Like Greece, Chile also had a small population in 1978 of just 10.73 million people when Araucaria published the title La Guerra de las Galaxias. The four comics in this title contained the movie adaptation published by Marvel Comics with some additional pages of art by a local Chilean artist. The first two issues have the same covers as the Marvel Star Wars Special Editions #1 and #2 and are likewise oversized. Despite their larger size, they are thin, containing only 32 pages.
La Guerra de las Galaxias #1a - Aruacaria Ltd., Chile (1978) Star Wars #1 and first half of Star Wars #2La Guerra de las Galaxias #1a - Aruacaria Ltd., Chile (1978) page 1 - original artLa Guerra de las Galaxias #1a - Aruacaria Ltd., Chile (1978) last pageLa Guerra de las Galaxias #1a - Aruacaria Ltd., Chile (1978) back cover
In the first issue, Chewbacca is presented to Luke Skywalker by Obi-Wan Kenobi as Masca.[1] I am not sure why there was a name change. Because of the way the issues are broken up, Chewbacca's first appearance is in issue #1 and Han Solo's first appearance is in issue #2. In the U.S. comic, Chewbacca and Han Solo both appear in the story for the first time in issue #2.
La Guerra de las Galaxias #2a - Aruacaria Ltd., Chile (1978) second half of Star Wars #2 and Star Wars #3La Guerra de las Galaxias #2a - Aruacaria Ltd., Chile (1978) page 1 - same original art as issue #1La Guerra de las Galaxias #2a - Aruacaria Ltd., Chile (1978) page 3 - original artLa Guerra de las Galaxias #2a - Aruacaria Ltd., Chile (1978) last pageLa Guerra de las Galaxias #2a - Aruacaria Ltd., Chile (1978) back cover
The last two issues contain cover art by a local Chilean artist. Unfortunately, I do not have these comics in my collection, but I provided a link for those who are interested in seeing them and learning more about these incredible Chilean comics.[2] The two issues that I do have in my collection are pretty rough. They contain pinholes where the comics were hung up on a wall and the cover stock is very thin for a comic of this size. Regardless, I am happy to have these in my collection.
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