Indonesian Star Wars (Part 2)

Starting in July 1978, famous Indonesian cartoonist and illustrator Jan Mintaraga started an adaptation of Star Wars which lasted for 3 issues.  Issue #1 is titled Star Wars and was released before the Star Wars movie opened in Indonesia.^[1]  All 3 issues are in full color and are pamphlet sized comics.  They were published by Sanggar Karya.

Star Wars #1a - Sanggar Karya, Indonesia (July 1978)
original art

Issue #2 is titled 6 Melawan Galaxy or 6 Against the Galaxy and features a cover similar to Marvel Comics Star Wars #1.

Star Wars #2a - Sanggar Karya, Indonesia (July 1978)
original art

Issue #3 is titled Bintang Maut or Death Star. If these titles sound familiar, that is because they are the titles of the chapters in the Marvel Comics adaptation.

Star Wars #3a - Sanggar Karya, Indonesia (July 1979)
original art

These three comics were clearly inspired by the Marvel comics and include many similar panels.  The same cut scenes from the movie used in the Marvel adaptation are also here like Luke Skywalker's meeting with Biggs Darklighter on Tatooine and the infamous scene with Darth Vader holding a cup during the Death Star briefing.  Each issue ends at the same point the Marvel issues end.  Issue #1 ends with Luke Skywalker being attacked by the Tusken Raider.  Issue #2 ends with the Millennium Falcon making the jump to hyperspace after the escape from Tatooine.  And finally, issue #3 ends with the prison escape on the Death Star.  I would like to know why the 2 different Indonesian movie adaptation of Star Wars did not use the Marvel art but instead redrew that art.

Jan Mintaraga's art is different than what U.S. audiences are use to.  Not the that art is bad; at points it is detailed and very dynamic.  Unfortunately, if Jan just had the Marvel adaptation to use for reference, that is unfortunately, especially since Marvel Star Wars #1 was rushed to print and the art suffers because of it.  The art on the covers is reminiscent of the art inside these issues.

I have not found any evidence this series continued past issue #3.  Like the treasury sized comic published by Cypress Penerbit, it is doubtful these Sanggar Karya published issues are officially licensed comics.  Relative to the other Indonesian Star Wars comics, this appear to be the most common of the Star Wars titles.

References:

1. Jan Mintaraga - Star Wars