Translations: French Star Trek comics

The following is a history of Star Trek comics published in France. So far various French publishers have reprinted: Eighteen comics originally by Gold Key Comics, these have been reprinted several times; Twenty-one comics originally from DC Comics' first Star Trek series; and thirteen iusses (three miniseries and one stand-alone) from IDW Publishing.

Éditions des Remparts: Les Héros de L'aventure (1972)
The first Star Trek comics published in French were found in a handful of issues of the second series of the magazine Les Héros de L'aventure, published by Éditions des Remparts in 1972. All were reprints of original Gold Key Comics titles; the first six issues.

Les Héros de L'aventure #2

• Contents: K-G, Planète de la Mort.
• Published: 11th June 1972.
• Original: GK#1, The Planet Of No Return - 1967.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Les Héros de L'aventure #6

• Contents: L'île du Diable.
• Published: 9th July 1972.
• Original: GK#2, The Devil's Isle Of Space - 1968.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Les Héros de L'aventure #10

• Contents: L'invasion des Constructeurs...
• Published: 6th August 1972.
• Original: GK#3, Invasion Of The City Builders - 1968.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Les Héros de L'aventure #14

• Contents: Danger sur la planète Metamorpha.
• Published: 3rd September 1972.
• Original: GK#4, The Peril Of Planet Quick Change - 1969.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Les Héros de L'aventure #18

• Contents: La planète fantôme.
• Published: 1st October 1972.
• Original: GK#5, The Ghost Planet - 1969.

Cover art

Les Héros de L'aventure #22

• Contents: Collision de planètes.
• Published: 29th October 1972.
• Original: GK#6, When Planets Collide - 1969.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Éditions des Remparts: Star Trek (1972)
At the end of 1972 Éditions des Remparts launched a stand-alone Star Trek series, which ran for twelve issues, until 1975, again printing French editions of Gold Key comics, continuing on in the original published order from where the Les Héros de L'aventure series left off.

#1: La Planète Vaudou

• Published: December 1972.
• Original: GK#7, The Voodoo Planet - 1970.
• Cover: By Mario Caria.

#2: La Machine à Rajeunir

• Published: January 1973.
• Original: GK#8, The Youth Trap - 1970.
• Cover: By Mario Caria.

#3: L'héritage de Lazarus

• Published: February 1973.
• Original: GK#9, The Legacy of Lazarus - 1970.
• Cover: By Mario Caria.

#4: Le Sceptre du Soleil

• Published: April 1973.
• Original: GK#10, Sceptre of the Sun - 1971.

#5: Les Émotions Dangereuses

• Published: May 1973.
• Original: GK#11, The Brain Shockers - 1971.
• Cover: By Mario Caria.

#6: La Planète Pirate

• Published: June 1973.
• Original: GK#12, The Flight of the Buccaneer - 1971.

#7: Le Voyageur de L'univers

• Published: October 1973.
• Original: GK#13, Dark Traveler - 1972.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

#8: La Mutinerie de L'Enterprise

• Published: December 1973.
• Original: GK#14, The Enterprise Mutiny - 1972.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

#9: Le Musée des Vaisseaux Perdus

• Published: April 1974.
• Original: GK#15, Museum at the End of Time - 1972.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

#10: La Journée des Inquisiteurs

• Published: August 1974.
• Original: GK#16, Day of the Inquisitors - 1972.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

#11: Les Hommes de la Caverne du Cosmos

• Published: October 1974.
• Original: GK#17, The Cosmic Cavemen - 1973.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

#12: La Planète Volée

• Published: December 1975.
• Original: GK#18, The Hijacked Planet - 1973.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art.

Éditions des Remparts: Star Trek Albums(1970s)
In addition to individual issues Éditions des Remparts also published omnibus editions in the 1970s. These books were made by binding together individual issues, and over five books collected together all the comics published by Remparts in both the Les Héros de L'aventure and Star Trek series. One Star Trek issue was also bound in the first album of the Magnus series.

Interior example, with Star Trek #5 in Album #3

Star Trek Album N°1

• Published: 1972.
• Contents: KG, planète de la Mort, L'île du Diable, L'invasion des Constructeurs de Villes, and Danger sur la Planète Metamorpha.
• Original: GK1: The Planet Of No Return, GK2: The Devil's Isle Of Space, GK#3: Invasion of City Builders, and GK4: The Peril Of Planet Quick Change - 1967-1969.
• Cover: By Mario Caria.

Star Trek Album N°2

• Published: unknown.
• Contents: La Planète Fantôme, Collision de Planètes, La Planète Vaudou, and La Machine à Rajeunir.
• Original: GK5: The Ghost Planet, GK6: When Planets Collide, GK7: The Voodoo Planet, and GK8: The Youth Trap -1669-1970.
  

Star Trek Album N°3

• Published: 1973.
• Contents: L'héritage de Lazarus, Le Sceptre du Soleil, Les Émotions Dangereuses, and La Planète Pirate.
• Original: #9 The Legacy of Lazarus, #10 Sceptre of the Sun, #11 The Brain Shockers, and #12 The Flight of the Buccaneer -1971. Plus an issue of Magnus.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art for GK#4, with inserts by Mario Caria.

Star Trek Album N°4

• Published: 1973.
• Contents: Le Voyageur de L'univers, La Mutinerie de L'Enterprise, and Le Musée des Vaisseaux Perdus.
• Original: GK#13 Dark Traveler, GK#14 The Enterprise Mutiny, and GK#15 Museum at the End of Time - 1972.
• Cover: By Mario Caria.

Star Trek Album N°5

• Published: unknown.
• Contents: La Journée des Inquisiteurs, Les Hommes de la Caverne du Cosmos, and La Planète Volée.
• Original: GK#16: Day of the Inquisitors, GK#17: The Cosmic Cavemen, and GK#18: The Hijacked Planet - 1972-1973.
  

Magnus Album #3

• Published: unknown.
• Contents: L'invasion des Constructeurs de Villes (plus three isues of Magnus).
• Original: GK#3: Invasion of City Builders -1968.
  

Sagédition: Rin Tin Tin et Rusty (1978)
The next Star Trek comics published in French came in 1978, found in issues of the second series of the magazine Rin Tin Tin et Rusty published by Sagédition from 1970 to 1985; although all the issues with Star Trek content were published in 1978. All were again reprints of original Gold Key Comics titles, and all had previously been printed by Remparts.

Rin Tin Tin et Rusty #103

• Contents: La Planète Sans Retour.
• Published: August 1978.
• Original: GK#1, The Planet Of No Return - 1967.

Rin Tin Tin et Rusty #104

• Contents: L'astéroïde du Diable.
• Published: September 1978.
• Original: GK#2, The Devil's Isle Of Space - 1968.

Rin Tin Tin et Rusty #106

• Contents: Le Legs de Lazarus.
• Published: November 1978.
• Original: GK#9, The Legacy of Lazarus - 1971.

Rin Tin Tin et Rusty #107

• Contents: Les Jumeaux Suprêmes.
• Published: December 1978.
• Original: GK#5, The Ghost Planet - 1969.

Sagédition: Collection Présence de L’avenir (1978 - 1983)
Sagédition also started to publish a series of Star Trek omnibuses, Collection Présence de L’avenir, in 1978. There were three books in the series, all once again printing original Gold Key comics, and all had also been previously published by Rampart. In 1980 Segédition also published a French translation of Marvel Comics' adaptation of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

#1: Le Chemin des Etoiles

• Contents: L'invasion des Constructeurs de Villes, and Danger sur la Planète Metamorpha.
• Published: January 1978.
• Original: GK#3 Invasion of City Builders, and GK#4 The Peril Of Planet Quick Change - 1968-1969.
• Cover: Photomontage, including GK#4 cover.

#2: Le Voyageur du Cosmos

• Contents: La Mutinerie de L'enterprise, Le Musée des Vaisseaux Perdus, and Le Voyageur de L'univers.
• Published: January 1980.
• Original: GK#14: The Enterprise Mutiny, GK#15: Museum at the End of Time, and GK#13: Dark Traveler (part 1) - 1972.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art for GK#15.

#3: Les Mutinés de L'espace

• Contents: La Planète Volée, La Planète Pirate, and Le Voyageur de L'univers.
• Published: April 1980.
• Original: GK#18 The Hijacked Planet, GK#12: The Flight of the Buccaneer, and GK#13: Dark Traveler (part 2) - 1971-1973.
• Cover: Original Gold Key cover art for GK#13.

Le Chemin des Etoiles

• Published: 1980.
• Original: The Motion Picture - 1979.
• Cover: Original Marvel cover art.

Arédit: Star Trek (1985 - 1986)
Arédit were the next to publisher, producing eight omnibus editions of DC Comics' first series, translating the first twenty issues in the series and the first annual. Plus a stand-alone release of the adaptation of The Search For Spock.

#1: Odyssée dans L'espace

• Published: Fabruary 1985.
• Original: DC#1: The Wormhole Connection, DC#2: The Only Good Klingon..., and DC#3: Errand Of War (part 1) - 1984.
• Cover: Uses the first page from DC#1.

#2: Mortels Alliés

• Published: April 1985.
• Original: DC#3 Errand Of War (part 2), DC#4 Deadly Allies, DC#5 Mortal Gods, and DC#6 Who Is Enigma? (part 1) -1984.
• Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#4.

#3: L'origine de Saavik

• Published: June 1985.
• Original: DC#6 Who Is Enigma? (part 2), DC#7 Pon Farr, and DC#8 Blood Fever - 1984.
• Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#7.

#4: Double Image

• Published: August 1985.
• Original: DC#9 Promises To Keep, DC#10 Double Image, and DC#11 Deadly Reflection (part 1) - 1984-1985.
• Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#11.

#5: Suspense Intergalactique

• Published: October 1985.
• Original: DC#11 Deadly Reflection (part 2), DC#12 The Tantalus Trap, DC#13 Masquerade, DC#14 Behind Enemy Lines (part 1) - 1985.
• Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#9.

#6: Le Commencement de la Fin

• Published: December 1985.
• Original: DC#14 Behind Enemy Lines (part 2), DC#15 The Beginning Of The End, DC#16 Homecoming, DC#17 The D'Artagnan Three (part 1) - 1985.
• Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#12.

#7: Trafic Interplanétaire

• Published: May 1986.
• Original: DC#17 The D'Artagnan Three (part 2), and DC annual#1: All Those Years Ago - 1985.
• Cover: Original DC cover art for DC annual#1.

#8: Repos et Récréation!

• Published: June 1986.
• Original: DC#18 Rest And Recreation, DC#19 Chekov's Choice, and DC#20 Giri - 1985.
• Cover: Original DC cover art for DC#19.

Star Trek III: A la Recherche de Spock

• Published: March 1985.
• Original: Star Trek III: The Search For Spock - 1984.
• Cover: Original DC cover art.

Delcourt (2009 - present)
After a long time without French translations, Delcourt began to publish IDW Star Trek comics in 2009. They have so far released three omnibuses of IDW miniseries, plus a special promotion copy of John Byrne's Alien Spotlight: Romulans, which was included with copies of the 2009 movie when it was released on DVD.

La Tactique Romulienne

• Published: October 2009.
• Original: Alien Spotlgiht: Romulans - 2008.
• Cover: Original IDW cover art.

Compte à Rebours

• Published: October 2009.
• Original: Countdown - 2009.
• Cover: Original IDW cover art.
• ISBN 2756020125.

Spock - Réflexions

• Published: February 2010.
• Original: Spock: Reflections - 2009.
• Cover: Montage of images by David A. Williams from retail incentive covers of the second and third issues of Spock: Reflections, plus the Enterprise-E by David Messina from interior pages of Countdown #2 and/or #4.
• ISBN 2756021075.

Leonard McCoy

• Published: April 2011.
• Original: Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor - 2010.
• Cover: Montage, using Joe Corroney's images of Kirk and McCoy from the cover of Burden of Knowledge #4.
• ISBN 2756025089.

Sources: Comics VF, Wiki PF, Webtopaz, USS Saga, Comic Books Check List, Comics France, Comic Box

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