Not yet reviewed
This run is in the catalogue but has not been written up. Everything above is verified publication data; there is no opinion here yet, and a placeholder review would be worse than none.
Original generated cover art — not a reproduction of any published cover
Star Wars Monthly
The fourth title in Marvel UK’s continuous run, carrying the last original British strip and, from issue 167, Marvel’s Raiders of the Lost Ark adaptation.
Thirteen issues, 159 to 171, July 1982 to July 1983, continuing the numbering from The Empire Strikes Back Monthly. Issue 159 carries “Blind Fury!”, the final Alan Moore Star Wars story.
Every issue
Issue list — 1 of 13 catalogued
Number, title, cover date and credits. A dash means the field is not verified — not that it is empty.
| # | Title | Cover date | Writer | Artist | Cover artist | Arc | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | 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). |
In print
Collected editions — 1
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars Omnibus: Wild Space Volume 1 | omnibus | Dark Horse Books | 2013 | Marvel UK Star Wars stories and other short material, including “Death Masque” | 9781616551469 |
- Star Wars Omnibus: Wild Space Volume 1 — 480 pages. The only book that gathers every UK-original strip, including the one Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds left out.
Dossiers
Who is in it
Encyclopedia entries for the figures this run develops.
Luke Skywalker
The farm boy the whole shelf is built around — and the character the two continuities disagree about most.
