(January 2016)

Marvel, 2016 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
4.99 USD
Pages
48
Indicia Frequency
one-shot
On-sale Date
2015-11-18
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Barcode
759606083688 00111
Editing
Jordan D. White (editor); Heather Antos (assistant editor); Frank Parisi (senior editor); Axel Alonso (editor-in-chief); C. B. Cebulski (executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

This issue is part of the six-part Marvel crossover event "Vader Down".

Vader Down issues:

Part 1 - Vader Down #1
Part 2 - Darth Vader #13
Part 3 - Star Wars #13
Part 4 - Darth Vader #14
Part 5 - Star Wars #14
Part 6 - Darth Vader #15
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Star Wars / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Brooks (signed)
Inks
Mark Brooks (signed)
Colors
Mark Brooks (signed)
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Darth Vader
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Clay Mann Connecting Cover A Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Incentive Joelle Jones Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Comic Con Box Exclusive Mike Mayhew Color Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [M&M Comic Service Exclusive Dave Dorman Color Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Fried Pie Exclusive Kris Anka Color Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Blank Cover Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Vienna Comic Con Exclusive Phil Noto Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Newbury Comics Exclusive Tony Harris Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Phantom Exclusive Siya Oum Color Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Scholastic Reading Club Exclusive Emanuela Lupacchino Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Hastings Exclusive Aleksi Briclot Connecting Cover Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Comic Con Box Exclusive Mike Mayhew Black and White Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Fried Pie Exclusive Kris Anka Black and White Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [CBLDF Exclusive Terry Dodson Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Midtown Comics Exclusive John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Checklist Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [ZBox Exclusive Pasqual Ferry Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [El Capitan Theatre Exclusive Todd Nauck Color Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [El Capitan Theatre Exclusive Alex Maleev Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Gamestop Exclusive Francesco Francavilla Color Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Chip Zdarsky Jaxxon Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Dynamic Forces Exclusive Olivier Coipel Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Comic Con Box Exclusive Mike Mayhew Virgin Art Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Chip Zdarsky Jaxxon Black and White Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [WonderWorld Comics Exclusive John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Checklist Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Vienna Comic Con Exclusive Phil Noto Black and White Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [Mile High Comics Exclusive Katie Cook Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Star Wars: Vader Down (2016 series) #1 [WonderWorld Comics Exclusive John Tyler Christopher Mail-In Action Figure Variant]
Edit cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Star Wars / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It is a period of unrest in the galaxy.
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This page contains the indicia and credits for this issue with a recap of the story so far.

Vader Down [Part I] (Table of Contents: 2)

Star Wars / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Jason Aaron (story, script); Kieron Gillen (story)
Pencils
Mike Deodato
Inks
Mike Deodato
Colors
Frank Martin
Letters
Joe Caramagna; Virtual Calligraphy (as VC)
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Darth Vader; Doctor Aphra; Luke Skywalker; Princess Leia Organa; Han Solo; Chewbacca; C-3PO; Triple Zero [0-0-0]; BT-1; R2-D2
Synopsis
Seeking Luke Skywalker, and acting on information given to him by Doctor Aphra, Darth Vader travels to the planet Vrogas Vas. Upon jumping out of hyperspace he is attacked by a squadron of Rebel X-wing fighters, including Luke. Vader and Luke battle one another and both crash-land on different areas of the planet’s surface. Vader's sudden appearance commands the attention of Princess Leia, Han Solo and the rest of Luke's closest Rebel friends.
Reprints
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Star Wars
  2. 1. ["It is a period of unrest in the galaxy."]
    Star Wars
  3. 2. Vader Down [Part I]
    Star Wars
This issue was modified by
  • Katie
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Sean Davis
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Lou Mazzella
  • BobBob Zarfin
If you believe any of this data to be incorrect, please let us know.
Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.
Creative Commons License All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The GCD Privacy Policy. The GCD Web Site code is licensed under the GNU General Public License.