Prince Valiant Vols. 19-21 Gift Box Set

Name: Prince Valiant Vols. 19-21 Gift Box Set
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SKU: 9798875000829
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By Hal Foster and John Cullen Murphy

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Our series of special slipcased gift sets of the most visually opulent comic strip in the medium's history, based on the King Arthur mythos, continues with Vols. 19-21 (1973-1978). In Vol. 19, Prince Valiant is sent to defend the borders against invading barbarians, but it is... Read More

Format: Hardback

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Our series of special slipcased gift sets of the most visually opulent comic strip in the medium's history, based on the King Arthur mythos, continues with Vols. 19-21 (1973-1978).

Description

Our series of special slipcased gift sets of the most visually opulent comic strip in the medium's history, based on the King Arthur mythos, continues with Vols. 19-21 (1973-1978).

In Vol. 19, Prince Valiant is sent to defend the borders against invading barbarians, but it is young Arn who takes centre stage as he travels to his homeland and loses his heart to Lydia, daughter of Haakon.

In Vol. 20, Aleta defeats a wizard, then Aleta's younger sister Helene is gambled away by her husband to a Corsair mercenary, drawing Val and his Singing Sword into a deadly duel.

In Vol. 21, it's election time for the King of Minstrels. Arn and Court Jester Sir Dinadan travel to France to set things right, while Val accompanies the headstrong Gunther of Germany on his quest to recover stolen holy relics and claim a wife in Jerusalem. The mercenary army of a Persian warlord sweeps across the Middle East, forcing Queen Aleta to seek refuge in a hidden utopian city ruled by women. Val competes in tournaments in Marseille and Camelot and reunites with Sir Lancelot, but a tragic death impacts a member of Val's family.

Also in this set: Hal Foster's complete comic-strip adaptation of Franz Werfel's The Song of Bernadette and beautiful colour illustrations for the 1930-31 Lucky Bag Naval yearbooks.

And: The historical reality behind Prince Valiant's world!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798875000829

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 November 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 336 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 271.0mm

Height: 371.0mm

Weight: 1500g

Pages: 336

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Box Sets Fiction Graphic Novels Hal Foster John Cullen Murphy

About the Author

Hal Foster (1892-1982) created Prince Valiant in 1937. Though remaining involved with the strip until his death in 1982, Foster handed the bulk of the scripting and art chores over to his longtime assistant, John Cullen Murphy, in 1971. John Cullen Murphy, a six-time recipient of the National Cartoonists Society's "Best Story Strip" for his work on Prince Valiant, continues to draw the strip from his home in Connecticut, while his son, Cullen Murphy, writes the strip in between serving as the Managing Editor for The Atlantic.