Alien; Derelict ship (Between 1977 or 1978) by Ron Cobb references panel from "The Pink Sphinx" from Pink Panther #4 (Published Jan 1972) showing the Pink Panther riding on a camel as a "ship of the desert"?

 

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Alien: Ron Cobb's Derelict Ship Concepts

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Panel from The Pink Sphinx" from Pink Panther #4 (Published Jan 1972) showing the Pink Panther riding on a camel as a "ship of the desert"?  

 

 

a)  Alien derelict ship  (Between 1977 or 1978) by Ron Cobb

b) References panel from "The Pink Sphinx" from Pink Panther #4 (Published Jan 1972) showing the Pink Panther riding on a camel as a "ship of the desert"?

 

 

 

c) One above the other

 

 

 

 

 

 

d) Humps

e) The front of the ship could be inspired by the camel's head or the Pink Panther's head or even both