Return of the Jedi Weekly #114

(24 August 1985)

Lift-Off (Table of Contents: 1)

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non-fiction

This Week... (Table of Contents: 2)

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Pencils

Ron Frenz

Inks

Sam de la Rosa

Colors

Glynis Oliver

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Galactic Birthday Greetings to... (Table of Contents: 3)

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Indexer Notes

Lists the birthdays and ages (4-14) of five of the comic's readers (Jennifer Bailey, Helen Brown, Louise Hazel, Simon Hughes and Mark Wilson).

Competition Results... (Table of Contents: 4)

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Lists the four winners of the Gymbo competition (held in Return of the Jedi Weekly #101) and the twenty winners of the Astronomy Game competition (held in Return of the Jedi Weekly #102).

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

Star Swaps / letters page / 0.4 page (report information)

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Lists the Star Wars or other toys and music wanted by five readers (Paul Costick, Sean Keeffe, Alan Moore, Ryan Senior and John Wood) and the toys or comics they are offering to swap for them, together with the readers' mailing addresses.

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Pen Pals / letters page / 0.25 page (report information)

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Lists five readers looking for pen pals, giving their names (Alan Black, Maureen Fenton, Elizabeth Haggarty, Richard Poulton and Kelvin Wright), together with their mailing addresses, ages (12-15) and hobbies.

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Cosmic Correspondence / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

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Darth Vader; Valance (cyborg); Han Solo; Luke Skywalker; Shira/Lumiya; Den; Kiro

Keywords

artwork; competition coupons; Letters; light sabre; reader drawings

Indexer Notes

Letters by Matthew Danks, Adam Leddington, Matthew Lawley, and Christopher McKay.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Cyril, The Adventures of an Editor-Droid / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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John Ridgway

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John Ridgway

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Great news! The boss is taking us all on a summer picnic tomorrow!

Genre

humour; science fiction

Characters

Cyril

Synopsis

Cyril accompanies his co-workers on his first summer picnic. On the way, the car comes to a stop due to a lack of oil. Cyril's oil is used to restart the engine but this leaves him unable to move for the duration of the picnic.

Reprints

• in Star Wars: The Marvel UK Collection Omnibus (Marvel, 2017 series) (2017)

Keywords

car breakdown; oil; Picnic

The Transformers: Where Robots Are a Reality! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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Touch of the Goddess (Table of Contents: 10)

Star Wars / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jo Duffy

Pencils

Ron Frenz (pencil layouts); Sam de la Rosa (finished pencils)

Inks

Sam de la Rosa

Colors

Glynis Oliver

Letters

Rick Parker

Editing

Ann Nocenti; Jim Shooter

Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Chewbacca; Han Solo; Lando Calrissian; Fumiyo; Luke Skywalker; Captain Drebble

Synopsis

Han Solo lands on Fumiyo's planet to return one of two stolen statues or idols (the goddess' consort), while Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian attempt to retrieve the other idol (of a dancing goddess) from Captain Drebble and his men. The rebels have little time to restore both idols to the temple before Fumiyo and his people succumb to the Godoan's disease.

Reprints

• from Star Wars (Marvel, 1977 series) #99 (September 1985)

Keywords

idol (dancing goddess); idol (goddess' consort); Millenium Falcon (spaceship); rebels; temple; the Godoan's disease

Indexer Notes

The third part of 'Touch of the Goddess' (begun in issue #112).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Star Drawings / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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Cyril; Darth Vader; Plif; Power Pack [Gee [Alex Power]; Lightspeed [Julie Power]; Energizer [Katie Power]; Mass-Master [Jack Power]]; R2-D2; Han Solo

Keywords

Ewok; Lahsbee; robot

Indexer Notes

Drawings submitted by readers (aged 9-13): Claire Atherton, Ian Dell, Lucy Hyndman, Christopher Lannary, Captain F. Rehman, Barry Scott, Nigel Setter, Derek Skinner and Nigel Story.

The Saga Continues... (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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School Daze (Table of Contents: 13)

Power Pack / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Louise Simonson

Pencils

June Brigman

Inks

Bob Wiacek

Colors

Glynis Oliver

Letters

Joe Rosen

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Genre

children; superhero

Characters

Power Pack [Gee [Alex Power]; Lightspeed [Julie Power]; Energizer [Katie Power]; Mass-Master [Jack Power]]; The Bogey Man [Mr Carmody]; Joe; Tobey; Miss Parrot

Synopsis

While in school, Alex sees Katie being taken through the sky by Carmody. Changing into his suit, he unsuccessfully attempts to stop Carmody but is seen in the process by Jack through his own classroom window. Jack flies up to Alex to see what's going on and returns to the school to get Julie's help, except that she's in the middle of a maths exam.

Reprints

• from Power Pack (Marvel, 1984 series) #14 (September 1985)

Keywords

cheating; kidnapping; maths test; school

Indexer Notes

Continues the story begun in issue #113.

Visual Data (Table of Contents: 14)

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Genre

science fiction

Characters

C-3PO; Chewbacca; Darth Vader

Keywords

film (The Empire Strikes Back); Hoth; The Empire Strikes Back (battle scene); The Empire Strikes Back (film poster)

Indexer Notes

Five photographs portraying characters and scenes from The Empire Strikes Back as well as the movie's promotional poster.

Make This Summer Special with Marvel (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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Screams in the Void (Table of Contents: 16)

Star Wars / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson (plot); David Michelinie (plot, script)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (breakdowns); Tom Palmer (finished art)

Inks

Tom Palmer

Colors

Glynis Oliver

Letters

Joe Rosen

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Genre

science fiction; adventure

Characters

Alph; Luke Skywalker; Admiral Giel; Captain Thorben; Shira; Major Voss; Erl

Synopsis

Luke Skywalker leads a squadron of rebel-captured TIE fighters to attack an Imperial fleet of star destroyers under the command of Admiral Giel, who orders the use of the Teezl (a psychic shriek emitter) to disrupt the rebel fighters' radio communications.

Reprints

• from Star Wars (Marvel, 1977 series) #61 (July 1982)

Keywords

Imperial Star Destroyer; Teezl (a psychic shriek emitter); TIE fighter (rebel captured); transport cage

Indexer Notes

Continues the story begun in issue #112.

The Plot (Table of Contents: 17)

Papilio / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Michel Pierret

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Michel Pierret

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Michel Pierret

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Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Damian (Papilio's father); Gecko; Herbie; Papilio; Queen Carmine

Synopsis

Papilio accompanies his father, Damian, on a spaceflight from Turquoise to Uria to visit Damian's friend, Queen Carmine, but is told he must leave his pet, Gecko, behind. Visiting Queen Carmine's castle upon arrival at Uria, Papilio spots a familiar-looking shadow and follows it to a room filled with machinery. Later, when the queen explains how the people of her world abandoned the use of machines and denies that there are any in the castle, Papilio goes in search for the room he stumbled on earlier, but his movements have not gone unnoticed.

Keywords

castle; Earth (planet); machines; Turquoise (planet); Uria (planet)

Indexer Notes

For reference, see 'Les Aventures de Papilio' (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Aventures_de_Papilio). This story is probably reprinted (in translation) from an issue of Le Journal de Tintin.

'Name the Plane' Competition (Table of Contents: 18)

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Keywords

aircraft; competition; Kellogg's Cornflakes; prizes (model airliner kits)

Indexer Notes

Competition sponsored by Kellogg's Cornflakes, Contestants have to match the names and shapes of five airliners depicted on the page. This page appears between the third and fourth pages of the Papilio story.