Hal Foster

Hal Foster (full name Harold R. Foster), (1892-1982). Comic writer and illustrator, creator of the comic Prince Valiant. Student at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. After jobs as an illustrator, he became involved with Tarzan, an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels. His impact on the comic was huge and is of great importance in the history of comics. After a while, he grew tired of adaptation and wished for something he had truly created himself. In 1937 he created the comic that was to follow him throughout his life, Prince Valiant.

His illustration style was painstakingly realistic and exact.

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Source (data): Carlsen Comics.

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External links: http://www.bpib.com/illustra2/foster.htm (http://www.bpib.com/illustra2/foster.htm) - longer biography, some illustrations.