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#	Series	Title	Cover date	Writer	Artist	Cover artist	Arc	Notes
1	Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars	—	April 1977	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	Rick Hoberg	—	Reprints Star Wars (1977) 1–3 at treasury size. Treasury format: the pages are printed at roughly twice comic-book size, and are cropped at the bottom, so figures that stood on the ground in the original lose their feet.
1	Star Wars	Star Wars	July 1977	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	—	Star Wars (film adaptation)	Part one of the six-issue adaptation of the 1977 film. The first Star Wars comic ever published, on sale before the film opened. First appearances in comics of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, C-3PO, R2-D2 and Darth Vader.
2	Star Wars	Six Against the Galaxy	August 1977	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	—	Star Wars (film adaptation)	Part two of the film adaptation: Mos Eisley, the cantina, and the deal with Han Solo.
3	Star Wars	Death Star!	September 1977	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	—	Star Wars (film adaptation)	Part three of the film adaptation: the Millennium Falcon is pulled aboard the battle station.
4	Star Wars	In Battle with Darth Vader	October 1977	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	—	Star Wars (film adaptation)	Part four of the film adaptation: the escape from the detention block and the duel that kills Obi-Wan Kenobi.
5	Star Wars	Lo, the Moons of Yavin!	November 1977	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	—	Star Wars (film adaptation)	Part five of the film adaptation: the Rebel base, the briefing, and the run-up to the attack.
6	Star Wars	Is This — The Final Chapter?	December 1977	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	—	Star Wars (film adaptation)	Part six of the film adaptation: the trench run and the destruction of the Death Star. The last issue of the adaptation. From #7 the series told original stories with no map of what came next.
7	Star Wars	New Planets, New Perils!	January 1978	Roy Thomas & Howard Chaykin	Howard Chaykin	Gil Kane & Tony DeZuniga	—	After bidding farewell to their Rebel friends, Han Solo and Chewbacca set out to return to Tatooine to pay off their debt to Jabba the Hutt. En route, they are hijacked by space pirate Crimson Jack and his gang of thugs. Introduces the pirate Crimson Jack and the gunslinger Jolli, both recurring characters in the run. It is the first Star Wars comic story set after the film.
8	Star Wars	Eight for Aduba-3	February 1978	Roy Thomas & Howard Chaykin	Howard Chaykin	Gil Kane & Tony DeZuniga	—	Han Solo and Chewbacca are hired by Ramiz, a moisture farmer on Aduba-3, to protect his village from a band of local thugs known as the Cloud-Riders, led by Serji-X Arrogantus. The famous one: the debut of Jaxxon, a six-foot green Lepi rabbit, alongside Amaiza Foxtrain, Don-Wan Kihotay, Serji-X Arrogantus and the Cloud-Riders. Marvel had no sequel to work from and improvised a Seven Samurai riff.
9	Star Wars	Showdown on a Wasteland World!	March 1978	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	Gil Kane & Tony DeZuniga	—	Han Solo, Chewbacca, and the Star-Hoppers of Aduba-3 arrive at Ramiz's village Onacra, only to find it under attack by flying High-hounds.
3	Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars	—	April 1978	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	Ernie Chan	—	Collects the whole six-issue film adaptation, Star Wars (1977) 1–6, in one treasury volume. Treasury format: the pages are printed at roughly twice comic-book size, and are cropped at the bottom, so figures that stood on the ground in the original lose their feet.
10	Star Wars	Behemoth from the World Below	April 1978	Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin & Don Glut	Alan Kupperberg & Howard Chaykin	Rick Hoberg	—	The Old One has summoned the Behemoth, a giant reptilian monster, to defend the village Onacra from the villainous Cloud-Riders.
11	Star Wars	Star Search!	May 1978	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Gil Kane & Tony DeZuniga	—	Han Solo and Chewbacca leave Aduba-3 in the Millennium Falcon, only to be captured once again by Crimson Jack and his gang of pirates.
12	Star Wars	Doomworld!	June 1978	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino	—	Luke Skywalker and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are stranded on the water world Drexel.
2	Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars	—	July 1978	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	Howard Chaykin & Tony DeZuniga	—	Reprints Star Wars (1977) 4–6 at treasury size. Treasury format: the pages are printed at roughly twice comic-book size, and are cropped at the bottom, so figures that stood on the ground in the original lose their feet.
13	Star Wars	Day of the Dragon Lords!	July 1978	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	John Byrne & Terry Austin	—	On Drexel, Luke Skywalker decides to join Governor Quarg's group in their battle against the Dragon Lords, at least for the time being.
14	Star Wars	The Sound of Armageddon!	August 1978	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Terry Austin	—	On the water world of Drexel, Governor Quarg has used his sonic jammer to cause the Millennium Falcon to crash into the water near his giant city-ship.
15	Star Wars	Star Duel!	September 1978	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Terry Austin	—	With Governor Quarg killed and his jamming equipment disabled, Crimson Jack's battlecruiser is fully operational and waiting for Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon to leave the surface of Drexel so Jack can exact some revenge.
16	Star Wars	The Hunter!	October 1978	Archie Goodwin	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	Beilert Valance, bounty hunter and droid hater, leads his mercenary gang on a merciless attack of Anglebay Station on Telos IV. There, they find Don-Wan Kihotay, who recounts his adventure with the Star-Hoppers of Aduba-3. Introduces the cyborg bounty hunter Beilert Valance, a droid-hater who turns out to be part droid himself.
17	Star Wars	Crucible!	November 1978	Archie Goodwin & Chris Claremont	Herb Trimpe	Dave Cockrum & Bob McLeod	—	While Luke Skywalker is piloting the Millennium Falcon through space, his mind flashes back to his life back on Tatooine.
18	Star Wars	The Empire Strikes	December 1978	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	While training on board the Millennium Falcon, Luke Skywalker falls into a deep and mysterious trance. As Han Solo, Leia Organa, and Chewbacca pilot the Falcon toward medical help, they stumble across the remains of a House of Tagge merchant ship.
19	Star Wars	The Ultimate Gamble!	January 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	The crew of the Millennium Falcon have split up aboard the gambler's paradise known as The Wheel.
20	Star Wars	Deathgame	February 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	As part of a plot to discredit the Rebel Alliance, Senator Simon Greyshade sets up a scene where a pleasure yacht is attacked by an X-wing fighter only to be repelled by Imperial TIE fighters.
21	Star Wars	Shadow of a Dark Lord!	March 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Terry Austin	—	Princess Leia escapes from Simon Greyshade's suite, where she was held captive, and finds Luke Skywalker, who has now recovered from his trance-like state.
1	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	The Constancia Affair	11 March 1979	Russ Manning	Russ Manning	—	—	C-3PO is telling stories of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo to the BRT supercomputer Mistress Mnemos. C-3PO starts with a story in deep space. Sundays only, 11 March – 8 July 1979. Not collected in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures; Dark Horse reprinted it in 1998 as the KB Toys giveaway Star Wars Special: The Constancia Affair.
2	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Gambler's World	12 March 1979	Russ Manning	Russ Manning	—	—	An Imperial fleet is chasing a Rebel fleet. Darth Vader is watching the battle from the ground and working on figuring out the Rebel strategy. Vader receives a call from Blackhole. Blackhole has the strategy Vader was seeking to learn. Weekday and Saturday dailies, 12 March – 8 September 1979. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 1–3.
22	Star Wars	To the Last Gladiator!	April 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	Han Solo and Chewbacca are involved in the main event of The Big Game along with many other gladiators, and the two team up against the rest of the combatants to stay alive.
60	Star Wars Weekly	Pursuit!	18 April 1979	Archie Goodwin	Dave Cockrum	—	—	Luke Skywalker, Odan, C-3PO, R2-D2, and Fafnir pursue the Imperial imposter who has captured Princess Leia Organa. Leia manages to disrupt the Imperial attack, allowing Luke to capture the Imperial snow flyer. Concludes “The Kingdom of Ice,” begun in Marvel’s Pizzazz magazine 10–16 and left unfinished when Pizzazz folded. Reprinted in the US as “War on Ice!” in the 1981 Marvel Illustrated Books volume Star Wars.
23	Star Wars	Flight into Fury!	May 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	As Simon Greyshade and Princess Leia prepare to leave The Wheel, Commander Strom, realizing that he has been betrayed by Greyshade, sends his stormtroopers to stop them.
24	Star Wars	Silent Drifting	June 1979	Jo Duffy	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	After Han Solo skillfully pilots the Millennium Falcon to destroy two TIE fighters, Princess Leia mentions that Jedi pilots developed that same maneuver. She recounts one particular event involving Obi-Wan Kenobi.
25	Star Wars	Siege at Yavin!	July 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	After their escape from the Wheel, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker arrive at Centares to trade in the Spoilt Sport for a more practical and less traceable ship.
3	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	The Kashyyyk Depths	15 July 1979	Russ Manning	Russ Manning	—	—	C-3PO is telling the story of how Han Solo met Gyla Petro to the BRT supercomputer Mistress Mnemos. He begins by saying that Han Solo, C-3PO, R2-D2 and Chewbacca were heading to Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day. 15 July – 9 September 1979. The only Manning storyline never reprinted in a comic book; it reappeared as a webstrip on StarWars.com.
26	Star Wars	Doom Mission!	August 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	The Empire has set up a blockade of the Gordian Reach Sector and Luke and Leia, on their way back to the Rebel base on Yavin 4, are ambushed by two Imperial TIE fighters.
27	Star Wars	Return of the Hunter	September 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino	—	The bounty hunter Beilert Valance has come to the world of Feriae Junction, where he shoots a cantina patron named Marko Tyne and then retreats to his agent, Skinker, to collect the bounty.
4	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Tatooine Sojourn	10 September 1979	Steve Gerber	Russ Manning	—	—	A capsule lands on the planet Tatooine. Jawas check it for traps then bring it to one of their sandcrawlers. Inside the capsule are Squills, which Jawas like to eat. 10 September – 5 November 1979. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 4.
28	Star Wars	What Ever Happened to Jabba the Hut?	October 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	A rough re-entry of the Millennium Falcon from hyperspace prompts Han Solo and Chewbacca to land on the Mid Rim world Orleon, a smuggler's hideout constantly besieged by rain. Marvel drew Jabba the Hutt as a green-skinned Nimbanel, years before Return of the Jedi established what a Hutt looks like. Later Legends material retconned the character into Mosep Binneed, an underling trading on Jabba’s name.
29	Star Wars	Dark Encounter	November 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	Darth Vader discovers that Tyler Lucian, a Rebel deserter, knows the name of the Rebel pilot who destroyed the Death Star.
5	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Princess Leia, Imperial Servant	6 November 1979	Russ Helm	Russ Manning	—	—	Princess Leia Organa and Hume are on a Rebel Alliance ship which is running out of fuel in space ruled by the Galactic Empire. Darth Vader, who is on an Imperial-class Star Destroyer nearby, sends out a TIE Fighter to investigate the ship. 6 November – 31 December 1979. Russ Helm took over the writing here as Manning's health failed. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 5.
30	Star Wars	A Princess Alone!	December 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	Princess Leia Organa travels to Metalorn on a mission to spread the message of hope to its residents.
94	Star Wars Weekly	Way of the Wookiee!	12 December 1979	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino & Pablo Marcos	—	—	Not long before the Battle of Yavin, Han Solo and Chewbacca travel to the planet Formos to pick up a load of Kessel spice from N'Mrith, a contact of Jabba the Hutt. Star Wars Weekly 94–96. First reprinted in the US in the 1981 Marvel Illustrated Books volume Star Wars.
31	Star Wars	Return to Tatooine!	January 1980	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	Luke Skywalker returns to Tatooine for the first time since leaving with Obi-Wan Kenobi. His mission is to recruit blockade runner pilots to help the Rebel Alliance evacuate their base on Yavin 4.
6	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	The Second Kessel Run	1 January 1980	Russ Helm	Russ Manning	—	—	Above the planet Zerm, Professor Renn Volz tests his Ionic Ring Ship. The test proves successful, and the weather on Zerm changes and killer storms stop. Volz then plans on using the Ionic Ring on Kessel. 1 January – 25 February 1980. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 6.
97	Star Wars Weekly	The Day after the Death Star!	2 January 1980	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino & Gene Day	—	—	An excited Luke Skywalker sneaks off from the celebration following the destruction of first Death Star to go joyriding with R2-D2 in his T-65 X-wing starfighter. Star Wars Weekly 97–99.
Annual 1	Star Wars	The Long Hunt	February 1980	Chris Claremont	Mike Vosburg	Walt Simonson	—	While Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia are on the planet Tirahnn they are attacked by a group of Catuman warriors under the orders of Kharys, the Majestrix of Skye. The first Star Wars Annual, written by Chris Claremont. Its second half was titled “A Duel of Eagles!” and the issue included a gallery of Marvel UK Star Wars Weekly covers.
32	Star Wars	The Jawa Express	February 1980	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, and the droids are stranded in the Dune Sea of Tatooine after fleeing Imperial stormtroopers from Mos Eisley.
7	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Bring Me the Children	26 February 1980	Don Christensen	Russ Manning	—	—	Luke Skywalker is delivering some books from the pre-Empire days to a school on Harix when TIE Fighters begin to chase him. He lands, but then finds stormtroopers kidnapping students from the school. 26 February – 21 April 1980. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 7.
104	Star Wars Weekly	The Weapons Master!	20 February 1980	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino & Steve Mitchell	—	—	While meeting with an uncommitted planetary governor, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker and the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO are attacked by stormtroopers. After successfully escaping to their ship, Leia tells the story of how she learned to use a blaster. Star Wars Weekly 104–106.
33	Star Wars	Saber Clash!	March 1980	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	As the Millennium Falcon and her crew depart Tatooine they recognize a House of Tagge Mining Explorer readying to jump to hyperspace. The Rebels decide to follow them to Feriae Junction where the Mining Explorer meets with an Imperial battlecruiser.
107	Star Wars Weekly	World of Fire!	12 March 1980	Chris Claremont	Carmine Infantino & Gene Day	—	—	Two Rebels, Wadie Firestone and Arlo Tyre, arrive on Alashan to investigate a Rebel archeological research site that had lost contact. Upon searching, they found dead bodies and proceeded to enter a cave. Arlo was immediately cut in two by a laser. Star Wars Weekly 107–109. Part one of a nine-part Chris Claremont serial reprinted in 1982 as the Marvel Illustrated Books volume Star Wars 2: World of Fire.
34	Star Wars	Thunder in the Stars!	April 1980	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	After his defeat at the hands of Luke Skywalker in a duel of lightsabers, Baron Orman Tagge has gone into a state of shock and is kept under heavy sedation on the orders of his brother Silas Tagge.
8	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	As Long As We Live...	22 April 1980	Don Christensen	Russ Manning	—	—	Luke Skywalker and two other Rebel pilots visit Tun Wala, the largest city on Arda-2, to talk with Exec Temora about how the Galactic Empire TIE/LN starfighter's weapons were able to track X-wings by a device his company manufactures and sells to either side. 22 April – 16 June 1980. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 8.
110	Star Wars Weekly	The Word for World is Death!	2 April 1980	Chris Claremont	Carmine Infantino & Gene Day	—	—	The Word for World is Death! continues the story of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Mici Shabandar after they crash land on Alashan. The Rebels finally dig their way out of the hardened lava only to be captured by Major Wil'm Grau and his men. Star Wars Weekly 110–112.
113	Star Wars Weekly	The Guardian of Forever!	23 April 1980	Chris Claremont	Carmine Infantino & Gene Day	—	—	The Guardian of Forever! continues the story of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa that are in the process of searching the planet Alashan. Along with Major Wil'm Grau, the team enters an underground city and go exploring. Star Wars Weekly 113–115.
2	Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back	The Empire Strikes Back	May 1980	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	—	—	The complete Empire Strikes Back adaptation at treasury size, later serialised as Star Wars (1977) 39–44. There is no issue 1: the title began at 2 so the numbering would follow on from the three Star Wars treasuries of 1977–78.
16	Marvel Super Special (Star Wars issues)	The Empire Strikes Back	May 1980	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	Bob Larkin	—	The complete Marvel adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back in one magazine-format volume, published the month the film opened. This carried the whole adaptation months before it was serialised in Star Wars (1977) 39–44. Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 2 contains the same story and shipped at about the same time, so which edition is the original is genuinely unsettled.
35	Star Wars	Dark Lord's Gambit	May 1980	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	Darth Vader finally learns the name of the boy who destroyed the Death Star I, and sets a plan in motion to get his revenge. He enlists the aid of General Ulric Tagge as well as his younger sister Sister Domina Tagge to help him in the endeavor.
36	Star Wars	Red Queen Rising!	June 1980	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	The Millennium Falcon is captured by an Imperial battlecruiser near Monastery, but Princess Leia causes a distraction on the cruiser allowing them to escape.
9	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	The Frozen World of Ota	17 June 1980	Russ Manning, Rick Hoberg & Don Christensen	Alfredo Alcala	—	—	Luke Skywalker is chasing a damaged TIE fighter, which crashes on Ota. The pilot is Boba Fett. 17 June – 10 August 1980. Manning's last storyline; Alfredo Alcala took over the art. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 9.
37	Star Wars	In Mortal Combat!	July 1980	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Bob Wiacek	—	Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader enter the dangerous Crystal Valley as arranged by Domina Tagge, her plan is to not only have Luke killed, but Vader as well since he was a long time rival of her brother Baron Orman Tagge.
38	Star Wars	Riders in the Void!	August 1980	Michael Golden & Archie Goodwin	Michael Golden	Michael Golden	—	Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia were on a mission to transport medical supplies for the Rebellion when an Imperial Star Destroyer attacked their craft. Michael Golden co-wrote and drew this one-off, the last original story before the Empire Strikes Back adaptation took over the book.
10	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Planet of Kadril	11 August 1980	Russ Helm	Alfredo Alcala	—	—	Kunda stones—used in the construction of lightsabers, various medicinal devices, and comlinks—are grown and harvested on the planet Kadril. 11 August – 5 October 1980. Never reprinted in a comic book; published later as a StarWars.com webstrip.
39	Star Wars	The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning	September 1980	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	The Empire Strikes Back (film adaptation)	The Rebel Alliance has established a new base on the ice planet called Hoth, but an Imperial probe droid discovers their location and transmits the data before it can be destroyed.
40	Star Wars	The Empire Strikes Back: Battleground Hoth	October 1980	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	Al Williamson	The Empire Strikes Back (film adaptation)	At the medical center of Echo Base on Hoth, Luke Skywalker is recovering from wounds sustained from an attack by a wampa ice monster.
11	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Han Solo at Stars' End	6 October 1980	Brian Daley & Archie Goodwin	Alfredo Alcala	—	—	Upon discovering that they need a special waiver in order to operate the Millennium Falcon within the Corporate Sector without running afoul of the authorities, Han Solo and Chewbacca attempt to get in touch with Doc, an outlaw technician. 6 October 1980 – 8 February 1981. Archie Goodwin's adaptation of Brian Daley's 1979 novel, and very nearly the last Star Wars newspaper strip: Goodwin took the strip on to save it.
41	Star Wars	The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit	November 1980	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	Al Williamson	The Empire Strikes Back (film adaptation)	Luke Skywalker escapes from the downed snowspeeder just as the AT-AT approaches him.
42	Star Wars	The Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi	December 1980	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	Al Williamson	The Empire Strikes Back (film adaptation)	Luke Skywalker watches as his recently landed X-wing fighter begins to slowly sink into the swamps of Dagobah. He endeavors to set up camp until he meets a diminutive green gnome who unceremoniously begins rifling through his belongings. Chapter four of the six-part adaptation, and the first comic-book appearances of Boba Fett, Bossk, Dengar, IG-88B and 4-LOM.
43	Star Wars	The Empire Strikes Back: Betrayal at Bespin	January 1981	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	Al Williamson	The Empire Strikes Back (film adaptation)	Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa arrive at Cloud City hoping to find refuge with Solo's old friend Lando Calrissian, but the Galactic Empire had arrived first and capture the Rebels.
44	Star Wars	The Empire Strikes Back: Duel a Dark Lord	February 1981	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	Al Williamson	The Empire Strikes Back (film adaptation)	Luke Skywalker arrives in Cloud City and R2-D2 and they begin looking for their friends. Darth Vader delivers the frozen body of Han Solo over to Boba Fett and instructs the Ugnaught workers to reset the carbon-freezing chamber for Skywalker.
12	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell	9 February 1981	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	9 February – 19 April 1981. Al Williamson joins Goodwin; their partnership runs to the final strip in 1984. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 1–2.
45	Star Wars	Death Probe	March 1981	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Larry Hama & Al Milgrom	—	Imperial Admiral Damon Krell sends a prototype Infiltrator probe droid on a direct course for a damaged Rebel ship of the line. The Probe smashes through the ship's hull and begins slaughtering the entire crew.
46	Star Wars	The Dreams of Cody Sunn-Childe!	April 1981	J. M. DeMatteis	Carmine Infantino	Ed Hannigan & Tom Palmer	—	While Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca are on their way to rescue Han Solo, the Millennium Falcon encounters problems while in hyperspace which causes them to enter another dimension.
13	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Darth Vader Strikes	20 April 1981	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	Darth Vader knows that the Empire has many traitorous high-ranking officials, so he hatches a plan with Admiral Griff to catch them. 20 April – 26 July 1981. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 2–4.
47	Star Wars	Droid World!	May 1981	Archie Goodwin	Carmine Infantino	Frank Miller & James Sherman	—	The Rebel Alliance have captured a damaged new model of Imperial warbot on Xeron and decide to ask the assistance of the droid populated space station known as Kligson's Moon in repairing the droid so the Alliance technicians can study it.
48	Star Wars	The Third Law	June 1981	Larry Hama	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino	—	Princess Leia Organa, C-3PO, R2-D2, and Rebellion finance minister Viscount Tardi arrive on the banking world of Aargau to complete the financing of a sale of X-wing fighters to the Rebellion.
49	Star Wars	The Last Jedi!	July 1981	Mike W. Barr	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	Princess Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker and the droids take a Y-wing fighter to a jungle planet where they answer a beacon left behind by Prince Denid of Velmor.
14	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	The Serpent Masters	27 July 1981	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	After his Mission to Fondor, Luke Skywalker escaped from Fondor with Tanith Shire, who conducted him to Ophideraan, the planet where the young girl's father was enslaved by the Serpent Masters. They crashed on the planet, and Luke was also enslaved. 27 July – November 1981. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 4–6.
50	Star Wars	The Crimson Forever!	August 1981	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Tom Palmer	—	Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca pilot the Millennium Falcon from the site of a new Imperial base with TIE fighters in hot pursuit when a Rebel Blockade Runner fires into the TIEs' midst. “The Crimson Forever,” the run’s most reprinted single issue. Marvel reissued it on 1 May 2019 for the company’s 80th anniversary, and the story was continued 33 years later in Star Wars (1977) 108.
149	The Empire Strikes Back Monthly	Death Masque	August 1981	Steve Moore	John Stokes	—	—	Imperial Forces, led by Captain Dirk Balor attempt to capture Luke Skywalker in the Lapez system. TIE fighters are unable to catch the elusive rebel, and Balor is forced to turn to a specialist, Altin Wuho, and his pet nightmare demon, Reist. The only Marvel UK original never reprinted alongside the others; it waited until Star Wars Omnibus: Wild Space Volume 1 in 2013.
51	Star Wars	Resurrection of Evil	September 1981	David Michelinie	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	General Rieekan receives word from Rebel spies that the Galactic Empire is constructing a new superweapon known as the Tarkin.
52	Star Wars	To Take the Tarkin	October 1981	David Michelinie	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	The Rebels Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Chewbacca along with the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 have infiltrated the Imperial superweapon Tarkin with the intention of sabotaging it.
53	Star Wars	The Last Gift from Alderaan!	November 1981	Chris Claremont	Carmine Infantino & Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	Princess Leia Organa and Captain Chedaki pilot a blockade runner to investigate Imperial activity in the Shiva system, but as the two are entering a shuttle to go down to the planet Shiva IV, the ship is damaged by a space mine.
15	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Deadly Reunion	2 November 1981	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	Luke returns to the rebel base on Kabal only to realize it's under imperial attack. He flees the base with Han, Leia, Chewie and the droids. but they are chased by the imperials. 2 November 1981 – 3 January 1982. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 6–7.
151	The Empire Strikes Back Monthly	The Pandora Effect	November 1981	Alan Moore	Adolfo Buylla	—	—	After departing from the planet Attahox, Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, and Chewbacca encountered Vor Childermoss, a ruthless and cold-blooded captain of a pirate ship. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds 2 (1996).
54	Star Wars	Starfire Rising!	December 1981	Chris Claremont	Carmine Infantino & Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	On the planet Shiva IV, General Sk'ar captures Aron Peacebringer and Princess Leia. As the two heroes struggle against their bonds, Aron discovers that his own protégé, Ygal Delois, has turned traitor and joined forces with Sk'ar.
55	Star Wars	Plif!	January 1982	David Michelinie	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	Princess Leia Organa leads a survey team to the forest planet known as Arbra. It is her hope to establish a permanent Rebel Alliance base of operations after having been forced to evacuate their previous outpost on Hoth.
16	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Traitor's Gambit	4 January 1982	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	After fleeing the starship graveyard, Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie and the droids get a message from the rebel leaders on Yavin 4 telling them not to return, because the planet is still under imperial attack. They decide to fly to Aquaris instead. 4 January – 7 March 1982. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 7–8.
153	The Empire Strikes Back Monthly	Dark Knight's Devilry	January 1982	Steve Moore	Alan Davis	—	—	On the planet Jerne, Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, and Leia Organa are being transported to an Imperial base, after being captured by Captain Ryko Vant. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds 1 (1996).
56	Star Wars	Coffin in the Clouds	February 1982	David Michelinie, Walt Simonson & Louise Jones	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	Lando Calrissian returns to Cloud City only to find that it appears to have been completely abandoned. He soon discovers Imperial bombtroopers arriving to disarm a series of bombs left behind by disgruntled Ugnaught workers.
154	The Empire Strikes Back Monthly	Tilotny Throws a Shape	February 1982	Alan Moore	John Stokes	—	—	After being forced to land on an unidentified planet, Princess Leia Organa tries to escape from pursuing Imperial troops. She stumbles upon the remains of some Imperial stormtroopers that had been lying there for thousands of years. Alan Moore’s strangest Star Wars story: four spirits turn a stormtrooper, and then Leia Organa’s heart, into diamond, and then put it all back. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds 2.
57	Star Wars	Hello, Bespin, Good-Bye!	March 1982	David Michelinie, Walt Simonson & Louise Jones	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	The Imperial administrator of Cloud City, Captain Hugo Treece, kicks Lando Calrissian off of the edge of the city's rotunda. Lando begins falling through the tibanna gas clouds—to his death.
17	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	The Night Beast	8 March 1982	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	8 March – 16 May 1982. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 8–10.
58	Star Wars	Sundown!	April 1982	David Michelinie & Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, and Chewbacca blast off of the planet Arbra in the Millennium Falcon. They enter hyperspace en route to meet a seedy merchant named Orion Ferret at a space station known as Bazarre.
155	The Empire Strikes Back Monthly	Dark Lord's Conscience	April 1982	Alan Moore	John Stokes	—	—	On the planet Cheelit, Darth Vader accepts an invitation to a game of Firepath from the ruler Dhol. During the match the Dark Lord reveals he was also challenged by the Guild of Vindicators to another game of wits, believing they wish to kill him. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds 1 (1996).
59	Star Wars	Bazarre	May 1982	David Michelinie & Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	Lando Calrissian and Luke Skywalker arrive at the gigantic merchant station known as Bazarre, where they meet with a shifty administrator named Orion Ferret. Lando has dealt with Ferret in the past and does not trust him.
18	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	The Return of Ben Kenobi	17 May 1982	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	An unknown and ancient actor, recruited by Darth Vader, underwent plastic surgery to resemble Obi-Wan Kenobi. He also received Jedi training under Vader, and technological gimmicks were used to make the resemblance to Kenobi more than physical. 17 May – 25 July 1982. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 10–11.
156	The Empire Strikes Back Monthly	Rust Never Sleeps	May 1982	Alan Moore	Alan Davis	—	—	C-3PO and R2-D2 pose as inert droids and are taken by a junk hauler to Ronyards where countless broken or malfunctioning droids die. They encounter Fivelines, a droid with many disciples that believe Ronyards to be a god. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds 2 (1996).
157	The Empire Strikes Back Monthly	The Flight of the Falcon	May 1982	Steve Parkhouse	John Stokes	—	—	Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds 1 (1996). Wookieepedia dates both issue 156 and issue 157 to May 1982; on a monthly schedule one of those is wrong, and no second source was found to settle it, so both are recorded as published.
60	Star Wars	Shira's Story	June 1982	David Michelinie & Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	Members of Rogue Squadron pilot four TIE fighter ships and infiltrate the Imperial outpost on the planet, Spindrift. Swooping down, they begin strafing the command towers.
61	Star Wars	Screams in the Void	July 1982	David Michelinie & Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	An Imperial armada led by Admiral Mils Giel's flagship is transporting a captured Teezl to the Imperial capital.
159	Star Wars Monthly	Blind Fury!	July 1982	Alan Moore	John Stokes	—	—	A young Luke Skywalker trains his lightsaber skills against a remote while blindfolded, with his X-wing on automatic pilot. The first issue under the Star Wars Monthly title, and the last of Alan Moore’s Star Wars stories. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds 1 (1996).
19	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	The Power Gem	26 July 1982	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	At the Yavin 4 rebel base, the rebels are trying to find a weakness in Darth Vader's new ship, The Executor. Princess Leia remembers that her father used to speak of a Power gem when she was a child. 26 July – 3 October 1982. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 11–12.
62	Star Wars	Pariah!	August 1982	David Michelinie & Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	Walt Simonson	—	The news of Shira Brie's death reverberates throughout Salvation. Luke Skywalker is beside himself with grief and feels as if the Force has betrayed him, in allowing him to open fire on Shira's fighter.
63	Star Wars	The Mind Spider!	September 1982	David Michelinie & Walt Simonson	Tom Palmer	Tom Palmer	—	On the planet Shalyvane, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca and the Em'liy known as G'hinji stand before the visage of Darth Vader. They immediately go on the defensive until they realize that the image of Vader is merely a holographic recording.
Annual 2	Star Wars	Shadeshine	October 1982	David Michelinie	Carmine Infantino	Carmine Infantino & Rudy Nebres	—	Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, and C-3PO are running from Imperial stormtroopers when they happen across a convent containing a golden statue of Han Solo.
64	Star Wars	Serphidian Eyes	October 1982	Michael Fleisher & David Michelinie	Joe Brozowski	Joe Brozowski & Brent Anderson	—	Princess Leia Organa learns that the monarch of Serphidi, King S'Shah, is entering into talks with the Galactic Empire to establish an Imperial base on their planet.
20	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Iceworld	4 October 1982	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	Luke Skywalker and C-3PO are fleeing Imperial forces when he is forced to hide in a comet and crash on an ice-covered world. With his ship damaged and communications out, he is forced to survive the night. His heat runs out and he collapses. 4 October – 14 November 1982. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 12–13.
1	Marvel Movie Showcase Featuring Star Wars	—	November 1982	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	—	—	Reprints Star Wars (1977) 1–3 in a standard-format comic, five years after the first printing.
65	Star Wars	Golrath Never Forgets!	November 1982	David Michelinie & Walt Simonson	Tom Palmer	Tom Palmer	—	Luke Skywalker is placed on trial for the negligent death of Captain Shira Brie.
21	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	It's a Trap	15 November 1982	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	15 November 1982 – 23 January 1983. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 13–14.
2	Marvel Movie Showcase Featuring Star Wars	—	December 1982	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	—	—	Reprints Star Wars (1977) 4–6 in a standard-format comic, five years after the first printing.
66	Star Wars	The Water Bandits!	December 1982	David Michelinie	Walt Simonson	Tom Palmer	—	Luke Skywalker, having sustained damage to his X-wing fighter is forced to land on the backwater world of Beheboth. He wanders into a moisture farm community in the nearby district of Garrotine.
67	Star Wars	The Darker	January 1983	David Michelinie	Ron Frenz	Tom Palmer	—	As the Rebel leaders discuss a plan to rescue the captured Han Solo; C-3PO, Chewbacca, Plif, and several other Hoojibs venture into the depths of some unexplored tunnels near the hidden Rebel base on Arbra.
22	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Doom Mission	24 January 1983	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	24 January – 17 April 1983. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 14–15.
68	Star Wars	The Search Begins	February 1983	David Michelinie	Gene Day	Gene Day	—	The Rebels continue their search for Han Solo, having just recently learned that Boba Fett was in league with another bounty hunter during the search for the Millennium Falcon. Leia Organa reaches Mandalore, whose capital this issue calls Kedalbe, and fights beside a Mandalorian who is not Boba Fett. The issue also spells Jabba as “Jabba the Hut,” the misspelling Marvel used throughout the run.
69	Star Wars	Death in the City of Bone!	March 1983	David Michelinie	Gene Day	—	—	Continuing where the last issue left off, Leia Organa and C-3PO have just been captured by the Galactic Empire, due to the duplicity of the bounty hunter, Dengar.
70	Star Wars	The Stenax Shuffle	April 1983	Jo Duffy	Kerry Gammill & Tom Palmer	Tom Palmer	—	Following the revelation in the previous issue, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, R2-D2, and Luke Skywalker make their way to the planet Stenos in the Millennium Falcon, hoping to find the bounty hunter that worked with Boba Fett during the search for the Millennium Falcon.
23	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Race for Survival	18 April 1983	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	This comic strip details the escape of the Rebels from Yavin 4 in the last stages of the blockade that followed the destruction of the first Death Star. The Rebel fleet braves a perilous escape route, pursued by Admiral Amise Griff's forces. 18 April – 10 July 1983. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 16–17.
71	Star Wars	Return to Stenos	May 1983	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Ron Frenz & Tom Palmer	—	Lando Calrissian, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, and R2-D2 land on the planet Stenos in the Millennium Falcon, intent on tracking down IG-88 and Bossk, who they believe one might have been working with Boba Fett during the search for the Millennium Falcon.
72	Star Wars	Fool's Bounty	June 1983	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Ron Frenz & Tom Palmer	—	Following the events of the previous issue, Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian are surrounded by a group of bounty hunters led by IG-88 and Bossk.
73	Star Wars	Lahsbane	July 1983	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Ron Frenz & Tom Palmer	—	Following Dani's joining of the Rebels in the previous issue. Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Lando Calrissian, R2-D2, C-3PO, and Dani have come to Lahsbane on a mission to recover the datatapes of a crashed Rebel pilot, Yom Argo.
24	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	The Paradise Detour	11 July 1983	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	The Millennium Falcon experienced navigation computer problems and landed on a planet for repairs. While Han Solo tried to fix the ship, Luke Skywalker went off to explore. 11 July – 2 October 1983. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 17–18.
27	Marvel Super Special (Star Wars issues)	Return of the Jedi	August 1983	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	Bill Sienkiewicz	—	The complete Marvel adaptation of Return of the Jedi in one magazine-format volume, on sale 3 May 1983. Serialised afterwards as the four-issue Star Wars: Return of the Jedi limited series, October 1983 – January 1984.
74	Star Wars	The Iskalon Effect	August 1983	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Tom Palmer	—	Following their expedition to Lahsbane in the previous issue, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, C-3PO, and R2-D2 have been sent to the planet of Iskalon to track down Yom Argo's partner, Tay Vanis, who has gone missing.
75	Star Wars	Tidal	September 1983	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Tom Palmer	—	Following the destruction of the city of Pavillion in the previous issue, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, and Kendle are swept out into the oceans of Iskalon by the Iskalon Effect.
76	Star Wars	Artoo-Deetoo to the Rescue	October 1983	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Tom Palmer	—	On the bridge of the Executor, Darth Vader is in a meeting with his officers as he discusses the situation in the Iskalon system.
25	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	A New Beginning	3 October 1983	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	After escaping Seidhkona, the Millennium Falcon lands on Hoth, the location of the new rebel base. It turns out that to complete the repairs to the Falcon on Seidhkona, Han Solo had to bypass the ship's detection system. 3 October – 25 December 1983. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 18–20.
1	Star Wars: Return of the Jedi	In the Hands of Jabba the Hutt	October 1983	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	Bill Sienkiewicz	Return of the Jedi (film adaptation)	Darth Vader checks on the status of the Death Star II while the Rebels attempt to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt. The whole adaptation had already been published complete in Marvel Super Special 27 in August 1983; this four-issue series is its serialisation.
77	Star Wars	Chanteuse of the Stars...	November 1983	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Ron Frenz & Tom Palmer	—	Following their mission to Iskalon in the previous issue, Lando Calrissian, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2 return to Haven Base on Arbra and report the destruction on Iskalon, as well as their failure to locate Tay Vanis.
2	Star Wars: Return of the Jedi	The Emperor Commands	November 1983	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Bill Sienkiewicz	Return of the Jedi (film adaptation)
Annual 3	Star Wars	The Apprentice	December 1983	Jo Duffy	Klaus Janson	Klaus Janson	—	Darth Vader is on board a Star Destroyer speaking with several Imperial officers. The Dark Lord lays down a plan to subjugate the Belderone system, beginning with the planet Belderone, where the Empire has set up a secret factory.
78	Star Wars	Hoth Stuff!	December 1983	David Michelinie & Bob Layton	Luke McDonnell	Bob Layton	—	Some time after the Battle of Hoth, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Lieutenant Barlon Hightower leave Arbra to investigate a crippled freighter which appears to have come from Hoth.
26	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	Showdown	26 December 1983	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	26 December 1983 – 5 February 1984. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 20.
3	Star Wars: Return of the Jedi	Mission to Endor	December 1983	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	Bill Sienkiewicz	Return of the Jedi (film adaptation)
79	Star Wars	The Big Con	January 1984	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Ron Frenz & Tom Palmer	—	After being sent on a search for Han Solo in a previous issue, Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca travel to the planet Arcan IV to interview some old contemporaries of Solo's, Lemo and Sanda's gang.
4	Star Wars: Return of the Jedi	The Final Duel	January 1984	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson & Carlos Garzon	Bill Sienkiewicz	Return of the Jedi (film adaptation)	The Rebels attempt to destroy the Death Star II while Luke Skywalker duels with Darth Vader.
80	Star Wars	Ellie	February 1984	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Ron Frenz & Tom Palmer	—	The search for Tay Vanis continues. On an unidentified planet that has been depopulated by the Empire, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and C-3PO have landed on the world in the Millennium Falcon posing as moisture processor traders.
27	Star Wars (newspaper strip)	The Final Trap	6 February 1984	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	—	—	Darth Vader and the Emperor are growing impatient with the search for the Rebels and feel, even with the help of the full Imperial armada, that the search isn't producing expected results. 6 February – 11 March 1984. The last Star Wars newspaper strip. Reprinted in Classic Star Wars 20.
81	Star Wars	Jawas of Doom	March 1984	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Tom Palmer	—	Just after the Battle of Endor, Han Solo finds himself short of ready credits. Unfortunately, his credit isn't very good among his fellow Rebels.
82	Star Wars	Diplomacy	April 1984	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Ron Frenz & Tom Palmer	—	Shortly after the Battle of Endor, Luke Skywalker is on the forest moon of Endor training with the local Ewoks, including Wicket W. Warrick.
83	Star Wars	Sweetheart Contract	May 1984	Linda Grant	Bob McLeod	Bob McLeod	—	===Arrival on Drogheda=== Lando Calrissian has come to the planet Drogheda, under the summons of Queen Sarna, an old flame. Upon arriving, Calrissian and his contact, the Queen's sister Danu, are attacked by men in sky-sleds.
84	Star Wars	Seoul Searching	June 1984	Roy Richardson	David Mazzucchelli	Roy Richardson & Tom Palmer	—	===The gambler's story=== Han Solo has been asked to invite planetary leaders to a Galactic Congress.
85	Star Wars	The Hero	July 1984	Jo Duffy	Bob McLeod	Bob McLeod	—	===Commendation for Drebble=== Inside a tavern on Keyorin, Barpotomous Drebble is speaking with his associates, Bossk, IG-88A, and two Stenaxes. In an extended rant, Drebble vows revenge against Lando Calrissian for cheating him years earlier.
86	Star Wars	The Alderaan Factor!	August 1984	Randy Stradley	Bob McLeod	Bob McLeod	—	Some time before the Battle of Endor, Leia Organa is running through a Rebel cruiser with Luke Skywalker at her heels. Leia is about to depart on a mission to the planet Yinchorr, and Skywalker tries to convince her to let him go with her.
87	Star Wars	Still Active After All These Years	September 1984	Jo Duffy	Tom Palmer	Tom Palmer	—	After meeting on the planet Iskalon, Luke Skywalker, Plif, Dani, Chihdo, Rik Duel, and Kiro make their way to the next planet on Luke's list, the Core World of Shawken.
88	Star Wars	Figurehead	October 1984	Jo Duffy	Bob McLeod	Bob McLeod & Tom Palmer	—	Mon Mothma, Leia Organa, and a delegation of the new Alliance of Free Planets have come to the planet Herdessa to meet with the powerful Herdessan Guild.
89	Star Wars	I'll See You in the Throne Room!	November 1984	Ann Nocenti	Bret Blevins	Bret Blevins	—	===Battle of Solay=== Following the Battle of Endor, many worlds have been enveloped in revolution as the Empire struggles to keep control over the galaxy despite the deaths of both the Emperor and Darth Vader.
90	Star Wars	The Choice!	December 1984	Jo Duffy	Bob McLeod	Bob McLeod & Tom Palmer	—	Following the events on Shawken, Luke Skywalker, Plif, Rik Duel, Chihdo, and Dani are rushing back to the forest moon of Endor to get medical care for Kiro.
91	Star Wars	Wookiee World	January 1985	Jo Duffy	Tony Salmons	Tony Salmons & Tom Palmer	—	Following their diplomatic mission to Keyorin, Lando Calrissian, Han Solo, and Chewbacca make their way to Kashyyyk, Chewbacca's homeworld.
92	Star Wars	The Dream	February 1985	Jo Duffy	Jan Duursema	Cynthia Martin & Bill Sienkiewicz	—	On the forest moon of Endor, Admiral Ackbar oversees a meeting of the Alliance where reports from different worlds indicate that there may still be well-organized Imperial forces in the galaxy, and that the Alliance fleet must remain ready.
93	Star Wars	Catspaw	March 1985	Jo Duffy	Sal Buscema	Cynthia Martin	—	Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo are on a diplomatic mission to Saijo when they see an X-wing fleeing from three Y-wings.
94	Star Wars	Small Wars	April 1985	Jo Duffy	Cynthia Martin	Cynthia Martin	—
95	Star Wars	No Zeltrons	May 1985	Jo Duffy	Cynthia Martin	Kent Williams	—
1	Ewoks	The Rainbow Bridge	June 1985	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—	Published under Marvel’s Star Comics imprint and tied to the ABC animated series rather than to the films.
96	Star Wars	Duel with a Dark Lady!	June 1985	Jo Duffy	Cynthia Martin	Cynthia Martin	—	Luke Skywalker faces off with the Dark Lady Lumiya on Kinooine. Lumiya and her lightwhip soundly defeat Luke, whom Lumiya then captures; she has already captured the Zeltron, Dani.
2	Ewoks	Rites of Power	July 1985	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—	Ewoks Wicket Wystri Warrick and his friend Teebo are up in the trees of Endor on scouting duty for Bright Tree Village during their friend Princess Kneesaa's birthday.
97	Star Wars	Escape	July 1985	Jo Duffy	Cynthia Martin	Cynthia Martin & Art Nichols	—
98	Star Wars	Supply and Demand	August 1985	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Bill Sienkiewicz	—	While Chewbacca is on leave to Kashyyyk, and Leia is meeting with some of the major players in the Alliance of Free Planets, Han is forced to go on a mission to a former Imperial prison planet, with Nien Nunb as his co-pilot on the Millennium Falcon.
3	Ewoks	Flight to Danger	September 1985	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—
99	Star Wars	Touch of the Goddess	September 1985	Jo Duffy	Ron Frenz	Ron Frenz & Sam de la Rosa	—	Luke is reminiscing about the recent "death" of Kiro at the Alliance's base on Endor. Lando's attempt to console Luke leads to a discussion about the rapidly escalating Nagai conflict.
100	Star Wars	First Strike	October 1985	Jo Duffy	Cynthia Martin	—	—	On the forest moon of Endor, Admiral Ackbar administers a pilot training program to several members of the new Alliance of Free Planets. Han Solo works outside the rules of the programming for maximum effect.
4	Ewoks	Valley of Evil	November 1985	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—
101	Star Wars	Far, Far Away	November 1985	Jo Duffy	Cynthia Martin	Bill Sienkiewicz	—
102	Star Wars	School Spirit!	December 1985	Jo Duffy	Sal Buscema	Kerry Gammill & Sam de la Rosa	—
5	Ewoks	The Terrible Machine	January 1986	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—	Aliens invade Endor and capture foonars to use for harvesting the moon's trees.
103	Star Wars	Tai	January 1986	Jo Duffy	Cynthia Martin	Cynthia Martin & Steve Leialoha	—	Den Siva is aboard his ship lamenting over a holographic image of Dani; he's wondering where she is and realizing that she was the first Zeltron prisoner the Nagai ever had. He wants to see her again when he gets a message of a new prisoner on board.
6	Ewoks	The Ice Demon	March 1986	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—
104	Star Wars	Nagais and Dolls	March 1986	Jo Duffy	Cynthia Martin	Cynthia Martin & Steve Leialoha	—
1	Droids	The Destroyer	April 1986	David Manak	John Romita Sr.	John Romita Sr.	—	R2-D2 and C-3PO are sent by the Intergalactic Droid Agency to the tiny planet Dodz to serve their new master, crystal merchant Lott Kemp. When the droids arrive on Dodz they discover that Kemp has gone missing and his home has been destroyed.
7	Ewoks	The Perilous Laughing Spell	May 1986	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—
105	Star Wars	The Party`s Over	May 1986	Jo Duffy	Cynthia Martin & Steve Leialoha	Cynthia Martin & Ken Steacy	—	Luke Skywalker and Plif are amused at seeing the ridiculous Hiromi at work. Tofs kick the door in, storm the room, and bully the Hiromi. Plif reads their minds to learn they're enemies of the Nagai from outside the galaxy.
2	Droids	The Ultimate Weapon	June 1986	David Manak	John Romita Sr.	John Romita Sr.	—	Tig Fromm and Vlix Oncard kidnap the Idd family to get their hands on a high-powered laser.
8	Ewoks	Eye of the Kreegon	July 1986	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—
106	Star Wars	My Hiromi	July 1986	Jo Duffy	Cynthia Martin	Cynthia Martin & Josef Rubinstein	—	Captain Hookyr of the Hiromi race are cheering their victory over their enemy in defeating part of the Tof army with the help of Luke Skywalker and the Hoojibs.
3	Droids	The Scarlet Pirate	August 1986	David Manak	John Romita Sr.	John Romita Sr. & Joe Sinnott	—	C-3PO and R2-D2 are purchased by Ambassador Zell, who wants the droids to look after his son, Llez, while he's away on business.
9	Ewoks	The Underwater Kingdom	September 1986	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—
107	Star Wars	All Together Now	September 1986	Jo Duffy	Cynthia Martin	Cynthia Martin & Josef Rubinstein	—	Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, and Dani, together with a mixed team of commandos, including their new-found Imperial and Nagai allies, Knife and Den Siva, are attacking the Tof-held world of Saijo, where the Tof field headquarters are located. The last issue of the original licence. Marvel would not publish another Star Wars comic until January 2015.
4	Droids	Lost in Time	October 1986	David Manak	John Romita Sr. & Warren Kremer	John Romita Sr.	—	R2-D2 and C-3PO have taken positions as diplomatic couriers. Upon arrival at the royal palace of the planet Sooma, they observe King Zornog engaged in a heated HoloNet conversation with King Gokus of Alzar.
10	Ewoks	The Demons of Endor	November 1986	David Manak	Warren Kremer & John Romita Sr.	Warren Kremer	—
5	Droids	Separated	December 1986	George Caragonne	Mary Wilshire	John Romita Sr.	—
11	Ewoks	The Incredible Shrinking Princess	January 1987	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—
6	Droids	Star Wars According to the Droids, Book I	February 1987	David Manak	Ernie Colon	Ernie Colon	Star Wars According to the Droids	The first of a three-part retelling of A New Hope from the droids’ point of view.
12	Ewoks	The Thorn Monster	March 1987	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—
7	Droids	Star Wars According to the Droids, Book II	April 1987	David Manak	Ernie Colon	Ernie Colon	Star Wars According to the Droids	Marvel’s own database lists this instalment as “Darth Vader’s Vengeance”; Wookieepedia catalogues it as Book II of “Star Wars According to the Droids.” The two references disagree, so both are recorded here rather than one being chosen.
13	Ewoks	The Black Cavern	May 1987	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—
8	Droids	Star Wars According to the Droids, Book III	June 1987	David Manak	Ernie Colon	Ernie Colon	Star Wars According to the Droids	After making it back to the Millennium Falcon, following the death of Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO and R2-D2 are brought to Yavin, where Artoo delivers the Death Star plans to the Rebel Alliance. Marvel’s own database lists this instalment as “The Last Jedi!”; Wookieepedia catalogues it as Book III of “Star Wars According to the Droids.”
14	Ewoks	King for a Day	July 1987	David Manak	Warren Kremer	Warren Kremer	—	Chief Chirpa and Logray need to go away for one day, in order to honor the spirit tree. Chirpa decided to pull a name out of the hat and let the winner rule the village for a day. The result gets him worried and he hesitates to announce it.
1	Star Wars 3-D	—	December 1987	Len Wein	Glen Johnson	—	—	The first of three stereoscopic issues published for the tenth anniversary of the first film. Printed in red-and-blue anaglyph 3-D as part of the Blackthorne 3-D Series.
2	Star Wars 3-D	—	March 1988	Len Wein	Patrick Zircher	—	—	Immediately following their adventures on Tatooine, Luke, Han, Chewbacca, and C-3PO return to the Yavin system in the Millennium Falcon.
3	Star Wars 3-D	—	June 1988	John Stephenson	Cesar Magsombol	—	—	Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa are on a mission to Dantooine to secure supplies for their new base on the planet Hoth. Along with R2-D2, the group meet up with an Ortolan Merchant to buy weapons. Printed in red-and-blue anaglyph 3-D as part of the Blackthorne 3-D Series. Four further issues were solicited for 1989 and never appeared.
1	Star Wars: Dark Empire	The Destiny of a Jedi	December 1991	Tom Veitch	Cam Kennedy	Dave Dorman	Dark Empire	Six years after Endor, a resurgent Imperial fleet is tearing the New Republic apart and Luke Skywalker follows a summons he does not understand.
2	Star Wars: Dark Empire	Devastator of Worlds	February 1992	Tom Veitch	Cam Kennedy	Dave Dorman	Dark Empire	The World Devastators go to work, and Luke reaches the Imperial throneworld of Byss.
3	Star Wars: Dark Empire	The Battle for Calamari	April 1992	Tom Veitch	Cam Kennedy	Dave Dorman	Dark Empire	Mon Calamari is attacked while Leia Organa Solo goes looking for her brother.
4	Star Wars: Dark Empire	Confrontation on the Smugglers’ Moon	June 1992	Tom Veitch	Cam Kennedy	Dave Dorman	Dark Empire	Han Solo returns to Nar Shaddaa, and the hunt for the Jedi holocron closes in.
1	Classic Star Wars	—	August 1992	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Al Williamson	In Deadly Pursuit	Reproduces the first half of "The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell" with new panels, extended artwork, a new story page and a new cover by Al Williamson.
5	Star Wars: Dark Empire	Emperor Reborn	August 1992	Tom Veitch	Cam Kennedy	Dave Dorman	Dark Empire	The clone bodies on Byss, and the price of the bargain Luke Skywalker made.
2	Classic Star Wars	—	September 1992	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Al Williamson	In Deadly Pursuit
3	Classic Star Wars	—	October 1992	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Al Williamson	In Deadly Pursuit
6	Star Wars: Dark Empire	The Fate of a Galaxy	October 1992	Tom Veitch	Cam Kennedy	Dave Dorman	Dark Empire	The last issue of the miniseries, and the end of the first Dark Empire storyline.
4	Classic Star Wars	—	November 1992	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Al Williamson	In Deadly Pursuit
5	Classic Star Wars	—	December 1992	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Al Williamson	In Deadly Pursuit
6	Classic Star Wars	—	January 1993	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Allen Nunis	In Deadly Pursuit
7	Classic Star Wars	—	February 1993	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson, Allen Nunis	Al Williamson	In Deadly Pursuit
8	Classic Star Wars	—	April 1993	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson, Allen Nunis	Mark Schultz	The Rebel Storm
9	Classic Star Wars	—	May 1993	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Al Williamson	The Rebel Storm
10	Classic Star Wars	—	June 1993	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Al Williamson	The Rebel Storm
11	Classic Star Wars	—	July 1993	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Al Williamson	The Rebel Storm
12	Classic Star Wars	—	September 1993	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Bret Blevins	The Rebel Storm
13	Classic Star Wars	—	October 1993	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Tom Yeates	The Rebel Storm
1	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi	Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon, Part 1	October 1993	Tom Veitch	Chris Gossett	Dave Dorman	Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon	The first twelve pages were previewed in black and white across Dark Horse Insider vol. 2 #15–20, March to August 1993.
14	Classic Star Wars	—	November 1993	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Al Williamson	The Rebel Storm
2	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi	Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon, Part 2	November 1993	Tom Veitch	Chris Gossett	Dave Dorman	Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon
15	Classic Star Wars	—	December 1993	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Al Williamson	Escape to Hoth
3	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi	The Saga of Nomi Sunrider, Part 1	December 1993	Tom Veitch	Janine Johnston	Dave Dorman	The Saga of Nomi Sunrider	Previewed in full across Dark Horse Comics #7–9 earlier in 1993.
4	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi	The Saga of Nomi Sunrider, Part 2	January 1994	Tom Veitch	David Roach	Dave Dorman	The Saga of Nomi Sunrider
16	Classic Star Wars	—	February 1994	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson, Allen Nunis	Allen Nunis	Escape to Hoth
5	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi	The Saga of Nomi Sunrider, Part 3	February 1994	Tom Veitch	David Roach	Dave Dorman	The Saga of Nomi Sunrider
17	Classic Star Wars	—	March 1994	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Mark Schultz	Escape to Hoth
18	Classic Star Wars	—	April 1994	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Allen Nunis	Escape to Hoth
1	Star Wars: Droids	—	April 1994	Dan Thorsland	Bill Hughes	Cam Kennedy	The Kalarba Adventures
19	Classic Star Wars	—	May 1994	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	George Evans	Escape to Hoth
2	Star Wars: Droids	—	May 1994	Dan Thorsland	Bill Hughes	Kilian Plunkett	The Kalarba Adventures
20	Classic Star Wars	—	June 1994	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson	Al Williamson	Escape to Hoth
1	Classic Star Wars: A New Hope	—	June 1994	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	Arthur Adams	—
3	Star Wars: Droids	—	June 1994	Dan Thorsland	Ian Gibson	Kilian Plunkett	The Kalarba Adventures
2	Classic Star Wars: A New Hope	—	July 1994	Roy Thomas	Howard Chaykin	Adam Hughes	—
4	Star Wars: Droids	—	July 1994	Daniel Kurt Thorsland	Bill Hughes	Kilian Plunkett	The Kalarba Adventures
1	Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures	—	August 1994	Russ Manning	Russ Manning and Rick Hoberg	Michael Allred	—
1	Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back	—	August 1994	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson, Carlos Garzón	Al Williamson	—
5	Star Wars: Droids	—	August 1994	Ryder Windham	Ian Gibson	Kilian Plunkett	The Kalarba Adventures
1	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Freedon Nadd Uprising	The Freedon Nadd Uprising, Part 1	August 1994	Tom Veitch	Tony Akins	Dave Dorman	—
2	Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures	—	September 1994	Russ Manning	Russ Manning and Rick Hoberg	Mike Grell and Rick Hoberg	—
2	Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back	—	September 1994	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson, Carlos Garzón	Cam Kennedy	—
6	Star Wars: Droids	—	September 1994	Dan Thorsland	Bill Hughes	Kilian Plunkett	The Kalarba Adventures
0	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith	Dark Lords of the Sith Special Ashcan Edition	September 1994	Tom Veitch	Chris Gossett	Hugh Fleming	—	A black-and-white preview polybagged with the collector’s edition of Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #1. Wookieepedia’s infobox dates it October 1994 while its article text says September 1994; the earlier date is used here and both are recorded.
2	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Freedon Nadd Uprising	Initiates of the Sith	September 1994	Tom Veitch	Tony Akins	Dave Dorman	—
1	Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi	—	October 1994	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson, Carlos Garzón	Adam Hughes	—
3	Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures	—	October 1994	Russ Manning	Russ Manning and Rick Hoberg	Eric Shanower	—
1	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith	Masters and Students of the Force	October 1994	Tom Veitch, Kevin J. Anderson	Chris Gossett	Hugh Fleming	—
2	Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi	—	November 1994	Archie Goodwin	Al Williamson, Carlos Garzón	Al Williamson	—
4	Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures	—	November 1994	Steve Gerber	Russ Manning and Rick Hoberg	Rick Hoberg	—
2	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith	The Quest for the Sith	November 1994	Tom Veitch, Kevin J. Anderson	Chris Gossett	Hugh Fleming	—
5	Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures	—	December 1994	Russ Manning	Russ Manning, Brian Snoddy, and Rick Hoberg	Rick Hoberg	—
1	Star Wars: Dark Empire II	Operation Shadow Hand	December 1994	Tom Veitch	Cam Kennedy	Dave Dorman	—	The reborn Emperor’s offensive opens as Luke Skywalker begins searching for the last surviving Jedi.
3	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith	Descent to the Dark Side	December 1994	Tom Veitch, Kevin J. Anderson	Chris Gossett	Hugh Fleming	—
6	Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures	—	January 1995	Russ Manning	Russ Manning, Brian Snoddy, Rick Hoberg	Eric Shanower	—
2	Star Wars: Dark Empire II	Duel on Nar Shaddaa	January 1995	Tom Veitch	Cam Kennedy	Dave Dorman	—
Special	Star Wars: Droids	Droids Special	January 1995	Dan Thorsland	Bill Hughes	Kilian Plunkett	The Kalarba Adventures	Collects material first serialised in the Dark Horse Comics anthology (1992–1994); set before the miniseries.
4	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith	Death of a Dark Jedi	January 1995	Tom Veitch, Kevin J. Anderson	Chris Gossett	Hugh Fleming	—
7	Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures	—	February 1995	Russ Manning	Russ Manning, Brian Snoddy, and Rick Hoberg	Mischa McDowell and Rick Hoberg	—
3	Star Wars: Dark Empire II	World of the Ancient Sith	February 1995	Tom Veitch	Cam Kennedy	Dave Dorman	—

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