Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Classic Cover Comparison

Star Wars (1977) #92 and Månadens äventyr (1986) #12

The cover for Star Wars #92 depicts a scene from early in the story where Luke Skywalker encounters Darth Vader in his dreams.  The artwork is a collaborative effort by Cynthia Martin and Bill Sienkiewicz and there are some glaring errors to how the event is shown inside the issue.  The cover shows Luke's lightsaber ignited and he is wearing a black jacket and pants, but in the story Luke's lightsaber does not work and he is wearing a white jacket and pants.

Star Wars #92a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (February 1985)
The Swedish Månadens äventyr #12a from Semic Press in 1986 contains Star Wars #92, but uses a different cover.

Månadens äventyr #12a - Semic Press, Sweden (December 1986)
contains Star Wars #92
The interior artwork is the first Star Wars work by Jan Duursema and the cover is taken from a panel on page 2.

Star Wars #92 - Marvel Comics, U.S. (February 1985)
page 2
The cover for Månadens äventyr utilizes enhanced shading on the image making the meeting between Luke and Vader appear real with the smoke behind Vader being the only hint at this being a dream sequence.  The U.S. cover clearly shows this encounter is not real through the use of abstract and disproportionately sized figures and a mute, mostly black and white, palette.  I prefer the Swedish cover and it is unfortunate Jan Duursema did not provide the cover artwork for the original issue.

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