Docking Bay 94 :: Star Wars (Marvel 1977-1986)

Star Wars, Issue 53, Page 17

Artists: Carmine Infantino (Penciller) , Walt Simonson (Penciller) , Tom Palmer (Inker) , Alan Kupperberg (Inker)

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Last panel backlit to show repositioned text box and white out corrections.

Panel 1 backlit to show white out corrections as dark shadow spots.

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Title:	Star Wars, Issue 53, Page 17
Artist:	Carmine Infantino (Penciller)
Artist:	Walt Simonson (Penciller)
Artist:	Tom Palmer (Inker)
Artist:	Alan Kupperberg (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	221
Likes on CAF:	12 13
Comments:	7
Added to Site:	5/30/2025
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Day 30. Thirty-one days of Star Wars (2025 edition).

Marvel repurposed an unused story from the cancelled �John Carter, Warlord of Mars� series for Star Wars. Carmine Infantino and Alan Kupperberg handled the original John Carter art chores. Chris Claremont was tasked with crafting a new story along with Walter Simonson adapting the pages stretching it to two issues to accommodate new transition and expanded story pages to make it more Star Warsy. John Carter became Aron Peacebringer, though Marvel downplayed the connection, presenting the two-issue story arc as merely inspired by Burroughs' classic tales. Tom Palmer supplied revised and new inks here in issue 53.

At a regal gala, Aron Peacebringer presents Leia to his inner circle as desire simmers, doubt lingers, and duty clouds every careful smile and glance. There is a stat text paste-up in the last panel, where a block of text was moved having been originally drawn to be said by the man dancing with Leia. That original dialogue box was whited out and covered by the drapes. Some additional white out retouches are found throughout, particularly to Leia�s hair and character face details for the three at left in panel 1.

I don�t think there are any actual Infantino or Kupperberg touches on this page. As mentioned, all but one relocated text box is hand lettered on the board so it doesn�t have replacement dialogue or a lot of cut-and-paste or stat replacement panels as found on other pages used from the original John Carter issue (tune in for my post tomorrow). I�m not sure if there is even much Simonson here, I think Palmer handled most of the art on this page, perhaps having light boxed an Infantino-Kupperberg page while just working Leia into the dance. As this is just my opinion on a likely process for this page, I�m still crediting everyone. By the next issue, Al Milgrom and Frank Giacoia were also inking pages with Palmer to get the book done.

This is the May! (At least for one more day.)

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

2 - Posted on 5/30/2025

I hope you never lose your sense John Carter
You get your ERB, but always keep Peacebringer
May Tom Palmer take one Marvel text for granted
God forbid love Leia leaves you very crafted

I hope you still feel Walt when you fan Carmine's emotions
Whenever Andor closes, then Rogue One more opens
Promise me that you'll give page a fighting chance
And when you get the Prince to sit it out Alis

New Hope would dance
New Hope would dance

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 5/30/2025

For having such a complicated publishing history with this arc/issue, if you didn't share all of that information I could've been fooled to thinking it was just any other issue of Star Wars but once you know, you know...Tom Palmer kept it all glued together for everyone else anyways so whoever else had a hand in it, we know it got his stamp on it before it was published. nice page, can't believe we're already at Day 30!

Colin Solan
Member Since 2004
CAF Administrator

1 - Posted on 5/30/2025

The planet Flashgordia was essential to the rebel alliance...

Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 5/30/2025

I think it's really fun to have some original art from what is one of the more infamous "behind the scenes happenings" at Marvel, insofar as repurposing the Warlord of Mars story is concerned. Great description!

Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 5/31/2025

Beautiful!

Derek Crabbe
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 5/31/2025

Yeah, I always found the history behind this wild!

Rob T
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 5/31/2025

I thought you titled the page incorrectly because that first panel is so obviously John Carter haha. I remember hearing about this from Claremont years ago and wish I remembered more details about what he told me but I remember he seemed very proud that he was able to reinvent the storyline.

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