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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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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6: ‘So that is why we find Aleta, at daybreak, searching the horizon from the highest watchtower.’
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