(29 March 1978)

Marvel UK, 1978 Series
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Price
0.10 GBP
Pages
28
Indicia Frequency
Every Wednesday
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics International Ltd.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group
Editing
Nick Laing
Color
color cover; black & white interior

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Star Wars / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Tony DeZuñiga
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Darth Vader; Obi-Wan Kenobi; C-3PO; R2-D2; Chewbacca; Han Solo; Luke Skywalker
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In Battle with Darth Vader (Table of Contents: 1)

Star Wars / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Howard Chaykin
Inks
Steve Leialoha
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Luke Skywalker; Princess Leia Organa; Han Solo; Obi-Wan Kenobi; Darth Vader; Chewbacca; R2D2; C-3PO; Stormtroopers
Synopsis
Ben dies in battle with Darth Vader while the others escape the Death Star.
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Keywords
Death Star; Millennium Falcon

Why Kenny Baker Nearly Shunned Star Wars! (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Leia Organa (photo of Carrie Fisher); C-3PO (photo of Anthony Daniels); R2-D2 (photo of Kenny Baker)
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The Sword (Table of Contents: 3)

Sword in the Star / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo
Pencils
Ed Hannigan
Inks
P. Craig Russell [as Craig Russell]; Rick Bryant
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
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Miracles of the Gods! (Table of Contents: 4)

Man-Gods / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (script); Roy Thomas (conception & co-plot)
Pencils
Alex Niño
Inks
Alex Niño
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
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Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Star Wars
  2. 1. In Battle with Darth Vader
    Star Wars
  3. 2. Why Kenny Baker Nearly Shunned Star Wars!
  4. 3. The Sword
    Sword in the Star
  5. 4. Miracles of the Gods!
    Man-Gods
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