Star Wars #28 [Direct]
(October 1979)

Marvel, 1977 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 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 (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (consulting editor); Mark Gruenwald (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Cavern of the Crawling Death! (Table of Contents)

Star Wars / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carmine Infantino (signed as Infantino)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (signed as Wiacek)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker ?
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Han Solo; Chewbacca
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What Ever Happened to Jabba the Hut? (Table of Contents: 1)

Star Wars / comic story / 17 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
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Han Solo; Chewbacca; Jabba the Hut
Synopsis
Han and Chewie are trapped in a cave on the planet Orleon as Jabba and crew close in on them.
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Indexer Notes

In this story Jabba appears not as the world-famous humongous blob but as a fully mobile alien with yellow skin and humanoid features. It wasn't until later that George Lucas decided to add a second 't' to the character's name.

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

Star-Words / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Star-Words

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jeffrey Nix, Tad Ray Christiansen, and Bruce Weintraub. Located between story pages 11 and 12.

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

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

The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cavern of the Crawling Death!
    Star Wars
  2. 1. What Ever Happened to Jabba the Hut?
    Star Wars
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Star-Words
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  5. 4. The Incredible Hulk and the Ultimate Weapon!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
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