Lets travel the world looking at rare foreign Star Wars editions!

[Define999]

Ok, how about some rare foreign edition SW stuff you don't see often? Now this post is issue #1 heavy but I do have some other rare stuff.... Lets travel around the world, starting in Russia. The (Darkhorse)Star Wars New hope books look good in Russian! Tough to find even in Russia from what my sources say.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the supercool Indonesain bootlegs re-drawn by Indo artist Jan Mitaraga!

 

 

Comparison images of the interior art.....

 

 

A later Star Wars printing in Japan. This one comes with the cool ad flap on the cover…..

 

 

 

 

A super rare book you can barely find scans on the web much less a buying opportunity. The killer Star Wars #1 Alemar bookstore from the Philippines.

 

 

 

 

The used to be tough Columbian #1, recently a bunch have come out of the woodwork….

 

 

The altered Columbian cover turning Obi Wan into an alien.

 

 

The UK isn't rare, but can be tough when you are looking for a un-punched x-wing cutout insert.

 

 

 

The beautiful Greek!

 

 

The Arabic! This one pulled from a Ma qara al koun binding…..

 

 

 

 

Former Yugoslavia Strip art issue!

 

 

The extremly rare, 1st Star Wars in Japan, Weekly Shounen Magazine #18!

 

 

 

 

 

 

And last but not least, probably one of the rarest SW#1 editions on the planet! The South African Supercomix #1

 

 

 

 

 

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

Thanks for sharing

[porcupine48]

[comicjack]

Great show

[cosmic-spider-man]

Nice Collection!

[ChrisInBaltimore]

[wormboy]

Awesome! My favorite is the Indonesian copy - the guy literally redrew the whole comic!? Amazing.

[wormboy]

 

Here's my meager contribution:

 

UK version of Empire Strikes Back Paperback:

 

 

[Define999]

Awesome! My favorite is the Indonesian copy - the guy literally redrew the whole comic!? Amazing.

 

Yea he is pretty amazing... another shot of the interior. Compare this one...

 

 

You can see where he went simpler or chose to match certain elements of the scene closely. I gotta tell ya wormboy. The Indonesian bootleg market is fascinating. An entire book or books could be dedicated to everything they did.... out of threat of hijacking my own thread would you like to see other indo bootlegs?

 

Jan was a pretty neat homegrown artist out of Indonesia. He was heavily influenced by western comic art and as such I think is one reason he was so popular.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Define999]

Here's my meager contribution:

 

UK version of Empire Strikes Back Paperback:

 

 

 

Cool! Never seen that one before.....

[Kenners]

AWESOME, Matt!

[dudeman5000]

What a great thread!! Thanks all for the overseas Star Wars book pictures!!

 

Chris

[Define999]

Thanks guys!

 

Ok, update with a current pic of my entire Star Wars #1 foreign edition and American variant set. Using or inspired by, the classic Chaykin artwork… enjoy! And BTW this set with the exception of the Arabic is the set I took last summer to Red Bank, New Jersey to be featured on Comic Book Men. Very disappointed my transaction didn't make the show. If you want my opinion the Stash guys, Robert B, and the shooting producers were all great! The problem was I think the editing guys got lazy and didn't want to cut this huge thing together. We shot a ton of B roll stuff that was needed for such a complicated transaction with so many pieces. Oh well…. but I am not gonna lie it did hurt my feelings a bit.

 

 

Is it the largest set of its type on planet earth? Yes I believe so… and I will just answer now I don't have the 35 cent variant. Hope for one, but until then I am still pretty happy creating what I believe is a record breaking set.

[rjrjr]

Here's my meager contribution:

 

UK version of Empire Strikes Back Paperback:

 

 

 

That is a terrific copy!

[rjrjr]

And last but not least, probably one of the rarest SW#1 editions on the planet! The South African Supercomix #1

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have to keep reminding me that I don't have this book?!?

 

Matt, terrific books!

 

 

[followtheleader]

Uhm, I saw the Yoda guy in the island of Saint Martin.

Does that count?

 

Patrick

[dudeman5000]

Uhm, I saw the Yoda guy in the island of Saint Martin.

Does that count?

 

Patrick

 

Me too! He had a great shop and some good conversation bits as well!

 

Chris

[Define999]

And last but not least, probably one of the rarest SW#1 editions on the planet! The South African Supercomix #1

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have to keep reminding me that I don't have this book?!?

 

Matt, terrific books!

 

 

Sorry Ron...

 

How about you show off some of your amazing foreign SW collection!!!! I wanna see and keep this thread alive!

[Define999]

Uhm, I saw the Yoda guy in the island of Saint Martin.

Does that count?

 

Patrick

 

Me too! He had a great shop and some good conversation bits as well!

 

Chris

 

I think it counts....

[wormboy]

Awesome! My favorite is the Indonesian copy - the guy literally redrew the whole comic!? Amazing.

 

Yea he is pretty amazing... another shot of the interior. Compare this one...

 

 

You can see where he went simpler or chose to match certain elements of the scene closely. I gotta tell ya wormboy. The Indonesian bootleg market is fascinating. An entire book or books could be dedicated to everything they did.... out of threat of hijacking my own thread would you like to see other indo bootlegs?

 

Jan was a pretty neat homegrown artist out of Indonesia. He was heavily influenced by western comic art and as such I think is one reason he was so popular.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is awesome! It blows my mind that he redrew every single page, with the same story at different angles etc. Just wild.

 

What are these other three bootlegs of?