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Comic Strips Classics

Prince Valiant

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"Prince Valiant"

This strip began in 1937 and was created by one-time Tarzan cartoonist Harold R. Foster. The original title was "Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur." Foster would bring two firsts to the comic pages. Prince Valiant was almost an epic in terms of the classicism employed by the author. And, Foster is credited with being the first to bring illustrators' techniques to the comics. There was authenticity in his Prince Valiant epic as pages filled with historical settings, actual facts, accurate clothing and furnishings, genuine weaponry, and true adventure.

My hand-painted cachet holds true to Foster's commitment to realism. With castle ramparts and towers as a backdrop, pageantry abounds as Valiant leads his party of mounted knights through a street filled with adoring citizens. Realistic attire and weapons as well as the setting make this the most detailed and factually historic of all of the Classic Comic cachets in this COLLINS set. Return to the days of King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. Return to the Days of Prince Valiant. Item #I2515. $10.75.

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"Dick Tracy" by Chester Gould began in 1931. Grotesque villains was the trademark of this strip through the years. Danger lurked behind every corner for the famous detective. My hand-painted cachet shows Tracy in a boat with a tommygun and two police officers in pursuit of his adversary "Bronzen".

"Blondie" by Chic Young began in 1930. She started out as a flapper who pursued a billionaire's son -- Dagwood. His parents disinherited the couple when they married. The Bumsteads moved to the suburbs, got a dog named Daisy, had two children named Alexander and Cookie and lived happily ever after. My hand-painted cachet shows Dagwood raiding the refrigerator in pursuit of one of his famous sandwiches and Blondie mentioning the price of her new hat while he is preoccupied with food.

"Allie Oop" by V. T. Hamlin began in 1933. This caveman strip had a cast of prehistoric people and animals. Some real and almost real anthropology lent a plausible atmosphere to Hamlin's mixture of themes, premises, and character types. In my hand-painted cachet, a club wielding Alley Oop pursues a fleeing brontosaurustype dinosaur while a flying pteranodon-type dinosaur soars overhead.

I really like this set and the way my covers are turning out. They certainly capture a true slice of Americana -- the funny papers_ Extras are not available as this set will be an immediate sell out. Their distinctive appearance will make them excellent additions to your COLLINS collection.

With these three FDCs you watch Dick Tracy pursue the criminal Bronzen; Dagwood pursue his famous sandwich; and Alley Oop pursue a mischievous dinosaur. Classic Comics. $10.75. each.