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George Hagenauer UNITED STATES
Member Since March 2005
1937 Artworks | Watched by 136

Prince Valiant 1939 top tier

Location: KEEPERS COMIC STRIP ART
Artist: Hal Foster (All)

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Prince Valiant 1939 top tier
Artwork Details
Location: KEEPERS COMIC STRIP ART
Title: Prince Valiant 1939 top tier
Artist:  Hal Foster (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Comic Strip
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 7232
Likes on CAF: 11
Favorited on CAF: 2
Comments: 38
Added to Site: 9/14/2012

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Description
Always wanted a second valiant- a freind had an incredible month finding several Prince valiant originals from different sources . H ed decided to let it go and thanks to a rather complex set of trades I was able to get it.
These are the top 3 panels to the last page of the Andelkrag story which was a turning point in the early years of Prince Valiant- up to this point Foster had allowed a lot of fantasy into the strip- but Hitler was on the march in Europe so Hal Foster move in a different direction. Andelkrag was a beautiful kingdom under siege by the Huns. Valaint chivalrously goes to it s aid- the story is brutally realistic- the castle is under siege for months. The ultimately set for a final battle - the ladies of the court commit suicide in the burning castle - the heroes go out for battle .
And everybody dies except Val who weary climbs out from among the corpses and walks through the aftermath
Valiant would never again be the same and I am amazed to own a part of it.
Want to know what gets 60+ year old collectors who have been at this for 45 years excited - this is it

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Member Since: March 2005
Last Login: April 2026
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Country: UNITED STATES
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Ben Friedman Member Since 2006
Posted On 9/15/2012

Wow -- extraordinary find. Fantastic early Prince Valiant art. Congrats!!
Ray Cuthbert Member Since 2003
Posted On 9/15/2012

Congratulations George! It's nice to see the fruition of such a lot of work for such an exemplary piece of PRINCE VALIANT history and wonderful Hal Foster artwork!
frank x townsondecker Member Since 2006
Posted On 9/15/2012

AMAZING ART!!!!!
Felix  Lu Member Since 2005
Posted On 9/15/2012

Congrats, George...this is indeed quite a find. Hope you write about it in the CFA-APA!
glen gold Member Since 2004
Posted On 9/15/2012

Not an automatic Val fan and mostly when I like it, it's a cool kind of appreciation for the technical side of things. Not this time. This is magnificent, powerful and amazing. Really chilling. I love the light.
Davide G. Member Since 2009
Posted On 9/15/2012

Epic text, awesome art... Thanks for sharing this wonder!
Frank L Member Since 2008
Posted On 9/15/2012

What amazing text and art! Foster's art is simply amazing. Do you think you can post larger scans of the individual parts?
Massimo  Ermanno Member Since 2006
Posted On 9/15/2012

George I remember this amazing story.I read it the first time in the sixties when I was a child...........Absolutely a masterwork.Supercongratz.
David Geo Member Since 2009
Posted On 9/15/2012

fantastic piece George!
Eric F Member Since 2009
Posted On 9/15/2012

Great panels ! Congratulations !
Patrick Kochanek, MD Member Since 2005
Posted On 9/15/2012

Worthy of excitement indeed!
John Voytek Member Since 2008
Posted On 9/15/2012

Thanks for posting this amazing artwork George and a BIG Congrats for being fortunate enough to acquire it! ! It is a joy when artwork of this calibre surfaces. A very memorable and defining tale in the life of Valiant and the great Hal Foster.
Foggy Bottom Member Since 2009
Forum Moderator
Posted On 9/15/2012

Baller.
Alex Johnson Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator
Posted On 9/15/2012

What a story and what a storyteller. Thanks for sharing this George.
P. Portillo Member Since 2006
Posted On 9/16/2012

Beautiful tier. All the three panels are great, though I specially liked the middle one, with Val's figure contrast in front of the black mountain. Congratulations!
J R Member Since 2011
Posted On 9/16/2012

FANTASTIC Piece¡¡¡
Germund von Wowern Member Since 2005
Posted On 9/16/2012

Beautiful and haunting! And it has found its home! Congrats, George!
Sean Clarke Member Since 2005
Posted On 9/16/2012

Truly stunning. This shows the depth of drama that Foster could achieve.
Sean Wasielewski Member Since 2004
Posted On 9/16/2012

Such wonderful full figure poses of Val in each of the 3 panels. Congratulations on this wonderful acquisition.
Ron S Member Since 2007
Posted On 9/16/2012

Thank you for posting this. It is specatcular.
Steve Gumm Member Since 2004
Posted On 9/16/2012

It boggles my mind, what did your friend decide to keep?!? What a masterful piece of art. Man, what a treat, each panel is a grail. You may want to stop collecting now, no way you'll ever top this beauty! Congratulations! WOW!!! !
Aaron N. Member Since 2009
Posted On 9/16/2012

It is hard to come up with enough superlatives for this. Thank you for the commentary as well.
Charlo Ramón Member Since 2004
Posted On 9/16/2012

Extraordinary!! Fantastic!! What a great tier. All three panels are beautifull
Scott Burnley Member Since 2004
Posted On 9/16/2012

Gorgeous! So glad you were able to make it happen!
Max C Member Since 2004
Posted On 9/17/2012

The term "outstanding" is unworthy to define this piece. Just perfect.
Tom Coker Member Since 2005
Posted On 9/18/2012

Mighty, MIGHTY piece of comic ART! Congratulations, George
Mike  Shields Member Since 2005
Posted On 6/14/2013

I find myself coming back to look at this original again and again. Unreal.
artless artmore Member Since 2013
Posted On 3/15/2014

Spectacular! What a find!
Søren  M Member Since 2008
Posted On 8/6/2016

Amazing, wonderful and epic artwork. Thanks for sharing.
Lars C. Member Since 2013
Posted On 9/4/2016

So beautiful, congratulations.
Chris K. Member Since 2008
Posted On 12/1/2016

A remarkably special piece of art, George. Thanks for sharing it!
Peter Sullivan Member Since 2006
Posted On 12/19/2018

Every panel is perfect in layout and execution.What a a great artist he was.

 Bill J Member Since 2009
Posted On 2/11/2019

Beautiful panels displaying Foster's complete command of the medium.

 William Lawson Member Since 2015
Posted On 6/18/2020

Truly, one of my favorite pieces on this site.  Superb, simply stunning example.

 Henrik Henrik Member Since 2014
Posted On 4/25/2021

"Auch ein schöner Rücken kann entzücken!" -  also a beautiful back can delight ;-) Each panel is a wonderful work of art!

 Amir E Member Since 2020
Posted On 8/20/2022

Fantastically memorable. Great piece of history. Congrats!

 George Hagenauer Member Since 2005
Posted On 8/21/2022

Amir E wrote:
"  Fantastically memorable. Great piece of history. Congrats!
 "

Of interest and not mentioned is it is proabbly the most powerful tier on the page- with limited wall space (my Valiant Full is in  space not easily seen) I am glad  to own it.

 Satya Chetri Member Since 2006
Posted On 11/9/2025

Keep coming back to this one over and over, congratulations!

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