Oh, I almost forgot it... and Star wars toke also "more than inspiration" from the french comic Valerian. The designs from the imperial probe droid in Hoth or t

Oh, I almost forgot it... and Star wars toke also "more than inspiration" from the french comic Valerian. The designs from the imperial probe droid in Hoth or the Leia's bikini were taken directly from the comics with minimum changes, and without asking anybody. This, lets call it, "cross pollination" would be much more difficult today.