Valiant effort to honor cartoonist is paying off: A Skokie man's tenacity...

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  June 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......not a single Foster illustration of Prince Valiant, the chivalrous...exhibit to retrace Foster's career, from...before creating Prince Valiant, to his depictions...work. In 1971, Foster stopped drawing Prince Valiant and chose John...

Comic strip artist Hal Foster honored

Mount Prospect Times (IL);  June 8, 2006 ;     697 words ......I followed the 'Prince Valiant' comic strip...recalled. "Hal Foster was my hero. I...examples of his "Prince Valiant" panels also will...show. "I'm no Hal Foster -- he may be the...excitement that Foster imbued in the strip...its 70-year run, 'Prince Valiant' has ...

SETTING OUR SIGHTS ON 'PRINCE VALIANT'

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  September 2, 2001 ;     660 words ......09-02-2001 SETTING OUR SIGHTS ON 'PRINCE VALIANT' By FRANK SCANDALE, EDITOR OF THE RECORD...wrote me about the Sunday comic strip "Prince Valiant," an endless epic saga starring ancient...can't we make the print larger on "Prince Valiant"? Ms. Savage is not the first Record...

A valiant effort to salute cartoonist.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  January 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ......modeled after Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, never made it...the mid-1930s, Foster thought of creating...came up with Prince Valiant, an elaborately...and first saw Prince Valiant. He was immediately...section, he said. [Foster] created a sensation...

John Murphy, 85; drew 'Prince Valiant' strip

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 5, 2004 ;     178 words ......the illustrator best known for the "Prince Valiant" cartoon strip for more than three...son said. He was 85. Mr. Murphy drew "Prince Valiant" until a few months before his death...illustrator Gary Gianni of Chicago. "Prince Valiant" continues to appear weekly in more...

I'm a fan of Prince Valiant

Concord Monitor;  July 9, 2008 ;     83 words ......have run their course": Andy Capp, BC, Hagar the Horrible, Prince Valiant, the Lockhorns and the Wizard of Id. Who says they have...83-year-old lifelong resident of Concord, and I have been reading Prince Valiant since I was 13 or 14 years old. I will sorely miss the strip...

`Prince Valiant' illustrator Murphy dies

Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  July 4, 2004 ;     149 words ......the illustrator best known for the Prince Valiant cartoon strip for more than three decades...his son said. He was 85. Murphy drew Prince Valiant until a few months before his death...New York. For more than two decades, Prince Valiant involved family members. Murphy's son...

Prince Valiant artist does other work, too.

Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH);  January 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ......my mind. As a longtime fan of Prince Valiant, I've marveled at the quality...associate curator Jenny Robb: Prince Valiant is written by Mark Schultz and...including examples of original Prince Valiant comic strips. Besides Prince Valiant, he has done extensive ...

Prince Valiant makes gallant TV debut

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 31, 1991 ;     313 words ......The Family Channel's "The Legend of Prince Valiant" debuts in lush colors utilizing watercolor...first in animation. Robby Benson voices Prince Valiant, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. does King Arthur...on its own. The show will feature a Prince Valiant younger than the current comic ...

Prince Valiant Rides Again in Family Channel Series

The Washington Post;  September 1, 1991 ;     510 words ......The Family Channel's "The Legend of Prince Valiant" debuts in lush colors utilizing watercolor...first in animation. Robby Benson voices Prince Valiant, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. does King Arthur...on its own. The show will feature a Prince Valiant younger than the current comic ...

Foster, Harold

Canadian Encyclopedia;      168 words ...GERALD J. RUBIO Canadian Encyclopedia 01-01-2002 Foster, Harold Author: GERALD J. RUBIO Foster, Harold , artist, author (b at Halifax 16 Aug 1892...28 July 1982). Father of the adventure comic strip, Foster crossed Halifax harbour on a 12-foot (3.6 m) raft...adventure and realistic artistry, and in 1937 he ...

FOSTER SECURES HIS LEGACY

The Architects' Journal;  May 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Norman Foster is used to media attention and, in the 40-year history of Foster + Partners, has become adept at avoiding it. But...deal is being signed at quarter past...' 'Here' is Foster + Partners' riverside HQ in Battersea, south London...

Denouncing the Brotherhood of Thieves: Stephen Symonds Foster's Critique...

Civil War History;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Stephen Symonds Foster's abolitionist colleagues were startled...Reverend Adin Ballou recounted that as Foster waved the two objects before his audience...of the American church and clergy. (1) Foster's audience should perhaps not have been...

Foster Ready to Come Up Big; Third-Year Center Exhibits Improved...

The Washington Post;  November 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Greg Foster often seemed resigned to his fate with...Bullets, and vice versa. For two years, Foster tried to remake himself with little success...this preseason, seen through the eyes of Foster, mirrors the successes and failures of...

Family's tragedy spurring Foster

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 13, 1986 ;     630 words ...Greg Foster used to look at the Bally Invitational...each year to visit his family in Maywood. Foster started toward becoming a world-class hurdler...at the Horizon brought out the best in Foster's hurdling. Last year he set a world record...