Thursday, March 5, 2015

Retro Foreign

Japanese TV Land Comics Deluxe: Marvel Comics Presents The Empire Strikes Back

Sometimes when I acquire a foreign Star Wars comic, I am not always successful on finding out more information about the comic.  This is one of those comics.  I see it on some sites called TV Land Comics Deluxe #33, but I have not found any evidence TV Land Comics Deluxe is a title with more than this one issue despite the number 33 on the cover.  On the copyright page it is titled, in English, the Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of the Empire Strikes Back. The rest of the comic is in Japanese.

TV Land Comics Deluxe: Marvel Comics Presents The Empire Strikes Back - Marvel Comics, Japan (1980)
This paperback measures 4 1/2" x 6 3/4" and the cover has a nice dust jacket.  The cover is different from other version of the Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of the Empire Strikes Back with a collage of photos and art.  This paperback is definitely a quality product and lives up to the deluxe branding.

Unlike other version of the paperback, this issue contains the redrawn Yoda and not the original Yoda.  There are some sites that talk about a 2nd edition of the U.S. Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of the Empire Strikes Back which has the corrected Yoda.  I have never seen a 2nd edition of that paperback, but the existence of this foreign comic makes me believe that book may exist.

If you have more information about this comic, for example, if it was part of a series of deluxe paperbacks, please let me know.  I would also like to have proof of the existence of a 2nd edition of the Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of the Empire Strikes Back paperback.

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