Ewoks #7 from Marvel's all-age Star Comics imprint contains the story The Perilous Laughing Spell. Teebo touches a loonee bird which causes him to have an uncontrollable laughter along with an urge to prank. After his pranks cause problems for several villagers, Logray sends Wicket, Kneesaa, and Teebo to Mount Sorrow to find the cure. At the top of Mount Sorrow, they learn the mountain is sentient and its tears restore Teebo to his normal self.
Ewoks #7a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (May 1986)
At first, Mount Sorrow finds Teebo unworthy of his tears and the cover for Ewoks #7 shows the sentient mountain attempting to rid himself of the Ewoks by blowing Wicket and Kneesaa away. Teebo, standing nearby, sees the peril his friend are in. The cover is very accurate to the story.
Ewoks #4a - Editora Abril, Brazil (1989) contains Ewoks #7
Ewoks #4 published by Editora Abril for Brazilian readers contains the same story as the U.S. Ewoks #7. The cover artwork from the U.S. issue is manipulated to reposition Wicket and Kneesaa and these two characters are enlarged to take up more of the space. Teebo is also moved and the background with the mountain blowing is cropped losing some of the detail shown on the U.S. cover like the clouds overhead and the rocks below the cliffs.
Both covers are representative of the event from the story. I would have to say the U.S. cover is better since it is the source for the Brazillian cover and contains more detailed.
One thing I had not pointed out before is the Ewoks logo difference between the U.S. and Brazil covers. The U.S. version is a flat, stylized, curvy logo which is present on much of the Ewok merchandise from the era whereas the Brazillian logo is sharper with a three dimensional effect. I like the logo on the Brazil Ewoks comics better.
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