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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.
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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (40th Anniversary One-Shots)
Six single-issue stories published across 2023 for the fortieth anniversary of Return of the Jedi, each taking a corner of the film — Jabba’s palace, the Ewoks, Lando, the Empire, the Rebellion, and the Max Rebo Band.
Marvel published six one-shots between 29 March and 9 August 2023 with covers by Ryan Brown. A seventh, Return of the Jedi — Smugglers, was teased but never released. Five of the six are collected in Scoundrels, Rebels and the Empire.
Every issue
Issue list — 6 of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewoks | — | April 12, 2023 | — | — | Ryan Brown | — | |
| Jabba's Palace | — | March 29, 2023 | Marc Guggenheim | Alessandro Miracolo | Ryan Brown | — | The first of the six anniversary one-shots. |
| Lando | — | May 3, 2023 | — | — | Ryan Brown | — | |
| Max Rebo | — | August 9, 2023 | — | — | Ryan Brown | — | The last of the six. |
| The Empire | — | June 7, 2023 | — | — | Ryan Brown | — | |
| The Rebellion | — | July 19, 2023 | — | — | Ryan Brown | — |
In print
Collected editions — 1
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Scoundrels, Rebels and the Empire | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2023 | The Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 40th anniversary one-shots | 9781302953379 |
- Star Wars: Scoundrels, Rebels and the Empire — Published 7 November 2023, collecting the Return of the Jedi anniversary one-shots.
Dossiers
Who is in it
Encyclopedia entries for the figures this run develops.
Leia Organa
A politician first, a fighter by necessity, and the character the novels have served best.
Han Solo
The genre’s most durable scoundrel, and a surprisingly hard character to write well in prose.
Luke Skywalker
The farm boy the whole shelf is built around — and the character the two continuities disagree about most.
