Here are some non-Western Star Wars comics I could use more information about. This Thai Star Wars comic collects the Star Wars adaptation from Star Wars #1 - 6. It is a black and white magazine and the splash page with the Star Destroy chasing the blockade runner has "Star Wars" in English at the top like the U.S. edition. The text boxes and word balloons match the U.S. comics, with some text areas with large blank spots around the Thai words and others with the Thai words crammed into the space. The cover price is 15 baht (Thai currency) and the art is similar to the original Star Wars posters with some minor modifications.
สตาร์ วอร์ส - Thailand Star Wars #1 - 6
Along with the Star Wars #1 - 6 pages, there are several pages of information about Star Wars at the front and end of the magazine. Many of the photos are publicity photos that are familiar to U.S. Star Wars fans. The center of the magazine has several photos in color very similar to the photo found on the back cover. The publisher and data of publication is unknown.
สตาร์ วอร์ส - Thailand back cover
This next Thai comic is titled Star Wars part 1. The publisher is Siam Sports Publishing, which is a large publisher of mostly sports periodicals (daily papers, weekly and monthly magazines, etc.) in Thailand. The date of publication is unknown. This black and white magazine-sized comic contains Star Wars #1 - 6. The translation in this comic is different than the previous shown comic which also contains Star Wars #1 - 6.&nbps; For one thing, the splash page shows "สตาร์ วอร์ส" instead of "Star Wars" in English. The word balloons and text boxes have been sized to fit the Thai translation. The cover price is 12 baht. The cover is the same cover used on the 1979 British Star Wars Annual hardcover.
สตาร์ วอร์ส ภาค 1a - Siam Sports Publishing, Thailand Star Wars #1 - 6
The back cover of this issue shows Ralph McQuarrie art and looks to be an ad for the next issue containing the Empire Strikes Back adaptation.
สตาร์ วอร์ส ภาค 1a - Thailand back cover
The Thai magazine, Star Wars part 2, contains The Empire Strikes Back adaptation. The publisher is Siam Sports Publishing and the date of publication is unknown. The cover price is 10 baht and the cover is the familiar cover used for most The Empire Strikes Back adaptations.
สตาร์ วอร์ส ภาค 2a - Siam Sports Publishing, Thailand The Empire Strikes Back adaptation
The final Thai magazine, Star Wars part 3, contains the Return of the Jedi adaptation. The publisher is Siam Sports Publishing and the date of publication is unknown. The cover price is 10 baht and the cover art is from the Return of the Jedi poster.
สตาร์ วอร์ส ภาค 3a - Siam Sports Publishing, Thailand Return of the Jedi adaptation
I believe the order I presented these magazines is the order of publication, despite the declining prices. If you have more information concerning these comics, I would appreciate it.
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