prince Valiant escorts the Lady Acidia westward, he marvels at the overpowering volume of her chatter. For she is an abandoned wife, recounting her husband’s ➡️
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#OTD in 1941
Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, written & illustrated by Hal Foster. No. 243 - 5 October 1941
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‘But unseen eyes have been watching him for days. On a misty hillside a circle of Pict warriors arise quietly from the heather!’
‘Next Week - The Picts.’
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#OTD in 1942: At Hadrian’s Wall!
*Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur*, written & illustrated by Hal Foster. No. 295 - 4 October 1942
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9: ‘When the splendid concourse of knights, their ladies and retainers leave for Caerleon and the Great Tournament, the silent White Knight rides with them in second-hand armor, on a borrowed charger.’
‘Next Week - Caerleon.’
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8: ‘And paints all white his assembled arms - sign of an untried knight.’
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7: ‘Midnight in the deserted armory and Val gathers and repairs bits of abandoned armor.’
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6: ‘“Perhaps if I spill some of his best knights at the tournament the king will take notice.”’
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5: ‘“You are but a lad yet, Prince Valiant,” says King Arthur, “When you have grown strong enough to contend on equal terms with my veteran knights, - perhaps.”’
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4: ‘“And now, Sire,” implores Val, “Grant me some great quest whose fulfillment will make me worthy of knighthood, for I crave fellowship of the Round Table above all else.”’
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2: ‘Boisterously gay Sir Gawain welcomes his wandering squire!’
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1: ‘Synopsis: Returning from his adventures overseas Val travels in company with many knights to Camelot where splendid preparations are going forward for the great tournament.’
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#OTD in 1938
Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, written & illustrated by Hal Foster. No. 86 - 2 October 1938.
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‘His archers might have smothered Val under a cloud of arrows, but Donardo waves them back. “The love-sick, splendid fool,” he mutters, “he should not tempt me so!”’
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‘“My heart is for you only,” she answers, “and for you I will wait until the end of time, my prince!” Donardo pulls her back, angrily. He meant to discourage Val, not encourage him!’
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‘Amid the wreckage of war, Aleta stands like a bright, golden flame. With pounding heart, Val walks to the very edge of the moat to feast his eyes upon her beauty. “Be patient for yet a little while, for I am coming!”’
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8: ‘His wife does not await him with becoming dignity in the Great Hall . . . . . . . she leaps at him from the snowy palace steps and, for a long, long time, no word is spoken.’
‘Next Week - Aleta saves the Kingdom.’
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7: ‘And Val, trudging wearily through the winter’s first snow, comes at last in sight of Camelot and sees, on a high watchtower, the flutter of a scarf. His heart informs him who waves it.’
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