Red Sonja #9 1987 Turkish Comic Turkey Cover #8 - #9 Indiana Jones #11

Red Sonja – Issue #9 – Turkish Edition, Alfa Yayınları (1987)

Description:

This is Issue #9 of the Red Sonja comic series published in Turkey by Alfa Yayınları between 1986 and 1987. The Turkish run consisted of a total of 13 issues, printed in Turkish and in black and white. This particular issue was published in 1987 and reflects the editorial practices common in Turkish comic publishing during the period.

As with other issues in this run, visual impact was prioritized over narrative consistency. The cover of this issue reproduces the artwork from Red Sonja (1977, 1st Series, Marvel) #8 from the original U.S. edition. However, the interior does not contain that story. Instead, the issue compiles material from different series and storylines.

The included stories and their original sources are:

• “Kupa Kızı” – originally from Red Sonja (3rd Series) #9

• “Indiana Jones: Felaket Tapınağı” Part 2

• “Indiana Jones: Dördüncü Çivi” Part 1 – originally from The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #11

Although marketed as a Red Sonja issue, the comic includes substantial material featuring Indiana Jones, demonstrating once again how Turkish publishers of the 1980s freely combined stories from different licensed properties.

Red Sonja, a sword-and-sorcery heroine associated with the Hyborian Age mythos and the Conan universe, shares the pages here with Indiana Jones, a pulp adventure archaeologist from a completely separate franchise. This blending of content provides valuable insight into Turkish comic publishing practices of the era: cover art was considered the primary commercial driver, and internal content was often reorganized independently of the original American continuity.

Key Features:

• Series: Red Sonja (Alfa Yayınları Turkish Edition, 1986–1987 run)

• Issue Number: Issue #9

• Publisher: Alfa Yayınları

• Publication Year: 1987

• Publication Period: 1986–1987

• Language: Turkish

• Format: Softcover comic

• Printing: Black and white

• Cover Source: Red Sonja (1977 1st Series Marvel) #8

• Stories Included:
Kupa Kızı – Red Sonja (3rd Series) #9
Indiana Jones: Felaket Tapınağı Part 2
Indiana Jones: Dördüncü Çivi Part 1 – The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #11

• Notable Detail: Cover and interior stories do not match; includes Indiana Jones stories despite being published under the Red Sonja title

• Series Scope: 13 issues published in Turkey