Chinese Star Wars Lianhuanhua (Translated U.S. Material - Part 2)

All these Chinese comics are redrawn from the U.S. Star Wars comic strips originally published in U.S. newspapers in the late 1970s and early 1980s.  It is possible they were redrawn to fit the lianhuanhua format.  The first two comics closely follow the Russ Manning art from the comic strip and only upon close inspection are the differences noticeable.  The final comic is a crude redrawing of the Russ Manning strip and loses Manning's distinct style.  The artist appears to change about half way through this final comic as well.  All these comics contain pages with one art panel with word balloons and some text in the margin where the pages are connected.

This Chinese comic contains two Russ Manning Sunday only Star Wars strips; The Constancia Affair published from March 11, 1979 - July 8, 1979 and The Kashyyyk Depths published from July 15, 1979 - September 9, 1979.

星球大战 a - China (1983)
contains The Constancia Affair and The Kashyyyk Depths comic strips; redrawn

The cover for all these comics are minimalist in style and the layouts are clearly meant to link these comics as part of a series.  This particular cover shows Princess Leia's profile and a generic spacecraft.

The inclusion of The Kashyyyk Depths is interesting, since this is the one of two Star Wars comic strip that has not been reprinted in comic book form in the U.S.  The other strip is titled Planet of Kadril.

This next Chinese comic contains the Russ Manning Star Wars strip Second Kessel Run published from January 1, 1980 - February 25, 1980.

星球大战 b - China (1983)
contains Second Kessel Run comic strip; redrawn

The minimalist cover shows Darth Vader and an unknown redhead female.  The story does contain a blonde female with an implied attraction to Luke Skywalker.  Over the years, most females that Luke has mutual attractions for have red hair, so it is ironic the female on the cover is a redhead.  The spaceships on this cover look like the Buck Roger's Earth Defense craft from the 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV series.

This final Chinese comic contains the Russ Manning Star Wars strip Bring Me The Children published from February 26, 1980 - April 21, 1980.

星球大战 c - China (1983)
contains Bring Me The Children comic strip; redrawn

This cover shows another Princess Leia profile and a couple of generic spacecrafts.