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Slave Leia - Rejected Star Wars #1 cover

Location: Non Marvel / DC art
Artists: Frank Cho (Penciller) , Frank Cho (Inker)

Location: Non Marvel / DC art
Title: Slave Leia - Rejected Star Wars #1 cover*
Artist: Frank Cho (Penciller) , Frank Cho (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: For Sale
Views: 7684
Likes on CAF: 19
Favorited on CAF: 2
Comments: 6
Added to Site: 7/7/2015

This was a Star Wars #1 store variant cover featuring Slave Leia for Cards Comics and Collectibles comic shop in Baltimore. I drew it and started inking it thinking it's going to get approved right away.

Well, I shouldn't have jumped the gun. This Star Wars #1 cover was rejected because it had Slave Leia on it. Lucas/Disney people didn't want Slave Leia on the cover (and all Star Wars female characters needed to be fully clothed). I was surprised by the rejection, but the decision made sense since they were pushing Star Wars to be a family friendly franchise.

Even though this Slave Leia cover was rejected, I decided to finish it.

Luke and Han Solo were drawn with a ballpoint pen to give the background images a nice contrast against the foreground image.

This original art is for sale at my booth in San Diego Comicon. (Booth 4901)

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Member Since: July 2006
Last Login: February 2022
Website: http://www.apesandbabes.com
Country: UNITED STATES
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Fred Bronaugh Member Since 2005

Posted On 7/7/2015

amazing cover. DOWN WITH PC!!! This is art and it shouldn't be restricted.

Damon Wright Member Since 2008

Posted On 7/7/2015

Awesome! As nice as she is, to me, Han and Luke are the stars here, so nicely done! Business is what it is, right? :)

David P.Montero Member Since 2008

Posted On 7/10/2015

This cover is amazing !!!

Timothy Guerrero Member Since 2009

Posted On 7/11/2015

Scheisse! How was this one rejected???

James Sharland Member Since 2010

Posted On 7/22/2015

Can I still blame Lucas for why this wasn't published? Personally, I would have been more concerned with the word 'no' being so prominent if I were the editor in chief. Han shot first.

Will K Member Since 2006

Posted On 7/23/2015

fully clothed ? I feel another "Special Edition" coming on.

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