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Weird Chinese SW comics

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The things I stumble across on ebay! Anybody know the history on these? Some of the art is similar to Russ Manning, some of it is like from some alternate universe.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAR-WARS-CHINESE-COMIC-BOOK-YODA-DARTH-VADER-CHINA-LIANHUANHUA-GEORGES-LUCAS/274384777893

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CHINESE-BOOK-STAR-WARS-GEORGES-LUCAS-YODA-DARTH-VADER-CHINA-SCIENCE-FICTION-JEDI/273868419263

https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAR-WARS-CHINESE-COMIC-BOOK-YODA-DARTH-VADER-CHINA-LIANHUANHUA-LUCAS/313084550722

https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAR-WARS-CHINESE-COMIC-BOOK-YODA-DARTH-VADER-CHINA-LIANHUANHUA-LUCAS/313102970728

https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAR-WARS-CHINESE-COMIC-BOOK-YODA-DARTH-VADER-CHINA-LIANHUANHUA-GEORGES-LUCAS/312633599324

https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAR-WARS-CHINESE-COMIC-BOOK-YODA-DARTH-VADER-CHINA-LIANHUANHUA-LUCAS/313084549877

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CHINESE-BOOK-SPECIAL-DARTH-VADER-STAR-WARS-DARK-VADOR-GEORGES-LUCAS-YODA-JEDI/273868420283

https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAR-WARS-CHINESE-COMIC-BOOK-YODA-DARTH-VADER-CHINA-LIANHUANHUA-GEORGES-LUCAS/273963887015

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Chinese Star Wars Comic (Part 1 of 6) - 2014
https://www.nickstember.com/chinese-star-wars-comic-part-1-6/
This is part of one of a six part post in which I plan to translate a 142 page Chinese comic book adaptation of Star Wars originally published in Guangdong, China, in the 1980s. Thanks to Maggie Greene for giving me the go ahead to re-post her scans, and Brendan O’Kane for bringing this to my attention.

The Author of this Crazy Chinese Star Wars Comic Never Saw the Films - 2015
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72125/author-crazy-chinese-star-wars-comic-never-saw-films

The Bizarre 1980 Chinese Comic Star Wars Adaptation - 2018
https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-china-adaptation/
learn of the Chinese comic adaptation of Star Wars that came out despite the film not being released there!

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That comic is truly bizarre, the Space Battleship Yamato actually shows up. In Star Wars.

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Thanks for the links, none! 😃

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JadedSkywalker said:

That comic is truly bizarre, the Space Battleship Yamato actually shows up. In Star Wars.

Not as bizarre as when it turned up in a Gamera movie. 😉
https://youtu.be/gD3FZlZiuvc

There has been speculation George saw SBY when he spent time in Japan in the early 70’s.

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Oh I’ve read that translated version before on Nick Stember. It’s fun to see which parts were only vaguely described to the artist (Uncle Owen is actually on a farm in what looks like Texas and Jedi Knights are actual Medieval Knights) while other elements are taken from photos that were available.