Star Wars #5 [Regular Edition]
(November 1977)

Marvel, 1977 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1977-08-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860281709
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited) (editor); Archie Goodwin (credited) (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date source: Comic Reader #146 (via Mike's Amazing World).
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Luke Skywalker Strikes Again! (Table of Contents)

Star Wars / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rick Hoberg (signed)
Inks
Dave Cockrum (signed as COCKRUM)
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurry, Chewbacca! We're being attacked by the Death Star!
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Chewbacca; Luke Skywalker; Han Solo
Reprints
Keywords
Death Star; Millennium Falcon
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Lo, the Moons of Yavin! (Table of Contents: 1)

Star Wars / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited); George Lucas (credited) (original story)
Pencils
Howard Chaykin (credited)
Inks
Steve Leialoha (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come with me, kid!
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
C-3PO; Chewbacca; Leia Organa; R2-D2; Luke Skywalker; Han Solo; Wilhuff Tarkin; Darth Vader [Anakin Skywalker]; Wedge Antilles (introduction); Biggs Darklighter; Jan Dodonna; Garven Dreis; Osleo Prennert; Vanden Willard
Reprints
Keywords
Death Star; Galactic Civil War; Landspeeder; Millennium Falcon; TIE Fighter; X-Wing; Y-Wing; Yavin 4; Yavin Prime

Indexer Notes

Part 5 of the George Lucas' Star Wars (1977) movie adaptation.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Legal Eagle (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Luke Skywalker Strikes Again!
    Star Wars
  2. 1. Lo, the Moons of Yavin!
    Star Wars
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. Legal Eagle
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Spider-Man
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