Rubèn Procopio

Prince Valiant has been a beloved medieval feature of the newspaper comics since Hal Foster created the strip back in 1937. The adventurous knight has been beautifully interpreted into the third dimension with this sculpture produced by Electric Tiki in 2008, and was sculpted masterfully by Rubèn Procopio. Prince Valiant stands approximately 10” tall. He was hand cast in high quality polystone, and hand painted to exacting standards. It is packaged in a durable foam interior and a beautiful full color package that comes hand-signed by the sculptor. The side of the box in the front has some rippling (which you can see in the photo), and otherwise has some dings and markings from wear and tear on other parts of the box. The bottom of the box is hand numbered “063 of 225,” and the base of the statue has matching hand-written numbers. 

One item of note is that this was displayed by the previous owner, and unfortunately Prince Valiant is missing his sword. We will be selling this without a reserve.

Rubèn Procopio is a second generation Disney artist. His father, Adolfo, was a sculptor for Disney Imagineering, having worked on many characters for rides and statues around the various Disney theme parks. Rubèn worked for over 25 years with Disney Feature Animation contributing to films such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King. Having learned the sculpting trade from his father, Rubèn formed his own company (Masked Avenger Studios) from which he sculpts for collectible statues (Electric Tiki, Disney Classics Collection, etc.), toys, and even special projects such as sculpting The Sergio Award designed by MAD Magazine artist Sergio Aragonès given to artists and creators of great influence such as Jack Davis, Bil Keane, Stan Lee, and most recently Drew Struzan.