Star Wars
#53
[Direct]
(November 1981)
Marvel,
1977 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1981-08-18
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [various positions]
- Editing
- Louise Simonson (editor)
Issue Notes
Copyright © 1981 Lucasfilm Ltd. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #3.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
[no title indexed]
Star Wars / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Princess Leia Organa; Stormtroopers
- Reprints
-
in Krieg der Sterne (Egmont Ehapa, 1979 series) #14 - Die Eroberung von Calian! - Das Imperium kämpft weiter! -
in Månadens äventyr (Semic, 1985 series) #4/1987 -
in Star Wars (Juniorpress, 1982 series) #24 (1984) -
in Return of the Jedi Weekly (Marvel UK, 1983 series) #89 (March 2, 1985) which is reprinted -
in Star Wars: The Marvel UK Collection Omnibus (Marvel, 2017 series) (2017) [1/4 page] -
in Star Wars (Semic, 1983 series) #4/1987 (uke 15 1987) - in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... (Dark Horse, 2002 series) #3 - Resurrection of Evil (November 2002)
- in Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) #2 (2015)
-
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The Last Gift from Alderaan!
Star Wars / comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Chris Claremont
- Pencils
- Walter Simonson (pages 1-5); Carmine Infantino (pages 6-21)
- Inks
- Tom Palmer (pages 1-5); Alan Kupperberg (pages 6-21)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver
- Letters
- Shelly Leferman
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Princess Leia Organa; Captain Chedaki (death); Jubilee; Warlord Aron (first appearance); Keral Longknife (first appearance); Jain Havero (first appearance); DeLois (first appearance); Alisande (first appearance); Sk'ar (first appearance); Obi-Wan Kenobi (flashback); Darth Vader (flashback); Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin (flashback)
- Reprints
- from The Empire Strikes Back Monthly (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #143 (February 1981)
- in Krieg der Sterne (Egmont Ehapa, 1979 series) #14 - Die Eroberung von Calian! - Das Imperium kämpft weiter!
- in Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #3
-
in Titans (Editions Lug, 1976 series) #54 (10 juillet 1983) - in Star Wars (Semic, 1983 series) #4/1987 (uke 15 1987)
- in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... (Dark Horse, 2002 series) #3 - Resurrection of Evil (November 2002)
- in Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) #2 (2015)
-
Indexer Notes
Most of this issue is an unused John Carter of Mars story redrawn as a Star Wars story. This note and art page information added 2005 by Steven Tice.
[no title indexed]
Star-Words / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers - Gino D'Ambrosio, Kevin C. McConnell, C. J. Laubacher, and Larry Young, Jr.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Star Wars -
1.
The Last Gift from Alderaan!
Star Wars -
2.
A Lesson to be Learned!
Hostess Cup Cakes; The Thing -
3.
[no title indexed]
Star-Words
This issue was modified by, among others
- ge.org.e
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Mike Nielsen
- Derek Reinhard
- Steven Tice
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