Prince Valiant Vol. 5: 1945-1946

By Hal Foster

Fully half of this latest volume of Hal Foster's epic masterpiece-- again scanned from superb syndicate proofs -- is devoted to theremaining chapters of "The Winning of Aleta," a 20-month (!) epic inwhich Valiant obsessively pursues his bride to be. Not surprisingly this isfollowed by a sequence called "Matrimony," which ends with a newlywed queen adjusting to the luxurious, exciting court life at Camelot. ButVal's marriage does not signal an end to his adventures. In "War inthe Forest" Val is sent out to spy on encroaching Saxons --unknowingly aided by Aleta, who, disguised as a small knight (and dubbed"Sir Puny") helps prevent disaster. But the 1946 strips end with Valand Aleta unable to return to Camelot and the displaced couple journeying toThule. Half the strips in this volume also include the delightful "TheMedieval Castle," Foster's chronicle of two young boys growing upduring the time of the First Crusade -- but by the end of the 1945 stripsthis series has ended and the Valiant portion resumes its full-pageglory.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606994840
• ISBN13: 9781606994849
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.4" x 14.0"