Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
The first Star Wars book, published six months before the first Star Wars film.
Original generated cover art
Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1: Vader
Vader in disgrace, running his own black operation, with a rogue archaeologist for company.
Marvel began publishing Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca’s Darth Vader in February 2015; the series ran twenty-five issues to October 2016. Set after A New Hope, it follows a demoted Vader building a private power base — and introduced Doctor Aphra in its third issue.
This entry is catalogued but not yet reviewed. The publication details above are verified; the write-up is still in the queue.
0 BBY – 4 ABY
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