Editorial Columba adapted A New Hope in Fantasia Anuario #15 and The Empire Strikes Back in Fantasia Anuario #18 for Argentinian Star Wars fans. Both adaptations are original. For Return of the Jedi, they published the Marvel adaptation. Return of the Jedi #1 and 3 were printed in Fantasia Todo Colo #17 and 18 but Return of the Jedi #2 and 4 were printed in Fantasia Supercolor #86 and 87. Of the 4 comics, only Fantasia Supercolor #86 contains a Star Wars cover.
Fantasia Supercolor #86a - Editorial Columba, Argentina (December 1983) contains Return of the Jedi #2
The cover artwork for the magazine is taken from a Return of the Jedi poster from 1983. I really like the use of rainbow colors in the background, easing the transition between the different scenes shown. The transition behind Jabba on the poster is sharp, but on the comic cover it is much more subtle. Not that the comic cover does not have problems. It looks like Wicket is wearing a fez while Lando Calrissian is wearing a party hat!
1983 Return of the Jedi Poster
Dave Dorman uses the same poster artwork for his image of Luke Skywalker on the first issue of Star Wars: Dark Empire. While Dave Dorman's cover is a classic, Luke Skywalker's face and hair is a bit off and I like the character's depiction on the Fantasia Supercolor #86 cover better.
Star Wars: Dark Empire #1a - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (December 1991)
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