Star Wars (Comics) Information
Comic books based on Star Wars have been published by Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics.
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Publishers
Marvel
The Marvel published a series of Star Wars comic books from 1977 to 1986, lasting 107 issues and 3 annuals.
Most issues were original stories, however, #1-6 adapted the events of A New Hope and #39-44 adapted The Empire Strikes Back. Marvel also published a mini-series adapting Return of the Jedi.
It was also reprinted as a black and white comics anthology by Marvel UK and has been collected into individual volumes.
Dark Horse
In 1991, Dark Horse started publishing Star Wars comics, initially with mini-series. In 2005 they began publishing Star Wars: Empire an ongoing series until it was replaced by Star Wars: Rebellion in 2006.
Collected editions
The comics have been collected into a number of trade paperbacks:
Classic Star Wars
- Volume 1: In Deadly Pursuit (collects Classic Star Wars #1-7, 196 pages, June 1994, ISBN 1569711097)
- Volume 2: The Rebel Storm (collects Classic Star Wars #8-14, 208 pages, July 1995, ISBN 1569711062)
- A New Hope (collects Star Wars vol. 1 #1-6, 104 pages, November 1995, ISBN 1569710864)
- The Empire Strikes Back (collects Star Wars vol. 1 #39-44, 104 pages, November 1995, ISBN 1569710880)
- Return of the Jedi (collects Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #1-4, 104 pages, November 1995, ISBN 1569710872)
- Volume 3: Escape to Hoth (collects Classic Star Wars #15-20, 208 pages, January 1996, ISBN 1569710937)
- The Early Adventures (collects Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures #1-9, 240 pages, May 1997, ISBN 156971178X)
- Han Solo at Stars' End (collects Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End #1-3, 104 pages, October 1997, ISBN 1569712549)
- A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld (collects Star Wars vol. 1 #1-20, 336 pages, July 2002, ISBN 1569717540)
- A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters (collects Star Wars vol. 1 #21-38 and Annual #1, 336 pages, July 2002, ISBN 1569717850)
- A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil (collects Star Wars vol. 1 #39-53, 344 pages, November 2002, ISBN 1569717869)
- A Long Time Ago... Volume 4: Screams of the Void (collects Star Wars vol. 1 #54-67 and Annual #2, 376 pages, January 2003, ISBN 1569717877)
- A Long Time Ago... Volume 5: Fool's Bounty (collects Star Wars vol. 1 #68-81 and Annual #3, 376 pages, March 2003, ISBN 1569719063)
- A Long Time Ago... Volume 6: Wookie World (collects Star Wars vol. 1 #82-95, 360 pages, May 2003, ISBN 1569719071)
- A Long Time Ago... Volume 7: Far, Far Away (collects Star Wars vol. 1 #96-107, 312 pages, July 2003, ISBN 156971908X)
Crimson Empire
- Crimson Empire (collects Crimson Empire #1-6, 160 pages, December 1998, ISBN 1569713553)
- Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood (collects Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood #1-6, 160 pages, November 1999, ISBN 156971410X)
Dark Empire
- Dark Empire (collects Star Wars: Dark Empire #1-6, 182 pages, May 1993, ISBN 1569710732)
- Dark Empire II (collects Star Wars: Dark Empire II #1-6, 168 pages, September 1995, ISBN 1569711194)
- Empire's End (collects Star Wars: Empire's End #1-2, 64 pages, September 1997, ISBN 1569713065)
See also
| Star Wars portal |
- List of Star Wars comic books, an in-universe "chronological" list of comics
References
- Star Wars (Marvel) at the Grand Comics Database
- Star Wars (Marvel) at the Comic Book DB
- Star Wars (Dark Horse) at the Grand Comics Database
- Star Wars (Dark Horse) at the Comic Book DB
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