When I glanced at the comics page today, I noticed that Prince Valiant had shrunk and that the art was cruder and the story more preposterous than usual. A glance at the byline revealed that the strip is now drawn by Gianni and Schultz rather than John Cullen Murphy. I never thought that Murphy was the equal of Hal Foster, but his art was far superior to the current version. I have a strong sentimental attachment to Prince Valiant because my father used to read it to me, along with "The Phantom," when I was a little boy. Reading the Sunday comics with my father is one of my fondest memories, but I do not think it will sustain me through this latest iteration of Prince Valiant.