Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #849
Published December 1957
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "PRINCE VALIANT, No. 849." Code number is P.V.O.S. #849-5712. Copyright 1957 by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Based on the "Prince Valiant" newspaper strip by Hal Foster.

Cover Details - "Quest for the Grail"

Characters Prince Valiant
Genre period; adventure
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Letters typeset

1 page filler "Siege Weapons"

Synopsis Types of machines used to attack castles.
Genre fact; period
Pencils Bob Fujitani
Inks Bob Fujitani
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (July 15, 2008).

32 page Prince Valiant story "Quest For The Grail"

Characters Prince Valiant; King Arthur; Sir Gawain; Boltar; Druyor the Hermit
Synopsis Druyor the Hermit brings news that the Holy Grail has been found in Jerusalem and is in the possession of a pagan prince. King Arthur sends Prince Valiant, Boltar, and Sir Gawain to the Holy Land to return the relic to Christian control.
Genre period; adventure
Pencils Bob Fujitani
Inks Bob Fujitani
Letters typeset
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (July 15, 2008)

1 page Prince Valiant filler "Pilgrimages"

Synopsis Religious pilgrimages during the Middle Ages.
Genre fact; period
Pencils Bob Fujitani
Inks Bob Fujitani
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustrations. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (July 15, 2008)

1 page filler "Shields"

Synopsis Samples of designs used by knights on their shields.
Genre fact
Pencils Bob Fujitani
Inks Bob Fujitani
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents." Text and illustration. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (July 15, 2008)