Star Wars #47 [Direct]
(May 1981)

Marvel, 1977 Series
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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
Louise Simonson (editor); Danny Fingeroth (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

But There Is No Escape From... Droid World! (Table of Contents)

Star Wars / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Miller (signed as Miller)
Inks
James Sherman (signed as Sherman)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker ?
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
R2-D2; C-3PO
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Star Wars Art: Comics (Abrams, 2011) reproduces the original art for this cover. The signature “Miller/Sherman” is visible, and editor Eric Klopfer credits the art to “Frank Miller and James Sherman” (without particularization).

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Droid World! (Table of Contents: 1)

Star Wars / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (credited) (breakdowns); Gene Day (credited) (finished art)
Inks
Gene Day (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
C-3PO; R2-D2; Luke Skywalker; Kligson; Zee-Exthree [Z-X3]
Reprints

Earthly Delights (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; The Thing / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Star-Words / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Danny Fingeroth (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from R.A. Portlow, Kevin J. Dooley, Cynthia Becht, Ginny Mills, Brian Stewart, and Scott F. Vails.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.33 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. But There Is No Escape From... Droid World!
    Star Wars
  2. 1. Droid World!
    Star Wars
  3. 2. Earthly Delights
    Hostess Fruit Pies; The Thing
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Star-Words
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
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