Analysis
The most remarked characteristic by different comic book artists and members of the specialized press is the amplitude of subtle interpretations, veiled references and double readings (many being involuntary by the author) which can be made into the comic. Oesterheld himself, for instance, indicates that the protagonism of the work always befalls a group of people - sometimes bigger, sometimes smaller - something he terms a "group hero" or "hero-in-group" and which he considers more valuable than the traditional individual hero who triumphs without any help from others.
The most frequent commentary refers to the invaders and their methods as veiled references to the various military-led coup d’états which occurred at the time in the country. In this regard, the three versions written by Oesterheld (the first part, its remake and the second part) coincided with the de facto governments of Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, Juan Carlos Onganía and the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional respectively.
It has also been highlighted that, except for the "Ellos", none of the invaders are truly evil, they are but noble beings forced to comply the orders of others. This aspect has been cited as a critique of war in conceptual form or an allegory of class struggle.
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