Hal Foster
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Harold Rudolph Foster (August 18, 1892 in Halifax, Nova Scotia - July 25, 1982) created the comic Prince Valiant. He was a student at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. After jobs as an illustrator, he became involved with Tarzan, an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's novels. His impact on the comic was huge and is of great importance in the history of comics for its painstakingly realistic and exact drawings. After a while, he grew tired of adaptation and wished for something he had truly created himself.
William Randolph Hearst long wanted Foster to do a comic for his papers. Hearst was so impressed with Foster's pitch for Prince Valiant, he promised Foster the ownership of the strip if he would start the series, a very rare offer in those days.
Hal Foster (art critic) is Townsend Martin '17 Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University.
External link
http://www.bpib.com/illustra2/foster.htm - illustrated biography (http://www.bpib.com/illustra2/foster.htm)