(12 April 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 (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Star Wars / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chip Nanco
Inks
Tony DeZuniga
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last - Luke enters the hidden fortress!
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Luke Skywalker; Leia Organa; Han Solo; Chewbacca; C-3PO; R2-D2
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit confirmed by Chip Nanaco. Info per Jason Schachter.

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

Who's Who in Star Wars / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Luke Skywalker; Princess Leia Organa; See-Threepio (C-3PO); Obi-Wan Kenobi; Artoo-Deetoo (R2-D2); Han Solo; Darth Vader; Chewbacca

The Final Fight for Freedom! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Howard Chaykin (credited)
Inks
Steve Leialoha (credited); Howard Bender (credited) (tones)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited as Tom Orz)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you certain the homing beacon is secure aboard their ship--
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Darth Vader; Grand Moff Tarkin; Chewbacca; Han Solo; Princess Leia Organa; Luke Skywalker; R2-D2; Commander Willard; General Jan Dodonna; Biggs Darklighter
Reprints

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

Watch Competition / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watch what you're doing...you could win a Star Wars watch

Indexer Notes

Contestants are asked to find the matching C-3POs in order to be entered into a drawing for a Star Wars watch.

Chewbacca (Table of Contents: 4)

Star Wars Foto Feature / photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Star Wars Official Collectors Edition / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Man-Gods from Beyond the Stars: Glory of the Father! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Doug Moench (credited) (story)
Pencils
Alex Niño (credited) (art)
Inks
Alex Niño (credited) (art)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Commander Raaman
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Marvel Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Sword in the Star! Stave 2: Witchworld! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited) (story)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited) (art)
Inks
Keith Giffen (credited) (art)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If there were sound, it would be the soft slicing of bow through wave.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Prince Wayfinder; Alkinoos
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Close Encounters of the Third Kind / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["At last - Luke enters the hidden fortress!"]
    Star Wars
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Who's Who in Star Wars
  3. 2. The Final Fight for Freedom!
    Star Wars
  4. 3. ["Watch what you're doing...you could win a Star Wars watch"]
    Watch Competition
  5. 4. Chewbacca
    Star Wars Foto Feature
  6. 5. ["And now...Marvel Productions bring you the Star Wars official collectors edition"]
    Star Wars Official Collectors Edition
  7. 6. Man-Gods from Beyond the Stars: Glory of the Father!
    Man-Gods
  8. 7. ["A fistful of dynamite every week with these Mighty Marvel Mags!"]
    Marvel Comics
  9. 8. The Sword in the Star! Stave 2: Witchworld!
    Sword in the Star
  10. 9. ["We are not alone"]
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Charles Yeaman