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Hal Foster - Original Comic Strip Art for Princ

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Hal Foster - Original Comic Strip Art for Princ
Hal Foster - Original Comic Strip Art for Prince Valiant Sunday dated 12-17-44 (King Features Syndicate, 1944). Look up the word "stunning" in any dictionary, and you'll see a picture of this piece. Considered by many to be the finest adventure strip ever penned, Prince Valiant began in 1937, after Foster left Tarzan. Set in the Fifth Century world of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Val has fought the good fight for almost seventy years, in a strip that still runs today. Foster's eye for detail, his lush, almost photo-realistic rendering, and his obsessive insistence on historical accuracy, combined to create a strip that was a satisfying blend of stirring adventure and high fantasy. The piece offered here, complete with its rare Medieval Castle bottom, is an exceptional example of Foster's skill. Rendered in exacting detail, the strip is obviously a work of both love and high craftsmanship. Created in two panels, the top Valiant portion measures approximately 29" x 23" overall, and is signed by Foster in the last panel. The matching Medieval Castle portion measures approximately 29" x 11.5" overall, and is signed by Foster in the upper banner area. In excellent condition, this could easily serve as a showpiece in even the finest collection. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.