Once upon a time, a long time ago, in the days of my youth, when there was such a thing as the Sunday funnies, there was a comic strip I liked to read titled “Prince Valiant”. Actually I liked the art more than I liked the story-line. That was during the 60s. I was curious to find references to the comic strip and to know what that name means in the 21st century. I found a tweet that made me realize that the comic strip was being published long before the 60s. It was a photo taken in 1942 that showed the famous American actor John Wayne reading the comic strip to his kids. This comic strip was created by Hal Foster in 1937. The adventures of Prince Valiant were also published as hardback books and comic books, adapted as movies and as an animated television series, and more.
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1942: American actor John Wayne sitting on a chair and reading a Prince Valiant comic with his four children, Hollywood, California. From left: Patrick, Melinda, Toni, and Michael. pic.twitter.com/mwHeXnHRq3
— Hollywood's Golden Age (@HGAFilms) November 21, 2019
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Hal Foster's Prince Valiant comic strip regularly featured large scale adventure and finely detailed artwork. pic.twitter.com/BGrPQyEMjS
— de.sɛʁ.və.laʒ (@Decervelage) August 16, 2017
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Love Prince Valiant Comic Strips! @PrinceValiant pic.twitter.com/TyZy1OFq9Q
— Emperor Yankee (@rod4000) October 27, 2016
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Today’s Prince Valiant comic strip! https://t.co/0RhzFMXAFR #Prince Valiant
— Billy Hogan (@supermanpodcast) March 1, 2020
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Stan & Ollie popped up in the Prince Valiant comic strip in 2011!@RealGilbertACP @TVGuidance @Franksantopadre #comedians #BFFs #comedy #comicstrips #comics @CartoonLibrary #laurelandhardy #humor pic.twitter.com/GXHzk2ZZna
— DrPopCultureBGSU (@DrPopCultureBG) September 13, 2018
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After 80 years, the Prince Valiant plot is almost as convoluted as Star Wars (almost). The "Prince Valiant" comic debuted TODAY in 1937. pic.twitter.com/LgxvlgaVQO
— Daniel Bennett (@DanielBennettNY) February 13, 2017
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Prince.Valiant.1954.720p.BluRay pic.twitter.com/CB2rmuBmSt
— radar2506 (@radar2506) November 2, 2019
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Today we focus on @smoyer's film from 1997 "Prince Valiant." It was a beautiful story and well done! Learn more about the film and see photos, videos and more on our website here: https://t.co/wCXXXYvDMY pic.twitter.com/psZJd81suo
— AllStephenMoyer.com (@AllStephenMoyer) May 17, 2018
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THE LEGEND OF PRINCE VALIANT
Robby Benson, Michael Horton, Noelle North, Alan Oppenheimer, Efrem Zimbalist Jr
Animated Cartoon Tv Show pic.twitter.com/Pbl6F9aebV
— blue tengu (@herbaceous_blue) October 27, 2017
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Dell’s Four Color series featuring Prince Valiant. Cover art by Don Spaulding, Franco Picchioni, Sam Savitt, & the last one is unknown. pic.twitter.com/E5QQBLy2Hr
— ComicsintheGoldenAge (@ComicsintheGA) February 13, 2020
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And this one which looks like a prince valiant comic filter but not the worst just didn't like it enough to hashtag it pic.twitter.com/oY78WSR16K
— Chel ?2016² (@FinalAntiFaXIV) March 28, 2019
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