Bernie Whrightson-Captain Sternn & The Space pirates Bernie Wrightson Original Interior Art

This one's a bit special because it took me quite a while to figure out what it was all about.
We're presenting a panel from the comic book Captain Sternn and The Space pirates, an abandoned project by the late Bernie Wrightson.
I found it by searching (and, I confess, with a little help) on Heritage Auctions, the prelims of the Comic Book that were sold, link here (4th page) :
https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/miscellaneous/bernie-wrightson-captain-sternn-and-the-space-pirates-preliminary-original-art-c-1977-total-4-original-art-/a/7279-95551.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515&fbclid=IwAR1AzPH5jX1dfumUtwG9KoP70DGfnZnNh-b6KYjXvfaJGFofX6LYfDKIGTU