Prince Valiant: Peril of the Round Table #[nn] - First Appearance of Sligon, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Prince Valiant: Peril of the Round Table (Fantagraphics, 2026 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: June 2026
Key date: June 2026
On-sale date: July 8, 2026
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $49.99
Pages: 288
Barcode: 979887500166654999
ISBN: 9798875001666

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sligon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sir Tristram - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Don Spaulding; inks: Don Spaulding; colors: Don Spaulding	Prince Valiant
1	-	credits, title page	2	letters: typeset
2	Table of Contents	table of contents	2	letters: typeset
3	A Valiant Odyssey: From Sunday Page to Movie Screen to Comic Book	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	9	script: Wolfgang J. Fuchs; pencils: Hal Foster, Bob Fujitani; inks: Hal Foster, Bob Fujitani; colors: Hal Foster, Bob Fujitani	Prince Valiant
4	Four Color #567	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: ?; ? (photo); inks: ?; ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typeset	Prince Valiant
5	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	pencils: ? (photos); inks: ? (photos); letters: typeset	Sligon First, Prince Valiant
6	Prince Valiant Comes to Camelot	comic story	34	script: Paul S. Newman, Dudley Nichols; pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani	Aleta, Sir Gawain, Sligon First, Prince Valiant
7	Four Color #650	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Don Spaulding; inks: Don Spaulding; colors: Don Spaulding	Prince Valiant
8	A Pledge to Parents	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
9	Hostage to Treachery	comic story	34	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani	King Aguar of Thule, Prince Valiant
10	Four Color #699	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	letters: typeset	Prince Valiant
11	Another Outstanding Award for Dell Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: ? (photos); inks: ? (photos); letters: typeset	George T. Delacorte, Jr. (photo); Major General Lucas V. Beau, USAF (photo); Col. Draper F. Henry, USAF (photo); Hon. John I. Lerom, Ast. Sec. USAF (photo); Col. C. Short, USAF (photo)
12	Prince Valiant and the Quest for Greek Fire	comic story	34	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani	King Aguar of Thule, Prince Valiant
13	Four Color #719	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Sam Savitt; inks: Sam Savitt; colors: Sam Savitt	Prince Valiant
14	Map of Story Settings	illustration	1	pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani
15	Peril of the Round Table	comic story	33	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani	King Arthur, Sir Gawain, Sir Launcelot, Sir Tristram First, Prince Valiant
16	Prince Valiant	illustration	1	pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani	Prince Valiant
17	Four Color #788	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Morris Gollub; inks: Morris Gollub; colors: Morris Gollub	Prince Valiant
18	Steps to Knighthood	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani
19	Trial By Arms	comic story	34	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani	King Arthur, Prince Valiant
20	Four Color #849	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: ? (painting); inks: ? (painting); colors: ? (painting); letters: typeset	Prince Valiant
21	Siege Weapons	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani
22	Quest for the Grail	comic story	32	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani	King Arthur, Sir Gawain, Prince Valiant
23	Four Color #900	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: George Wilson; inks: George Wilson; colors: George Wilson	Prince Valiant
24	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani
25	Island of Thunder	comic story	32	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani	King Aguar of Thule, Sir Gawain, Prince Valiant
26	A Knight's Armor	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani
27	The Trireme	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani
28	Pilgrimages	comic story	1	pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani
29	Shields	illustration	1	pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani
30	The Comic Book Quests of a Comic Strip Prince	text article	7	script: Uwe Baumann
31	Restoration Notes	text article	3	script: J. Michael Catron
32	Paul S. Newman	text article	2	script: S.C. Ringgenberg
33	Bob Fujitani	text article	2	script: S.C. Ringgenberg

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Sources

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