Prince Valiant Vol. 5 1945-1946

by Foster, Hal; Russell, P. Craig

• ISBN13: 9781606994849
• ISBN10: 1606994840
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-07-02
• Publisher: Fantagraphics

Summary

Fully half of this latest volume of Hal Foster'¬"s epic masterpiece '¬ ; again scanned from superb syndicate proofs '¬ ; is devoted to the remaining chapters of '¬SThe Winning of Aleta,'¬ a 20-month (!) epic in which Valiant obsessively pursues his bride to be. Not surprisingly this is followed by a sequence called '¬SMatrimony,'¬ which ends with a newly wed queen adjusting to the luxurious, exciting court life at Camelot. But Val'¬"s marriage does not signal an end to his adventures, quite the contrary. In '¬SWar in the Forest'¬ Val is sent out to spy on encroaching Saxons '¬ ; unknowingly aided by Aleta, who, disguised as a small knight (and dubbed '¬SSir Puny'¬) helps prevent disaster. But the 1946 strips end with Val and Aleta unable to return to Camelot and the displaced couple journeying to Thule'¬¦ Half the strips in this volume also include the delightful '¬SThe Medieval Castle,'¬ Foster'¬"s chronicle of two young boys growing up during the time of the First Crusade '¬ ; but by the end of the 1945 strips this series has ended and the Valiant portion resume its full-page glory.