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Despite facing political headwinds and raising 'suspicion' among publishers, 'Reading Rainbow' introduced generations of American kids to books.

Despite facing political headwinds and raising 'suspicion' among publishers, 'Reading Rainbow' introduced generations of American kids to books.

Feature Book #26 from 1941 featuring Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, holds an interesting place in comic book collecting history.

Hal Foster's Prince Valiant in Feature Book #26, Up for Auction Hal Foster's Prince Valiant in Feature Book #26, Up for Auction Posted on "Gold prospector, North woods guide and Canadian fur trapper, Harold R. Foster has led a life which in drama, color and excitement serves as a fitting background for his present role as creator," begins the Hal Foster bio page included in Feature Books #26.  The page then gets down to the point: Foster had already become legendary by 1941 for his stellar work on the Tarzan and the Prince Valiant newspaper comic strips.  Foster was enormously inf...

Interest in story telling at a young age. her father told her african american folk tales. something she would weave into her work. she attended howard and colonel university. she began teaching at height of the civil rights movement. it was then khloe became known as tony. a nickname and the last name of her ex-husband. during her teaching, she began sharing storying with a writing group. one story became her first book. the bluest eye. released in 1970 it was praised for its look at race and american beauty standards. criticized for its explicit nature. she became more widely known in 1977 w...