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Valérian et Laureline (Valérian and Laureline) influenced Star Wars
Added by Media Influence Map · 5 October 2026
The influence
Valérian et Laureline Valérian and Laureline
Comic · 1967
The work it shaped
Star Wars
Film · 1977
The evidence
A claim made by Jean-Claude Mézières, never acknowledged by Lucas. Mézières pointed to images in Star Wars that had appeared first in Valérian, such as Leia's metal bikini and a ship resembling the Millennium Falcon, and drew a cartoon of the two heroes meeting Luke and Leia. Filed LOW because only one side has said it.
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