Alien: Pilot in cockpit (work 380) (1978) by H.R Giger 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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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: "Pilot in Cockpit" (work 380) (1978) by HR Giger

 

 

a) Pilot in cockpit (work 380) (1978) by H.R Giger

 

 

 

 

b) 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.i) Here the came head becomes the telescope

c.ii) Detail

 

 

e) The Pink Panther becomes the space jockey and the camel hump becomes the back of the seat

 

 

f) The saddle strap becomes the supports on the side

 

 

g) The camel legs becomes the side pipes