‘“So that’s King Valgrind!” mutters Val, staring at the hard, haughty face with shrewd eyes. “Why does my father sign a peace treaty with a king it would be so much pleasure to fight and whip?”'
‘Next Week - Hired by King Valgrind’
From no. 343 - 5 September 1943
#PrinceValiant

#OTD in 1943
#PrinceValiant in the Days of King Arthur, written & illustrated by #HalFoster
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7: “For heaven’s sake, Sir Valiant,” cries Beric, grasping Val’s arm. “Be a troubadour for yet a little while; to do battle with King Valgrind now might upset your father’s statecraft!”