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.
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Star Wars Weekly
The British weekly that reprinted the American run in black and white and, when it ran out of material, commissioned original UK strips to fill the gap.
Marvel UK began reprinting Star Wars on 8 February 1978 as a weekly, ran through a sequence of retitles, and finished at issue #155 in June 1986. Its original British strips are the licence’s least-read corner.
Every issue
Issue list — 7 of 155 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 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. |
| 94 | 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. |
| 97 | 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. |
| 104 | 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. |
| 107 | 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. |
| 110 | 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 | 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. |
In print
Collected editions — 2
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: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 3 | omnibus | Marvel Comics | 2015 | Star Wars (1977) #79-107, plus material from Pizzazz, Star Wars Weekly, The Empire Strikes Back Monthly and Star Wars Monthly | 9780785193463 |
- 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.
- Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 3 — 1,136-page hardcover published 20 October 2015, with a Tom Palmer cover and a Greg Hildebrandt variant.