French Titans #77

Edition Lug translated Star Wars #76 for French readers in June 1985's Titans #77.  Artoo-Detoo To the Rescue is the final chapter in a 3-part story that deals with the ramifications of the attack on the water planet Iskalon by a missile fired from an Imperial fortress on the nearby planet Gamandar.  When the missile struck the surface city Pavillion on Iskalon, it set off a devastating tidal wave known as the Iskalon Effect.  Iskalons are water breathers whose leader Primor, died in the attack.  Primor's son, Mone is unaware of his father's death and assisting in a Rebel mission on Gamandar.

Darth Vader is informed of the attack by his spy droid K-3PX on Gamandar and learns that Luke Skywalker was one of the Rebels on Iskalon.  In the destroyed city Pavillion, Luke, Princess Leia, and Kiro are tending to the dead and wounded when they are attacked by a serpent-like Chiaki drawn to the city by the blood.  Kiro drives off the attacking creature and Kendle, Mone's wife, shows up with other Iskalons and blames Luke, Leia, and Kiro for the attack.  Luke uses the force to throw debris at the Iskalons and the three retreat.  Back on Gamandar, R2-D2 has impressed his Imperial "masters", who elevate his security clearance.  Betrayed by Kendle, the imprisoned Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and Mone, are about to be interrogation by the Imperial fortress' commander Admiral Tower when K-3PX intervenes and has Tower arrested on Vader's orders.  As Admiral Tower is taken away, R2-D2 releases the prisoners who escape in the Millennium Falcon.  Meanwhile, Darth Vader tells Tower he and the Emperor are searching for one of the Rebels on Iskalon and his releasing the Iskalon Effect has jeopardized their efforts; Vader orders the execution of Admiral Tower.  Back on Iskalon, Luke, Leia, and Kiro are surrounded by the Iskalons and other angry inhabitants of the city Pavillion.  Kiro is wounded during the attack and his water breathing helmet is damaged so Luke picks him up and carries him to water.  Before reaching the water, another Chiaki attacks, but is killed by a blast from the newly arrived Millennium Falcon.  The Chiaki dies, falling on Kendle, killing her.  Luke is able to save Kiro.  A mourning Mone tells Luke and Leia to leave Iskalon and to never return.

Titans #77a - Editions Lug, France (June 1985)
Star Wars #76

Titans #77 has another French painted cover.  Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker are easily recognizable, but Princess Leia, the character in the foreground holding the gun, is not.  In the previous issue, Luke and Leia wore skin tight black swim wear, but this issue starts with them more modestly dressed in ponchos and trousers.  Leia has her hair tied up with a bandanna.  The character that Luke is holding is more interesting.  In the story, Luke carries the male Iskalon, Kiro, who has blond hair and orange colored skin but is wearing an outfit similar to the character on the cover.  The character on the cover can only be Kiro, but he is drawn as a female human, making this one of the more interesting foreign cover snafus I've seen.