Star Wars
#42
[Direct]
(December 1980)
Marvel,
1977 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
- Editing
- Archie Goodwin (Editor); Danny Fingeroth (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
[no title indexed]
Star Wars / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Al Williamson; Carlos Garzón
- Inks
- Al Williamson; Carlos Garzón
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Rick Parker ?; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And now... the bounty hunters!
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Boba Fett; Dengar; Bossk
- Reprints
-
in Star Wars (Planeta DeAgostini, 1986 series) #2 -
in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... (Dark Horse, 2002 series) #3 - Resurrection of Evil (November 2002) - in Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (September 2010)
- in Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 (2015)
- in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015) [recolored] which is reprinted
-
Indexer Notes
Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon both pencil and ink the cover.
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The Empire Strikes Back Chapter Four: To Be a Jedi!
Star Wars / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Archie Goodwin
- Pencils
- Al Williamson; Carlos Garzón
- Inks
- Al Williamson; Carlos Garzón
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Rick Veitch
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Han Solo; Chewbacca; C-3PO; Princess Leia; Luke Skywalker; Darth Vader; Stormtroopers; Yoda; R2D2; Boba Fett; Dengar; Bossk; 4-LOM; Emperor (in shadow)
- Reprints
- from Marvel Super Special (Marvel, 1978 series) #16 (Spring 1980) [Yoda redrawn]
-
in The Empire Strikes Back Weekly (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #129 (August 14 1980) [pages 13-17 only] - in Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Dark Horse, 1994 series) #2 (September 1994) which is reprinted
- in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - The Special Edition (Dark Horse, 1997 series) (1997)
- in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... (Dark Horse, 2002 series) #3 - Resurrection of Evil (November 2002)
- in Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #2 (September 2010)
- in Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 (2015)
- in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015) [recolored] which is reprinted
-
Indexer Notes
Part 4 of movie adaptation; based on the movie script. Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon both pencil and ink.
Images of Yoda redrawn from the original source.
Star Warriors' Red Alert!
Star Wars / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Luke Skywalker
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Script credit confirmed 2005 by Danny Fingeroth. Original sequence added 2005 by Steven Tice.
Darth Vader Invades Rebel HQ
Star Wars / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Darth Vader; Stormtroopers
- Reprints
Fear Rides the Millennium Falcon!
Star Wars / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Han Solo; Chewbacca; Princess Leia; C-3PO
- Reprints
[Unused Cover for The Empire Strikes Back Weekly #131]
Star Wars / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Chewbacca; C-3PO
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Part of this unused cover was used as in inset on the final cover.
Betrayal At Bespin!
Star Wars / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Han Solo; Princess Leia; Chewbacca; Lando Calrissian
- Reprints
- from The Empire Strikes Back Weekly (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #132 (September 4, 1980)
- in Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 (2015)
-
[no title indexed]
Star-Words / letters page / 0.67 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Steve Peters, Sue Suris, David A. Ward, Kent Peaslee, and Mike Vederman.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["And now... the bounty hunters!"]
Star Wars -
1.
The Empire Strikes Back Chapter Four: To Be a Jedi!
Star Wars -
2.
Star Warriors' Red Alert!
Star Wars -
3.
Darth Vader Invades Rebel HQ
Star Wars -
4.
Fear Rides the Millennium Falcon!
Star Wars -
5.
[Unused Cover for The Empire Strikes Back Weekly #131]
Star Wars -
6.
Iron Man vs. the Bank Robbers!
Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man -
7.
Betrayal At Bespin!
Star Wars -
8.
[no title indexed]
Star-Words -
9.
[no title indexed]
Mighty Marvel Checklist
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Peter Croome
- Steve Dasinger
- Michael Hoskin
- Mike Nielsen
- Derek Reinhard
- Steven Tice
- Jim Van Dore
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