''Star Wars Tales'' is a

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, beginning on September 29, 1999, and completing its run on July 13, 2005. Each issue is 64 pages and features a few unrelated stories from various eras of the '' Star Wars'' timeline. Stories from issues #1–20 were retroactively labelled "Infinities", placing them outside the ''Star Wars'' canon, while those of issues #21–24 were considered to be within continuity, unless labelled otherwise. References to the stories were made within the Expanded Universe, the entirety of which was deemed non-canon by Lucasfilm in 2014. The entire series was collected into six

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, comprising four issues each.

Issues and their canonicity

Volume 1

Issue #1

''Life, Death, and the Living Force''

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Jim Woodring James William Woodring (born October 11, 1952) is an American cartoonist, fine artist, writer and toy designer. He is best known for the dream-based comics he published in his magazine '' Jim'', and as the creator of the anthropomorphic cartoo ...

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Robert Teranishi The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

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Christopher Chuckry Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

: 14 pages : Galactic Year: 33 BBY : Preceded by: A Summer's Dream : Followed by:

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''Mara Jade: A Night on the Town''

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Timothy Zahn Timothy Zahn (born September 1, 1951) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. He is known best for his prolific collection of ''Star Wars'' books, chiefly the ''Thrawn'' series, and has published several other series of sci-fi and f ...

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Igor Kordey Igor Kordej (referred to as Igor Kordey in American and French publications; born 23 June 1957) is a croats, Croatian comic book artist, illustrator, graphic designer and scenographer of international reputation. Early life Igor Kordej graduated ...

: Colors: Keith Wood : 16 Pages : Galactic Year: 5 ABY : Preceded by: Supply and Demand : Followed by:

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''Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 1)''

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Ron Marz Ron Marz (born November 17, 1965) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as ''Batman/Aliens'', '' DC vs. Marvel'', '' Green Lantern'', '' Silver Surfer'', and '' Witchblade''. Career Marz is known for his work on '' ...

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Claudio Castellini Claudio Castellini (born 3 March 1966) is an Italian comic book artist. According to his website, Castellini has a "love for technical details, influenced by artists like Neal Adams and John Buscema". Biography Castellini's first work was th ...

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: 16 Pages : Galactic Year: 1 BBY : Preceded by: Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika : Followed by: Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 2)

''Skippy the Jedi Droid''

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Issue #2

''Routine''

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Tony Isabella Tony Isabella (born December 22, 1951) is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and critic, known as the creator and writer of Marvel Comics' Black Goliath; DC Comics' first major African-American superhero, Black Lightning; and as ...

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John Nadeau John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

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Dave Nestelle Dave Nestelle is a comic book colorist and creator who is known for his '' Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron (comics)''. Bibliography *'' Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron'' *''Star Wars Tales ''Star Wars Tales'' is a comic book series publish ...

: 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 5 BBY : Preceded by: Luke Skywalker: Walkabout : Followed by: Young Lando Calrissian

Han Solo Han Solo is a fictional character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise created by George Lucas. The character first appeared in the 1977 film '' Star Wars'' portrayed by Harrison Ford, who reprised his role in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) an ...

and Chewbacca, flying the ''Jaina's Light'' (named after Han's mother), are stopped by the ''Vigilant'', an Imperial ship. A Level One inspection is performed on ''Jaina's Light'', but the Imperial Captain Deyd Llnewe and

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Raprice find nothing. This happens two more times, with the inspection being more intensive each time, Llnewe being convinced that Solo is up to something. After the third unsuccessful inspection, Han and Chewie are sent on their way, when Captain Llnewe suddenly realizes that the ships Solo was piloting were different each time; Han was not smuggling

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or some other illegal substance, but ships. Deyd orders his gunners to fire on Han, but he was long gone by then.

''Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 2)''

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: 16 Pages : Galactic Year: 1 BBY : Preceded by: Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 1) : Followed by: The Hovel on Terk Street

''Stop That Jawa!''

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Dave Cooper Dave Cooper (b. 1967 in Nova Scotia, Canada) is a Canadian cartoonist, oil painter, and animator. Cooper was born in Nova Scotia in 1967 and moved to Ottawa, Ontario at the age of nine. Cooper began his career in the 90s, making underground c ...

: 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 3 ABY : Preceded by: Skreej : Followed by: A Hot Time in the Cold Town Tonite

''Incident at Horn Station''

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Sean Phillips Sean Phillips (born 27 January 1965) is a British comic book artist, best known for his collaborations with Ed Brubaker on comics including '' Sleeper'', ''Incognito'', the '' Criminal'' series of comics, '' Fatale'', '' The Fade Out'', and ' ...

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Matthew Hollingsworth Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

: 18 Pages : Galactic Year: 33 BBY : Preceded by: Life, Death, and the Living Force : Followed by: Prelude to Rebellion

Issue #3

''The Death of Captain Tarpals''

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Ryder Windham Ryder Windham is an American science fiction author who has written more than 60 ''Star Wars'' books, including novels, comics, and reference books. He has also written junior novelizations for ''Indiana Jones'' films. Since 1993, he has been wor ...

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: 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 32.5 BBY : Preceded by:

Darth Maul Darth Maul, also known simply as Maul, is a Character (arts), character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He first appeared as the secondary antagonist of the 1999 film ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (portrayed by Ray Park and vo ...

: Followed by: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace In the Gungan city of Otoh Gunga, Chef Marshoo catches Jar Jar Binks in the kitchen trying to scavenge leftovers. Marshoo prepares to punch Binks just as Captain Roos Tarpals comes in to arrest Binks for the very same thing. He puts the handcuffs on Binks and takes him away. Soon after, Tarpals tells Binks that everyone down at the station is calling him "The Death of Captain Tarpals." Suddenly Tarpals is ambushed by Marshoo and some of his friends, who prepare to beat down Binks as they'd planned. They throw a frying pan at Binks, but he ducks, and it goes flying into his kaadu, who retaliates with a kick to Marshoo, sending him and his cohorts into a small fountain. Binks revives Tarpals, and asks to be released after taking care of Marshoo. Roos ignores him and takes him to the surface of Naboo, where he shall live for a long time to come.

''Deal with a Demon''

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John Ostrander John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including '' Suicide Squad'', ''Grimjack'' and '' Star Wars: Legacy''. Career Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes ...

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Jan Duursema Jan Duursema (born October 27, 1954) is an American comics artist known for her work on the ''Star Wars comics, Star Wars'' comics franchise. She is the creator of Denin and Vila from Naldar, the Twi'lek Jedi Aayla Secura and the Kiffar Jedi Quin ...

: Inks: Rick Magyar : Colors: Dan Jackson : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 32 BBY : Preceded by: Outlander : Followed by: Force Fiction Vilmarh Grahrk has been hired by the people of Ootoola (who he fondly refers to as "fishfaces") to smuggle Princess Foolookoola off-planet; she is currently being hunted down by the purists of Ootoola, who previously killed the patriarch and his wife, seizing power of the planet. He and Naradan D'ulin, the caretaker of the princess, begin taking her to Villie's ship, when they're suddenly ambushed by a group of Ootoola purists. Villie hands the princess over, telling Naradan that the purists offered more credits than the loyalists did. Naradan and the princess are taken away and put into the purists' prison. That night, Villie blows open the prison door and rescues them, only to get a punch in the face from Naradan. Vilmarh explains that before, with the princess running loose, everybody was looking for her, but now that they've assumed she's still locked up, nobody will be trying to find her. Naradan grabs a rifle in case she decides to shoot him, and they head out. They spot a couple of guards, and Villie casually walks up to them, steals one of their blasters, and shoots both of them. Villie, Naradan and the princess quickly escape the palace and head to Vilmarh's ship, the Inferno, where they are vocally greeted by NT. They fly off, Villie destroying the palace on his way up. They make their way to the planet Dur Sabon, where Foolookoola is to live her life among the Dur Sabon until she can return to Ootoola.

''Lady Luck''

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Darko Macan Darko Macan (born 1966) is a Croatian writer and illustrator who has created and collaborated on comics, essays and science fiction and fantasy. He is also an editor. Biography Born in Zagreb, where he still lives, he has a degree in history an ...

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Chris Brunner Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...

: Colors: Michelle Madgen & Dave Stewart : 16 Pages : Galactic Year: 1 ABY : Preceded by: My Brother, My Enemy : Followed by: Dark Lord's Conscience

''Three Against the Galaxy''

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Rick Leonardi Rick Leonardi (born August 9, 1957) is an American comics artist who has worked on various series for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including ''Cloak and Dagger'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''The New Mutants'', '' Spider-Man 2099'', ''Nightwing'', '' ...

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Dave McCaig Dave McCaig (born December 6, 1971, in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian artist and colourist who also works in the animation industry. He has worked on comics including '' Adam Strange'', ''X-Men'', ''Star Wars'', '' Superman: Birthright'', ' ...

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Issue #4

''Moment of Doubt''

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: 14 Pages : Galactic Year: 3 ABY : Preceded by: Duel a Dark Lord : Followed by:

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The story takes place 3 A.B.Y.

Awarru Tark ''Star Wars Tales'' is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, beginning on September 29, 1999, and completing its run on July 13, 2005. Each issue is 64 pages and features a few unrelated stories from various eras of the ''Star Wars'' ...

arrives aboard the Star Destroyer Avenger in a YT-1300 freighter, answering

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's call for bounty hunters to find the

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. When he meets with Vader he immediately launches a vicious assault on the Sith Lord with

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and light blades that extend from his arms. As Vader reaches into Tark's mind he finds Awarru Tark is actually Stauz Czycz. Czycz underwent a surgical transformation to implant a force field generator into his body, so that he could attack Vader as revenge, having lost his own family in an Imperial assault on his homeworld. Using

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to disable the generator, Vader decapitates Czycz, leaving him to consider Czycz's status as more machine than man.

''A Death Star is Born''

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Kevin Rubio Kevin Rubio (born December 20, 1967) is an American filmmaker who is best known for his '' Star Wars'' parody film ''Troops''. Education and early career Rubio studied theater and photography throughout his high school years in California, and m ...

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: 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 2 BBY : Preceded by: The Black Cavern : Followed by:

Han Solo At Stars' End ''The Han Solo Adventures'' is a trilogy of novels set in the ''Star Wars'' fictional universe by American science-fiction novelist Brian Daley. It follows the smuggling days of Han Solo and Chewbacca two years before the events of the original ...

Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, Tol Sivron, and Bevel Lemelisk submit their

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. The perceived flaws of the

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are humorously discussed. The appearance of Bevel Lemelisk is different in this comic than in any other source where he is portrayed. This was an intentional choice on behalf of the comic's creator, although for unknown reasons. One should also note the presence of Ackbar, a Mon Calamari, and Grand Moff Tarkin's slave, soon to be Rebel Alliance Admiral listening in through the door. Several references in the story allude to popular culture, including the following: * The Imperial insignia, reminiscent of '' Mickey Mouse''-ears; * A "Bob's Big Boy" fast food chain statue; * A

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; * The starship from the Star Trek series known as Starship Enterprise. * The Beatles' Yellow Submarine

''Spare Parts''

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Mark Evanier Mark Stephen Evanier (; born March 2, 1952) is an American comic book and television writer, known for his work on the animated TV series ''Garfield and Friends'' and on the comic book ''Groo the Wanderer''. He is also known for his columns and b ...

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''. Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is ...

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Tom Luth Thomas D. Luth (born 1954) is an American comic book artist best known for his work as the colorist for the Sergio Aragonés comic series, '' Groo the Wanderer''. Luth's work has also appeared in a number of other comics and national periodical ...

: 4 Pages : Galactic Year: 22 ABY : Preceded by:

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: Followed by: Chewbacca

''Sand Blasted''

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Kilian Plunkett Killian or Kilian, as a given name, is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Cillian. The name Cillian was borne by several early Irish saints including missionaries to Artois and Franconia and the author of the life of St Brigid. The name is s ...

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: 28 Pages : Galactic Year: 4 ABY : Preceded by: The Jabba Tape : Followed by: A Day in the Life

Volume 2

Issue #5

''Yaddle's Tale: The One Below''

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Dean Motter Dean Motter is an illustrator, designer and writer who has worked for many years in Canada (Toronto) and the United States (New York City and Atlanta). He is best known for his album cover designs, two of which won Juno Awards. He is also the crea ...

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Jesus Saiz Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religi ...

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: 16 Pages : Galactic Year: 245 BBY : Preceded by: Heart of Darkness : Followed by:

Vow of Justice ''Vow of Justice'' was the second story arc in the '' Star Wars: Republic'' comic series (1998–2006). It was included in the last few pages of the last three issues of the Prelude to Rebellion arc. Synopsis Shortly after returning to Cerea as ...

Whilst discussing the possibility of knighting Yaddle the Jedi Council revisit the story of her training under the tutelage of Polvin Kut, two-hundred years prior. On a mission to liberate the colonies of the Advozse Warlock Tulak the duo are betrayed on Koba, leading to Kut's death. The Padawan Yaddle is taken hostage by the Warlock but is impervious to his interrogations, warning him 'Rule by terror you do, die by fear you will'. In time Tulak tires of the colony and leaves Koba. However, he seals Yaddle in a pit with the hope that he can use her as a future bargaining tool but she is soon forgotten. She is confined for a century, surviving on food and water provided by wardens left behind when Tulak left. Over the generations, the Koba society collapses, though the primitives still tend to her, lowering food as part of a ritual they barely understand. She is spoken of as The One Below. During this time Yaddle hones her Jedi skills. Eventually an earthquake brings down the roof of her pit, allowing her to escape. Seeing the destruction of the nearby village she remains on the planet to aid the Kobans. She dedicates herself to teaching the children, society rebuilds around her. She is quietly content with her work until the day Kalut, Tulak's son, returns to Koba claiming it as his heirloom. He casually attacks, slaying many and deciding what, if anything to take, Forced to fight, Kulat ends up speared on his own weapon and dies. On hearing the story the Jedi Council, in particular Yoda, are swayed to initiate her as a Jedi Master.

''What They Called Me''

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Craig Thompson Craig Matthew Thompson (born September 21, 1975) is an American graphic novelist best known for his books '' Good-bye, Chunky Rice'' (1999), '' Blankets'' (2003), '' Carnet de Voyage'' (2004), '' Habibi'' (2011), and '' Space Dumplins'' (2015). T ...

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''A Summer's Dream''

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Cliff Richards Cliff Richards (born 1964, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a Brazilian comic book artist. Biography Richards is best known as the penciller of the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' monthly series from Dark Horse Comics, as well as the artist on the '' ...

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P. Craig Russell Philip Craig Russell (born October 30, 1951) is an American comics artist, writer, and illustrator. His work has won multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards. Russell was the first mainstream comic book creator to come out as openly gay. Biography ...

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Matt Hollingsworth Matt Hollingsworth (born 1968, in California) is an American comic book colorist. Biography Hollingsworth graduated from The Kubert School in 1991 and began getting regular work from Marvel Comics and DC Comics. In 1993, he was hired to the Dark ...

: 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 33 BBY : Preceded by: Jedi Council: Acts of War : Followed by: Life, Death, and the Living Force

''Hoth''

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Tony Millionaire Tony Millionaire (born Scott Richardson in 1956) is an American cartoonist, illustrator and author known for his syndicated comic strip '' Maakies'' and the '' Sock Monkey'' series of comics and picture books. He lives in Yarmouth, Maine at ...

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Michelle Madsen Michelle may refer to: People *Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael * Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle" * Michelle (German singer) * Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottish wi ...

: 2 Pages : Galactic Year: 3 ABY : Preceded by: Moment of Doubt : Followed by:

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An encounter on the frozen ice fields.

''Lando's Commandos: On Eagle's Wings''

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Ian Edginton Ian Edginton is a British comic book writer, known for his work on such titles as ''X-Force'', '' Scarlet Traces'', '' H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds'' and ''Leviathan''. Career Ian Edginton is known for his steampunk/ alternate history wor ...

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Carlos Meglia Carlos Meglia (December 11, 1957 – August 15, 2008) was a comic book artist and penciller born in the city of Quilmes, Argentina. One of his best-known creations is the '' Cybersix'' series, done in partnership with Carlos Trillo. Meglia ...

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: 22 Pages : Galactic Year: 4 ABY : Preceded by: Problem Solvers : Followed by: The Thrawn trilogy A series of devastating pirate raids are costing the Rebellion dozens of lost lives, tons of equipment and ships and their credibility in the eyes of other forces. Lando is tasked to lead a mission to destroy the pirates. Among his people, the man who taught the pirates everything they know!

Issue #6

''The Hovel on Terk Street''

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Tom Fassbender Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

Jom Pascoe JOM may refer to * ''JOM'' (journal), formerly known as ''Journal of Metals'' *''Journal of Macroeconomics'' *'' Journal of Macromarketing'' *''Journal of Mammalogy'' *'' Journal of Management'' *''Journal of Marketing'' *'' Journal of Materials'' ...

: Pencils: Eric Powell : Inks: Drew Geraci & Keith Barnett : Colors: Dave Stewart : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 1 BBY : Preceded by:

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: Followed by: Rookies Rendezvous

''The Max Rebo Band in "A Hot Time in the Cold Town Tonite!"''

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Mark Martin Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959) is a retired American stock car racing driver. He has the second most wins all time in what is now the Xfinity Series with 49. He scored 40 Cup Series wins. He finished second in the NASCAR Cup Series s ...

Rick Neilsen Richard Alan Nielsen (born December 22, 1948) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and leader of the rock band Cheap Trick. He is well-known for his numerous custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, inclu ...

: 7 Pages : Galactic Year: 3 ABY : Preceded by: Stop that Jawa! : Followed by: The One That Got Away

''Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc''

: Script: Mark Schultz : Pencils: Kellie Strom : 9 Pages : Galactic Year: 12 BBY : Preceded by: Ghost : Followed by:

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''Junkheap Hero''

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''The Hidden''

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: 7 Pages : Galactic Year: 2 ABY : Preceded by: A Valentine's Story: Breaking the Ice : Followed by:

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''Thank the Maker''

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: 9 Pages : Galactic Year: 3 ABY : Preceded by:

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Hunger Pains ''Hunger Pains'' is the debut album from Muph & Plutonic and was released on 20 October 2004. It received national airplay on Triple J radio station. Reception Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, n ...

Issue #7

''Single Cell''

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Haden Blackman William Haden Blackman is an American video game designer and writer. Early life Blackman grew up in Seal Beach, California. As a child, he read comic books during long road trips, which created his love for fantastical creatures. Career Black ...

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: Inks: Ray Kryssing : Colors:

: 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 32.5 BBY : Preceded by: Prelude to Rebellion : Followed by:

Aboard the Trade Federation battleship Stockade, the incarcerated Feeorin Nym recounts the story of how he got there to his Neimoidian cellmate ... In orbit around Maramere in the Havoc, Nym, Kole and Jinkins waited for the mercenary Vana Sage and her 'buyers' (a group of high class bounty hunters) to trade experimental weapons for Stygium crystals. Once on board the space station, Nym and his crew met the buyers to exchange goods. When Nym revealed that he had buried the power cells for the weapons as a safeguard, a fight ensues between the crew of the Havoc and the bounty hunters. Under the threat of Droidekas, Sage captured the crew, sent Kole and Jinkins to Maramere in an escape pod, and took the Havoc as payment for delivering Nym to the Trade Federation. Back in the cell, Merick and Bravo arrive to torture Nym who vows revenge on Vana Sage.

''Nerf Herder''

: Script: Phil Amara : Pencils:

Francisco Hererra Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...

: Inks: Howard M. Shum : Colors:

: 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 11 BBY : Preceded by: Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc : Followed by: Luke Skywalker: Detective

''Jedi Chef (or Pizza Hutt)''

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Randy Stradley Randy Stradley (born March 4, 1956) is an American comic book writer and editor, who spent 35 years in an executive position at Dark Horse Comics. He has written under pseudonyms Mick Harrison and Welles Hartley. Career Stradley began working ...

: Art: Francisco Ruiz Velasco : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 34 BBY : Preceded by: Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell : Followed by: Nameless Jedi Council members Micah Giiett and Plo Koon embark on a mission to planet Ord Mantell, to rescue famous chef Slabba Drewl from Corpo the Hutt. Apparently Drewl was enslaved to Corpo after losing a bet with the Hutt. Corpo's priorities in life were gambling and food, and his prize possession was a MREM-02 kitchen droid, called Moreemohtwo. Giett bets Corpo that he can prepare a meal better than one made by Moreemohtwo. Corpo accepts the wager - if Giiett wins, Drewl is freed. If Moreemohtwo wins, then Giiett would also become enslaved to the Hutt. Giiett secretly instructs Plo Koon to "sabotage" the meal prepared by the droid. The "cook-off" begins, with a host announcing the theme ingredient: Denusian squirmers. Giiett is bitten on the nose by a squirmer, and he uses his lightsaber to power-chop and flash cook the theme ingredient. Meanwhile, Plo Koon sneakily replaces Moreemohtwo's seebo sauce with droid oil, and slips gundar droppings, Rakririan burnout sauce and Bothan foot powder into Moreemohtwo's pot. At the end of the cook-off, Moreemohtwo presents 5 dishes of delicious looking food, while Giett presents his two messy bowls of squirmer stew. After Corpo tastes Moreemohtwo's sabotaged meal, Corpo immediately releases Drewl from custody.

''Outbid But Never Outgunned''

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Beau Smith Beau Smith (born December 17, 1954 in Huntington, West Virginia) is an American comic book writer and columnist, best known for his work for DC Comics, Image Comics, IDW Publishing and as vice president of marketing for Eclipse Comics. Car ...

: Pencils: Mike Deodato Jr. : Inks: Neil Nelson : Colors:

: 16 Pages : Galactic Year: 6 BBY : Preceded by: The Princess Leia Diaries (pages 1–7) : Followed by: Luke Skywalker: Walkabout

''Force Fiction''

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: Art: Lucas Marangon : Colors:

: 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 32 BBY : Preceded by: Deal with a Demon : Followed by: Nomad, Chapter one

Mace Windu Mace Windu is a fictional character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise. Windu was portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in the prequel trilogy. Jackson reprised the role in the 2008 animated film '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and with voice only in the ...

and

Yoda Yoda () is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' universe, first appearing in the 1980 film ''The Empire Strikes Back''. He is a small, green humanoid alien who is powerful with the Force and is a leading member of the Jedi Order until it ...

debate the possibility of training Anakin Skywalker while eating at a fast food restaurant, resorting to food-based analogies to make their points. At one point, Yoda uses his mind control powers on the waitress to make the meal free, to protect them from "high prices." They also fend off a robbery. At the end of the story, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine joins them and expresses his opinion that Skywalker would make a fine Jedi.

Issue #8

''Captain Threepio''

: Script: Ryan Kinnaird : Art: Ryan Kinnaird : Letters: Jason Hvam : Editor: Phil Amara : 6 Pages : Galactic Year: 0 ABY : Preceded by: Shadow Stalker : Followed by: Classic Star Wars Volume 3: Escape to Hoth C-3PO and R2D2 are part of the droid complement of a ship carrying technology vital to the rebellion. When an attacks kills all the humans on board, something must be done. R2D2 has a plan.

''The One That Got Away''

: Script: Andi Watson : Art: Andi Watson : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 3 ABY : Preceded by: A Hot Time in the Cold Town Tonite : Followed by: Return of the Jedi

''The Secret Tales of Luke's Hand!''

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Henry Gilroy Henry Alan Gilroy (born November 1976) is an American film and television screenwriter and producer. He is best known for co-writing the animated series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars''. Early life From an early age, Gilroy loved comic books and a ...

: Art: Dario Brizuela : Colors: Cara L. Niece : Letters: Steve Dutro : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 15 ABY : Preceded by: Jedi Academy: Leviathan : Followed by: Apocalypse Endor To help his son Anakin go to sleep, Han Solo tells the fanciful tale of what happened to Luke Skywalker's lost hand.

''Death Star Pirates''

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Glen Murakami Glen Murakami is an American animator, director and producer best known for his work on '' Batman Beyond'', ''Teen Titans'', '' Teen Titans Go!'', '' Ben 10: Alien Force'' and '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien''. Murakami co-created, produced, and develop ...

: Colors:

Don Skinner Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

: 20 Pages : Galactic Year: 0 ABY : Preceded by: Classic Star Wars Volume 3: Escape to Hoth : Followed by: Target: Vader One of the last ships to leave the site of the Battle of Yavin, the Millennium Falcon is caught up in a battle with a tough pirate ship. Luke Skywalker is there to lend a hand. Until he crashes into the ship's upper levels ...

''Bad Business''

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: Pencils: Francis Portela : Inks: Howard M. Shum : Colors:

: Lettering: Steve Dutro : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 30 BBY : Preceded by: Star Crash : Followed by: The Hunt for Aurra Sing

Volume 3

Issue #9

''Resurrection''

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: Inks: Terry Austin : Colors: Raul Treviño : 48 Pages : Galactic Year: 0 ABY : Preceded by: Skippy the Jedi Droid : Followed by: Trooper

''Lil’ Maul in: Hate Leads to Lollipops''

: Story & Art:

: 4 Pages : Galactic Year: 45 BBY : Preceded by: Survivors : Followed by: George R. Binks

''The Rebel Four''

: Story & Art: Jay Stephens : 4 Pages : Galactic Year: 1 BBY : Preceded by: Rookies Rendezvous: No Turning Back : Followed by: Way of the Wookiee

Issue #10

''Trooper''

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Garth Ennis Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970) is a Northern Irish–American comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series ''Preacher'' with artist Steve Dillon, his nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise, and '' The Boys'' with artist Dar ...

: Pencils: John McCrea : Inks:

Jimmy Palmiotti James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film. Early life Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City. Career Palmiotti sta ...

: Colors: Brad Anderson : 19 Pages : Galactic Year: 0 ABY : Preceded by:

: Followed by:

Smuggler's Blues "Smuggler's Blues" is a song written by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin, and performed by Frey. It was the third and final single from Frey's second studio album, '' The Allnighter'' (1984). It followed " Sexy Girl" and "The Allnighter"; of the thre ...

''Skreej''

: Script: Mike Kennedy : Pencils: Francisco Ruiz Velasco : Galactic Year: 3 ABY : Preceded by: Scoundrel's Wages : Followed by: Stop that Jawa!

''Nameless''

: Script: Christian Read : Pencils: Chris Slane : Colors: Giulia Brusco &

: Galactic Year: 34 BBY : Preceded by: Jedi Chef : Followed by:

Marked In linguistics and social sciences, markedness is the state of standing out as nontypical or divergent as opposed to regular or common. In a marked–unmarked relation, one term of an opposition is the broader, dominant one. The dominant defau ...

Darth Sidious questions his apprentice Darth Maul to explain the story behind his new double-bladed lightsaber. Maul was ordered to the Jentares system by Sidious to kill the Jedi master Siolo Ur Manka. But Manka easily defeated Maul's surprise attack, using only a wooden staff. Having fled, Maul regrouped and constructs his new weapon. In the next fight Maul surprises Manka, stabbing him through the back with the second blade. Sidious encourages Maul to name the weapon. However, Maul does not want it to become anything more than an anonymous instrument of murder.

''A Wookiee Scorned''

: Script: Jason Hall : Pencils: Christina Chen : Colors: Dan Jackson : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 4 ABY : Preceded by: Do or Do Not : Followed by: X-Wing: Rogue Leader

''Free Memory''

: Script: Brett Matthews : Pencils: Vatche Mavlian : Colors: Michelle Madsen : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 4 ABY : Preceded by: A Day in the Life : Followed by: Lucky

Issue #11

''Prey''

: Story & Art:

Kia Asamiya , best known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist whose work spans multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences. He is well known for using influences from American comics, television, and films in his work, and describes himself as ...

: Colors: Dave Stewart : 22 Pages : Galactic Year: 1 BBY : Preceded by: The Princess Leia Diaries (pages 10–12) : Followed by: Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika

''In the Beginning''

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: Pencils: Amanda Connor : Inks:

: Colors: Todd Broeker : 6 Pages : Galactic Year: 3 BBY : Preceded by: The Flight of the Falcon : Followed by: Droids: The Kalarba Adventures

''The Princess Leia Diaries''

: Script: Jason Hall : Pencils: Chris Brunner : Colors: Dave Nestelle : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 6-1 BBY : Preceded by: Being Boba Fett : Followed by: Outbid but Never Outgunned

''Tall Tales''

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Scott Allie Scott Allie is an American comics writer and editor, best known as an editor and executive at Dark Horse Comics from 1994 to 2017. Early life Allie grew up in Massachusetts. Career Allie joined Dark Horse Comics as an editor in September 1994. ...

: Pencils: Paul Lee & Brian Horton : Colors: Dave Stewart : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 11 ABY : Preceded by:

The Other In phenomenology, the terms the Other and the Constitutive Other identify the other human being, in their differences from the Self, as being a cumulative, constituting factor in the self-image of a person; as acknowledgement of being real; h ...

: Followed by: Jedi Academy: Leviathan

''Ghost''

: Script: Jan Duursema : Pencils: Jan Duursema &

: 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 12 BBY : Preceded by: Separated : Followed by: Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc

Issue #12

''A Day in the Life''

: Script: Brett Matthews : Pencils: Adrian Sibar : Colors:

: 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 4 ABY : Preceded by: Sand Blasted : Followed by: Free Memory

''A Jedi's Weapon''

: Script: Henry Gilroy : Pencils: Manuel Garcia : Inks:

: Colors:

: 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 24 BBY : Preceded by: The Sith in Shadow : Followed by: Starfighter: Crossbones :: NOTE: Also given out as a

Free Comic Book Day Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to attract new readers to independent comic book stores. It usually takes place on the first Saturday of May and is often cross-promoted wit ...

single

''The Revenge of Tag and Bink''

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: Pencils: Rick Zombo : Inks:

Randy Emberlin Randy Emberlin is a comic book inker best known for his ink work on the Spider-Man comic books. Per the bio on his website, he currently lives in Portland, Oregon. He has spent the past 30 years working in a variety of creative fields, including as ...

: Colors: Dan Brown : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 4 ABY : Preceded by: Return of the Jedi : Followed by: The Return of Tag and Bink: Special Edition

''Once Bitten''

: Script: C. B. Cebulski : Pencils: Makoto Nakatsuka : Colors: Dave Nestelle : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 36 BBY : Preceded by: Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express : Followed by: Children of the Force

''The Duty''

: Script: Christian Read : Pencils: John McCrea : Inks:

: Colors: Giulia Brusco : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 18 BBY : Preceded by: The Path to Nowhere : Followed by: The Value of Proper Intelligence to Any Successful Military Campaign is Not to be Underestimated

Volume 4

Issue #13

is featured in each story in this issue.

''Puzzle Peace''

: Script: Scott Beatty : Pencils: Sanford Greene : Inks: Kris Kaufman : Colors: Dan Jackson : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 24 BBY : Preceded by: Starfighter: Crossbones : Followed by: Honor and Duty

''The Secret of Tet Ami''

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Fabian Nicieza Fabian Nicieza (born December 31, 1961) is an Argentine-American comic book writer and editor who is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as ''X-Men'', '' X-Force'', ''New Warriors'', ''Nomad'', '' Cable'', ''Deadpool'' and ''Thunderbo ...

: Pencils: Timothy II : Colors: Michelle Madsoen : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 43 BBY : Preceded by:

Mythology Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narra ...

: Followed by: Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express

''Survivors''

: Script: Jim Krueger : Pencils: Kagan McLeod : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 45 BBY : Preceded by: Stones : Followed by:

Mace Windu has tracked down Uda-Khalid, a known murderer, and has come to confront him. The story begins with Windu's approach to the fortress where he is. The path there is a narrow bridge across a deep ravine. While he is crossing it, two guards watch his approach, debating on whether or not he is a bounty hunter, and how he could have possibly found Uda-Khalid. As he crosses, he must battle high winds and "walk worms" (large worms that come out of the sides of the middle of the bridge). The sentries lose sight of him, only to find Windu standing right behind them. Before they fire on him, he mind-tricks them into believing that their job is to guard the walls from outside intruders, and that since he is inside the walls, he couldn't be a danger. Windu enters the main audience hall to find Uda-Khalid waiting for him. He offers to double Windu's pay, believing he is a bounty hunter, to which Windu responds that he has been paid with the story of his crimes. Uda-Khalid says that he has left no evidence of his crimes, no survivors, no witnesses. We then see hundreds if not thousands of spirits of Uda-Khalid's victims filling the hall around the two. Windu reveals that he is a Jedi Knight and ignites his lightsaber. Khalid gloats that it has been a long time since he's killed a Jedi, and the duel begins, only to be ended swiftly with a stab to Uda-Khalid's heart.

''Stones''

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Michael Zulli Michael Zulli is an American artist known for his work as an animal and wildlife illustrator and as a comic book illustrator. Career Michael Zulli's career in the comics industry began in October 1986 with ''The Puma Blues'', on which he collabo ...

: Colors: Giulia Brusco : 6 Pages : Galactic Year: 58 BBY : Preceded by:

: Followed by: Survivors A young Padawan named Mace Windu was sent to Hurikane to negotiate with these beings and possibly obtain some of the crystals. After events went poorly, several of the native gave chase to Windu, resulting in Mace panicking and pushing them into a canyon. Having realized the error of his ways, the young Jedi apprentice healed the being's broken body by piecing it back together with the Force. In gratitude, Mace received some of the Hurrikaine crystals from the being's body, which he used to create his purple lightsaber blade.

''The Sith in Shadow''

: Script: Bob Harris : Pencils: Jerome Opena : Colors: Dave Nestelle : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 27 BBY : Preceded by:

Zam Wesell This incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt Dis ...

: Followed by: A Jedi's Weapon

''Children of the Force''

: Script: Jason Hall : Pencils: Lucas Marangon : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 37 BBY : Preceded by: Once Bitten : Followed by: Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell

Issue #14

''Apocalypse Endor''

: Script: Christian Read : Pencils: Clayton Henry : Inks:

: Colors: Dan Jackson : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 19 ABY : Preceded by: The Secret Tales of Luke's Hand! : Followed by:

''The Emperor's Court''

: Script: Jason Hall : Pencils: Ramon Bachs : Inks: Raul Fernandez : Colors: Dave Nestelle : 8 Pages : ''This story is

''Urchins''

: Story & Art:

Stan Sakai is a Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series '' Usagi Yojimbo''. Career He began his career by lettering comic books (notably ''Groo the Wanderer'' by Sergio Aragonés and Ma ...

: Colors:

: 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 33 BBY : Preceded by:

: Followed by: Jedi Council: Acts of War

''Tides of Terror''

: Script: Milton Freewater Jr. : Pencils:

Adriana Melo Adriana, also spelled Adrianna, is a Latin name and feminine form of Adrian. It originates from present day Italy. Translations *Arabic: أدريان * Belorussian: Адрыяна (Adryjana) * Bulgarian: Адриана (Adriana) *Chinese Simplif ...

: Inks: Fabio Laguna : Colors: Chris Blythe : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 22 BBY : Preceded by: The Lesson : Followed by: Sacrifice

''The Lesson''

: Script: Adam Gallardo : Pencils: Homs : Colors: Dan Jackson : 6 Pages : Galactic Year: 22 BBY : Preceded by: Nobody's Perfect : Followed by: Tides of Terror

''Smuggler's Blues''

: Story & Art: The Filbach Brothers : Colors: Jason Hvam : 4 Pages : Galactic Year: 0 ABY : Preceded by: Trooper : Followed by: What Sin Loyalty?

''Mythology''

: Script: Chris Eliopolous : Pencils: Jon Sommariva : Inks: Pierre-Andre Dery : Colors: Darrin Moore : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 44 BBY : Preceded by: Survivors : Followed by: The Secret of Tet Ami

Issue #15

''The Sandstorm''

: Script: Jason Hall : Pencils: Sunny Lee : Inks:

: Colors: Digital Chameleon : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 8 BBY : Preceded by: Luke Skywalker: Detective : Followed by: Number Two in the Galaxy While braving a Tatooine sandstorm and desert creatures including a Krayt dragon, a 10-year-old Luke gains an unlikely ally - "Annie", his father Anakin as a child.

''First Impressions''

: Script: Nathan Walker : Pencils: Kilian Plunkett : Colors: Dave Nestelle : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 1 BBY : Preceded by: Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire : Followed by: Crucible!

''Falling Star''

: Script: Jim Beard : Pencils: Todd Nauck : Inks: Jamie Mendoza : Colors: Matthew Anthony : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 4 BBY : Preceded by: The Princess Leia Diaries (pages 8–9) : Followed by: Star Wars: Ewoks A misadventure of childhood friends and future

Rogue Squadron Rogue Squadron is a fictional starfighter squadron in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Many surviving members of Red Squadron, the Rebel attack force that Luke Skywalker joins during the Battle of Yavin in ''Star Wars'' (1977). The squadron app ...

wingmen Luke and Biggs Darklighter that ensues when the two of them attempt to take off from Tatooine and experience space travel four years before they both fought in the Battle of Yavin.

''Do or Do Not''

: Script: Jay Laird : Pencils: Timothy Il : Colors: James Mason : 4 Pages : Galactic Year: 4 ABY : Preceded by: Lucky : Followed by: A Wookiee Scorned

''Slippery Slope''

: Script: Scott Lobdell : Pencils: Sean Murphy : Colors: Dan Jackson : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 3 ABY : Preceded by:

: Followed by: Thank the Maker

''Lucky Stars''

: Script: Brian Augustyn : Pencils: Paco Medina : Inks: Joe Sanchez : Colors: Michelle Madsen : 14 Pages : Galactic Year: 2 ABY : Preceded by:

Planet of the Dead A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. The best available theory of planet formation is the nebular hypothesis, which posits that an interstellar cloud collapses out of a nebula to create a young ...

: Followed by: Junkheap Hero Leia channels her inner femme fatale while teaming up with the Quetzal Sisters, a group of Rebel operatives who are already known as such, while intercepting a holocube on Elerion that contains Rebel base information before it can be sold to the Empire.

Issue #16

''The Other''

: Script: Jason Hall : Pencils: John McCrea : Colors: Giulia Brusco : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 11 ABY : Preceded by:

Hard Currency In macroeconomics, hard currency, safe-haven currency, or strong currency is any globally traded currency that serves as a reliable and stable store of value. Factors contributing to a currency's ''hard'' status might include the stability and ...

: Followed by:

Tall Tales A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual. Some tall tales are exaggerations of actual events, for example fish stories ("the fish that got away") such as, "That fish was so big, why I tell ya', it n ...

''Best Birthday Ever''

: Script: Tod C. Parkhill : Pencils & Colors: Joey Mason : Inks: Howard Shum : 8 Pages : ''This story is

''The Long, Bad Day''

: Script: Mike Denning : Pencils: Lucas Marangon : 2 Pages : Galactic Year: 0 ABY : Preceded by: Day After the Death Star : Followed by: Sacrifice

''Kessel Run''

: Story & Art: Gilbert Austin : 18 Pages : ''This story is

''Lunch Break''

: Story & Art: Jonathan Adams : 6 Pages : Galactic Year: 2 ABY : Preceded by: The Hidden : Followed by: The Empire Strikes Back

''Heart of Darkness''

: Script: Paul Lee : Pencils: Paul Lee & Brian Horton : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 700 BBY : Preceded by:

Prototypes A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process. It is a term used in a variety of contexts, including semantics, design, electronics, and software programming. A prototype is generally used to ...

: Followed by: Yaddle's Tale: The One Below

Volume 5

Issue #17

''Planet of the Dead''

: Script:

Steve Niles Steve Niles (born June 21, 1965) is an American comic book author and novelist, known for works such as ''30 Days of Night'', '' Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery'', ''Simon Dark'', ''Mystery Society'', and '' Batman: Gotham County Line''. ...

: Pencils: Davidé Fabbri : Inks: Christian Dalla Vecchia : Colors: Sno Cone : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 1 ABY : Preceded by: Tilotny Throws a Shape : Followed by:

In this possibly canon story,

and Chewbacca come into the possession of some valuable glowing Tandgor gems, that Solo claims will pay off debts and mod the

. When the Falcon runs low on fuel they head for a small unnamed planet. Solo receives no lifesign readings, as if the whole planet's population disappeared. After making planet fall, Solo and Chewbacca step out of their ship and into the fog, only for the Corellian to be confronted and overwhelmed by groaning skeletal figures; The undead. After Chewbacca fights them off they beat a hasty retreat back to the Falcon but find the fuel line has been severed. It seems someone doesn't want them to leave. Arming themselves, the two-man crew of the Falcon head back out and come face to face with a local and her baby. She explains that the crew of a 'Great Interplanetary Ark' perished after their ship crashed in the planet's fog. They are compelled to wander the planet as corpses, terrorizing the locals every night. Using the Tandgor Gems to lay down lines, Han forms a makeshift runway that drives away the fog. A ghostly apparition of the ship that crashed long ago uses it to land, easing the spirits of the perished crew. The living dead would no longer terrorize the planets residents. Han and Chewie leave the planet out of pocket, but were rewarded with enough fuel to last them the rest of their journey.

''All for You''

: Script: Adam Gallardo : Pencils: Greg Titus : Inks: Julian Washburn : Colors: John Rauch : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 996 BBY : Preceded by:

Jedi vs. Sith ''Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith'' is a six-part ''Star Wars'' comic series which was released in a trade paperback graphic novel format. It was created by Ramon F. Bachs, Raul Fernandez and Darko Macan. It was published by Dark Horse Comics (and ...

: Followed by:

The Apprentice ''The Apprentice'' is a reality talent game show franchise originally aired in 2004 in the United States. Created by U.S.-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with various professional backg ...

This story is set 996 years before the Battle of Yavin on the planet Ceriun, where a Jedi's ship crashes near a primitive agriculture village. Some of the adults go to inspect the crash, and the dying Jedi gives them a Sith holocron to keep safe until another Jedi can come to retrieve it. The younger generation of the village disagree with their hiding it, and want to take it to give it to any Sith that show up looking for it, so as to get on their good side and be taken as apprentices. Two of the older men are killed in a fight that breaks out, and comes to a halt with a Sith enters and takes the holocron. The boys confront him and tell him they did all of this for him, for the Sith, to prove themselves so he would take them with him. He ends up cutting one boy in half, and tells them the Sith take whatever they want without anyone else's help, and rides off on his speeder

''Phantom Menaces''

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Joe Casey Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator grou ...

: Pencils: Francisco Paronzini : Colors: Dave Nestelle : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 5 ABY : Preceded by:

Mandatory Retirement Mandatory retirement also known as forced retirement, enforced retirement or compulsory retirement, is the set age at which people who hold certain jobs or offices are required by industry custom or by law to leave their employment, or retire. As ...

: Followed by: Collapsing New Empires

''Ghosts of Hoth''

: Script: Rob Williams : Pencils: Cary Nord : Colors: Sno Cone : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 2 ABY : Preceded by:

Splinter of the Mind's Eye ''Splinter of the Mind's Eye'' is a 1978 science-fiction novel written by Alan Dean Foster as a sequel to the film '' Star Wars'' (1977). Originally published in 1978 by Del Rey, a division of Ballantine Books, the book was written with the in ...

: Followed by: A Valentine's Story: Breaking the Ice

''The Apprentice''

: Script: Mike Denning : Pencils: David Nakayama : Inks: Greg Adams : Colors: Peter Dawes : 6 Pages : Galactic Year: 90-100 BBY : Preceded by: All for You : Followed by:

The Sith Lord Finn and his apprentice are on an outlying world, having set off an explosion in a building. On their way back to their ship, they are stopped by Lod, a Toydarian who offers Finn Marka, his blue-haired Human slave girl. When Marka refuses to show Finn her teeth, he hits her, causing the apprentice to angrily yell at him to stop. When Lod tells Finn that he should keep a closer eye on his slave, the apprentice screams that he is not a slave, and kills Lod with his lightsaber. Finn scolds the apprentice for showing compassion, a Jedi trait, and Marka asks to be taken with them, using a mind trick on the apprentice. Finn says that he has no need for a slave and already has an apprentice, and the two Sith leave, heading back to their ship. Finn orders the apprentice to deal with Marka as he heads to the top of the building their landing pad is on. A few minutes later the apprentice returns with Marka in tow, having been unable to kill her. Finn once more tells Marka that he already has an apprentice. In response, Marka uses the Force to snatch the apprentice's lightsaber, then pushes him off the building to his death. Finn's only response is to ask Marka if she is coming or not.

''Dark Journey''

: Script: Jason Hall : Pencils: Ben Templesmith : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 22 BBY : Preceded by: Another Fine Mess : Followed by:

Double Blind In a blind or blinded experiment, information which may influence the participants of the experiment is withheld until after the experiment is complete. Good blinding can reduce or eliminate experimental biases that arise from a participants' expec ...

During the Clone Wars, the Jedi Vydel Dir'Nul has ignored the call of the Jedi Council to take up a position as general. Instead, she tracks a serial killer called Kardem as vengeance for the murder of her lover, the freighter pilot Ash B'risko. Since Ash, Kardem has killed only female Twi'leks, but more disturbing is his means of killing: lightsaber and Force lightning, indicating that he is a dark Jedi. As she finds Kardem's eighth victim after following his trail of hints, a hooded figure approaches her and calls her name. They fight, but the figure disarms her and tells her he has come to take her back to the Jedi Council, but she retaliates with Force lightning. As he calls the name of Master Dir'Nul, she responds that her name is Kardem. The Jedi reveals that Dir'Nul is Kardem. She discovered Ash with a Twi'lek dancing girl, and in her rage killed him, creating the dark side mental persona of Kardem in the process. From then on, she killed female Twi'leks in the Kardem persona, then investigated the murders in the Dir'Nul persona. The Jedi tells her that he was sent to bring her back, dead or alive. Calling upon the dark side, Kardem kills him with lightning and his lightsaber. She then reverts to the Dir'Nul persona and is shocked to find that "Kardem" has claimed yet another victim, this time a Jedi. She reaffirms her vow to bring the killer to justice.

Issue #18

''Number Two in the Galaxy''

: Script:

: Pencils: Todd Demong : Colors: Jim Campbell : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 7 BBY : Preceded by: The Sandstorm : Followed by:

Payback Payback may refer to: * Revenge, a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance Payback may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Payback, a member of the fictional comics superhero team Shadow ...

Boba Fett Boba Fett ( ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. First appearing in the ''Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978), where he was voiced by Don Francks, he is an armored bounty hunter featured in both the original and prequel fi ...

comes to get his armor repaired on the remote planet of Ma'ar Shaddam. While he is not wearing it, a group of bounty hunters attempt to kill him. Dressed only in a robe, he tricks some of the hunters into killing each other. He kills another barehanded and steals the dead being's blade. The ringleader of the hunters steals Fett's Mandalorian armor and Slave I. Using the ship's cannons, he blasts the facility that Fett is in. Believing he killed Fett, he goes to a nearby cantina, impersonating him. Fett comes in wearing Jango's old armor and takes his armor back, but leaves the impersonator alive to remember who is number one.

''Payback''

: Script:

Andy Diggle Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series '' 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''Adam Strange'' and ''Green Arrow'' for DC Comics as well as his creator-owned series '' The Losers'' an ...

: Pencils:

Henry Flint Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

: Colors: Chris Blythe : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 7 BBY : Preceded by: Number Two in the Galaxy : Followed by: Being Boba Fett Boba Fett takes a job from Drex, a crime lord in the Gallapraxis system. It is his job to get Feleen Bantillian, dead or alive, for the fee of 50,000. Drex tells him that Bantillian had killed his son. Fett tracks him to an abandoned droid plant on Vornax, and gives him a chance to surrender. Bantillian tells Fett that he is Drex's son, and that Fett killed his brother. Drex set up Fett. Fett fires at Bantillian, who blocks the blast with an old droideka shield. Bantillian closes the roof of the area they are in. Dozens of old droids stagger towards Fett, trying to kill him. A war droid shoots him out of the sky, damaging his jetpack. Fett destroys the droid. Fett then shoots a tank of machine oil, setting Bantillian afire. The being jumps into a deep pool of water, only belatedly realizing that he cannot swim. He calls for his droids to help and all of them sink to the bottom. Fett goes back to an astonished Drex, who pays Fett reluctantly. Fett gives Drex Bantillian's head, with a thermal detonator in the mouth. As Fett leaves he mutters, "Payback doesn't pay."

''Being Boba Fett''

: Script: Jason Hall : Pencils: Stewart McKenny : Inks: John Wycough : Colors: Dave Nestelle : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 6 BBY : Preceded by:

: Followed by: The Princess Leia Diaries The story begins with Boba Fett waking up in his home. After looking in the mirror and seeing his father's face, Boba looks for his daily bounty. After passing up escaped Wookiee slaves and high-ranking Imperial defectors, he settles for a dead-or-alive bounty named Bendu Fry. He goes into the cantina, where Fry is telling a joke to two women. As he says the punch line, Fett approaches. Fry tries to run, but Fett easily catches the fat Devaronian. To save his life, Bendu tells Fett of a Twi'lek Jedi Knight who is living on the planet. Fett leaves to track the Jedi down, and seems to locate his target. It turns out, however, the Twi'lek is not the Jedi after all, but the Jedi's son. The boy's father was killed at the Battle of Geonosis. Fett allows the boy to live and returns to cantina, disintegrating Bendu and getting his bounty.

''Way of the Warrior''

: Script: Peter Alilunas : Pencils: Will Conrad : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 23 BBY : Preceded by: Honor and Duty : Followed by: The Eyes of Revolution On the planet Kuat a year prior to the Battle Of Geonosis, a lone cloaked figure wanders into a small colony. When the leader of the colonists, Larbo emerges to see what is happening, the young Boba Fett hurls a thermal detonator and flees into one of the tents. As Chaos ensues Jango Fett arrives to slaughter the scattered prey. When approached by two gun men, a flick Knife appears from his gauntlet and, presumably, slits their throats. He then hunts down the other Colonists. Larbo finds Boba cowering in the corner of his tent and holds him at gunpoint to interrogate him. He is horrified to learn the young boy is the bounty hunters son. Jango, having finished assassinating the remaining members of the camp tracks down Boba and demands Larbo releases his son and slashes his way through the tents canopy. A disgusted Larbo asks what kind of man would use his own son a bait, and Boba replies "Only a son can know his father's heart". Jango seizes Boba and throws a Thermal Detonator into the tent before escaping with the boy. Jango and Boba leave the planet in Slave I, and the Bounty Hunter confirms to Count Dooku that his mission was accomplished. The Ruling Families can now commence with building factories for the Trade Federation and the Sith Lords other allies. On Boba's first training mission he learns an important lesson - that a warrior must suppress all emotion to succeed.

''Revenants''

: Script:

W. Haden Blackman William Haden Blackman is an American video game designer and writer. Early life Blackman grew up in Seal Beach, California. As a child, he read comic books during long road trips, which created his love for fantastical creatures. Career Black ...

: Pencils: Dub with Niko Henrichon : Inks: Pierre-André Déry : Colors: Phiz : 16 Pages : Galactic Year: 25 ABY : Preceded by: Chewbacca : Followed by: Equals and Opposites Several months after Chewbacca's death, Han Solo has been convinced by his wife and Lando Calrissian to stop moping and go on a reconnaissance mission on the other side of the galaxy from Vector Prime. Near Raxus Prime, Han's shuttle encounters Slave I and is shot down onto the junkyard moon. Keeping a log on his datapad for Leia, Han spends the next few weeks trekking across the moon, making makeshift weapons and survival gear to avoid Boba Fett, who is hunting him. Han finally comes to the realization that there is more than one Fett following him. When that happens, he comes face to face with the real Fett. Fett reveals to Han that the entire event has been a training exercise to cull the weak recruits from the new batch of Mandalorian Protectors prior to them taking up service for the Yuuzhan Vong - since, as mercenaries, the Mandalorians go for the highest bidder, and the Yuuzhan Vong are currently the richest ones in the galaxy. The Mandalorians then take off, leaving Han behind.

Issue #19

''Collapsing New Empires''

: Script: Jim Pascoe : Pencils: Ramon Bachs : Inks: Kris Justice : Colors: Tom Smith : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 6 ABY : Preceded by: Phantom Menaces : Followed by: Dark Forces: Rebel Agent

''The Value of Proper Intelligence to Any Successful Military Campaign is Not to be Underestimated''

: Script: Ken Lizzi : Pencils: Lucas Marangon : 2 Pages : Galactic Year: 18-5 BBY : Preceded by: The Duty : Followed by: The Destroyer On the planet Gibbela, an agricultural planet well off any trade routes, a small Imperial contingent arrives to take control on the planet, demanding surrender from the first inhabitant they meet, a short, unassuming farmer. Much to their surprise, it transforms into a gigantic clawed beast and kills them all. The creature shrinks back to its original size and continues its fieldwork, using the remaining armor and weapons of the deceased Imperials as farm equipment.

''Rather Darkness Visible''

: Script: Jeremy Barlow : Pencils: Greg Tocchini : Inks: Eddie Wagner : Colors: Michael Atiyeh : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 21 BBY : Preceded by: Honor Bound : Followed by: The Battle of Jabiim On Katanos VII, Jedi Knight Lunis and his Padawan Obs Kaj investigate intelligence that the miners of the planet are performing illegal cloning experiments. Obs Kaj has grown disillusioned with the state of affairs in the Republic and secretly plans to leave the Jedi Order after the mission. However, when they arrive, they discover that they have walked into an ambush. The miners reveal that as profits from the cortosis mines declined, they looked to the Galactic Senate for support, but were spurned, and they began cloning operations to earn the necessary income. Their cloning attempts failed, and eventually they turned to the Confederacy of Independent Systems when they learned about the bounties that had been placed on Jedi. As the miners attack the Jedi, Obs Kaj feels cut off in the Force from her Master, a result of her distancing herself. Lunis eventually falls and Kaj flees, escaping in a short-range shuttlepod. As she leaves the planet's surface, broadcasting a distress call, a ship makes contact with her. When it approaches, she realizes it is in fact Count Dooku, who promptly fires upon her, blowing her craft from the sky. When Dooku later makes contact with the miners, he says he will only pay for the death of Lunis, half of what they expected and not enough to keep the mines afloat.

''The Rebel Club''

: Story & Art:

Scott Kurtz Scott R. Kurtz (born March 15, 1971) is an American webcomic artist. Known for creating the daily online comic-strip ''PvP'', Kurtz is among the first professional webcomic creators. Career Kurtz was born to a Catholic household in Watsonville, ...

: Colors: Jim Zubkavich : 8 Pages : ''This story is

''The Lost Lightsaber''

: Script: Andrew Robinson & Jim Royal : Pencils: : Inks: Kris Justice : Colors: Tom Smith : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 40 ABY : Preceded by: Equals and Opposites : Followed by: Broken

''Into the Great Unknown''

: Script: Haden Blackman : Pencils: Sean Murphy : Colors: Dan Jackson : 10 Pages : ''This story is

and Chewbacca are aboard the ''

'' when they are attacked by Imperials. They are forced to leap to

hyperspace In science fiction, hyperspace (also known as nulspace, subspace, overspace, jumpspace and similar terms) is a concept relating to higher dimensions as well as parallel universes and a faster-than-light (FTL) method of interstellar travel. ...

blind and end up in our

Solar System The Solar System Capitalization of the name varies. The International Astronomical Union, the authoritative body regarding astronomical nomenclature, specifies capitalizing the names of all individual astronomical objects but uses mixed "Solar ...

, where they crash on Earth's Pacific Northwest. Believing they are on

Endor Endor or Ein Dor may refer to: Places * Endor (village), from the Hebrew Bible, a Canaanite village where the Witch of Endor lived * Indur, a Palestinian village depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war * Ein Dor, a Kibbutz in modern Israel F ...

due to the large trees, they venture out to investigate, but Han is killed by Native Americans. The mourning Chewbacca leaves the ''Falcon'' to live in the trees, where the natives believe him to be a

sasquatch Bigfoot, also commonly referred to as Sasquatch, is a purported ape-like creature said to inhabit the forest of North America. Many dubious articles have been offered in attempts to prove the existence of Bigfoot, including anecdotal claims of ...

. One hundred and twenty-six years later, the wreckage of the ''Falcon'' and Han's remains are found by the intrepid American archaeologist Indiana Jones and his sidekick, Short Round. Indy, spooked by how "eerily familiar" the remains are, decides to leave them in peace.

''Storyteller''

: Script: Jason Hall : Pencils: Paul Lee : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: Long after the

Battle of Yavin Yavin (also known as "Yavin Prime", to distinguish it from its moons) is a fictional planet in the '' Star Wars'' galaxy. It first appeared in the 1977 film '' Star Wars'' and is depicted as a large red gas giant with an extensive satellite sys ...

: Preceded by: Trust Issues Sometime long after the Battle of Yavin, the wicked Vindar have forced their neighboring race into slavery and rule them with an iron fist. The Vindar have tortured, burned, and killed many members of the other race, thus breaking the spirits of most of the race's people—but not that of Otalp. Since he was young, his den-mother told him of the mysterious "Oracle" she saw in one of her visions. The Oracle is said to tell tales of the past to give hope for the future. Otalp's den-brother, Remoh, disagrees with this, but only travels with Otalp to escape the misery of their eternal slavery. When they reach the cave where The Oracle is fabled to live, Remoh repeats the classic line. As they enter the cave, they come across a certain protocol droid sputtering about a tragedy that occurred when he was last deactivated. The droid says strange words, like "Ar-Too" and "Master Luke", which confuses the brothers. As soon he starts talking in an understandable language, Otalp requests a story from him. Though the droid admits to being not that good a storyteller, he decides, because Otalp and Remoh came so far, to tell them the best story he knows. The story of young boy from a desolate planet who redeemed a darkened soul and freed the galaxy from the clutches of the ultimate evil using a mythical tool known as a "lightsaber". As the droid tells this story, the two brothers imagine it all as though it were their own kind who was fighting the fights. Just after the storyteller has concluded his tale, the Vindar blasts his head off. While Remoh hides, Otalp claims that he came alone. The Vindar kills him and leave to attend other matters. As Remoh gazes over the petrified corpse of his brother, he notices an oddly shaped metal rod poking out of the storyteller's severed torso chest. Remoh notices it has a button and pushes it. A glowing, green blade appears from the rod. Realization dawning on him, he starts to think of a way to free his desolate planet from the clutches of their ultimate evil.

Issue #20

''George R. Binks''

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: Colors: Jim Campbell : 10 Pages : Galactic Year: 45 BBY : Preceded by: Lil' Maul in: Hate Leads to Lollipops : Followed by:

On the seas of Naboo, George R. Binks of the Binks & Son Whaling Company attempts to take down a whale. However, the irresponsibility and clumsiness of his son Jar Jar causes their ship to founder and the Binkses to be marooned on a deserted island. A month goes by, and George is driven to madness by his son's follies. When Jar Jar proposes to swim for the mainland, George eagerly agrees, knowing that he will likely not make it. However, his wife intervenes. George, unable to take any more, decides to shoot himself. When his wife tries to stop him by asking him to "Think of our son!", he pulls the trigger, which grazes his skull. As he lies there he reminisces of his love Sheebla, and how he chose not to marry her because she could not bear him the son he wanted. As he imagines seeing Sheebla standing before him, the hallucination clears to reveal that it is really Jar Jar with an octopus wrapped around his head. George's only response is crushing despair.

''Who's Your Daddy''

: Story & Art: Jason : Colors: Paul Hornschemeier : 1 Page : ''This story is

''Fred Jawa''

: Story & Art:

Bob Fingerman Bob Fingerman (born August 25, 1964) is an American comic book writer/artist born in Queens, New York, who is best known for his comic series ''Minimum Wage'' (Fantagraphics Books). Career In 1984, while still a student at New York City’s Scho ...

: 6 Pages : ''This story is

''Luke Skywalker: Detective''

: Story & Art: Rick Geary : Colors: Sno Cone : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 8 BBY : Preceded by:

: Followed by: The Sandstorm

''Hunger Pains''

: Story & Art: Jim Campbell : 2 Pages : Galactic Year: 3 ABY : Preceded by: Thank the Maker : Followed by:

Blind Fury ''Blind Fury'' is a 1989 American action comedy film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Rutger Hauer, Brandon Call, Terry O'Quinn, Lisa Blount, Randall "Tex" Cobb, and Noble Willingham. The screenplay by Charles Robert Carner is a loosely ba ...

''Failing Up With Jar Jar Binks''

: Story & Art:

Peter Bagge Peter Bagge (pronounced , as in ''bag''; born December 11, 1957) is an American cartoonist whose best-known work includes the comics ''Hate'' and '' Neat Stuff''. His stories often use black humor and exaggerated cartooning to dramatize the reduce ...

: 7 Pages : ''This story is

''Nobody's Perfect''

: Story & Art:

: 1 Page : Galactic Year: 22 BBY : Preceded by: Tag and Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace : Followed by: The Lesson

''Problem Solvers''

: Story & Art:

Chris Eliopoulos Chris Eliopoulos (born September 30, 1967) is an American cartoonist and letterer of comic books. Early life Eliopoulos attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City from 1985 to 1989. He majored in graphic design and minored in ...

: 4 Pages : Galactic Year: 6 ABY : Preceded by: Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction : Followed by: Lando's Commandos: On Eagle's Wings

''Melvin Fett''

: Story & Art:

James Kochalka James Kochalka (born May 26, 1967, in Springfield, Vermont) is an American comic book artist, writer, animator, and rock musician. His comics are noted for their blending of the real and the surreal. Largely autobiographical, Kochalka's carto ...

: 4 Pages : ''This story is

'' Melvin Fett, cousin of the infamous

, travels to the "desert" planet of Tatooine seeking the bounty on Jar Jar Binks, hoping to finally gain respect from other bounty hunters. As he walks under the boiling twin suns in the Tatooine dunes, he hears Jar Jar, but because he is unable to see because of the sweat stinging his eyes, he doesn't notice that it is just a Jawa drinking out of a Jar Jar Binks Commemorative Drinking Cup with flexible straw and "talking action". As he pulls out his blaster, he trips on a rock and the blaster flies out of his hands and knocks out the Jawa. Grabbing the cup, he praises himself by the capture, thinking the other bounty hunters will never laugh at him ever again.

''Young Lando Calrissian''

: Story & Art:

Gilbert Hernandez Gilberto Hernández (born February 1, 1957), usually credited as Gilbert Hernandez and also by the nickname Beto (), is an American cartoonist. He is best known for his ''Palomar''/''Heartbreak Soup'' stories in '' Love and Rockets'', an alterna ...

: Colors: Michelle Madsen : 8 Pages : Galactic Year: 5 BBY : Preceded by: Routine : Followed by: Falling Star

Volume 6

Issue #21

''Nomad, Chapter one''

: Script: Rob Williams : Pencils: Brandon Badeaux : Colors: Dan Jackson : 22 Pages : Galactic Year: 32 BBY : Preceded by: Force Fiction : Followed by: Nomad, Chapter two A ship on a mission to return the deadly prisoner called Lycan to

Coruscant Coruscant () is an ecumenopolis planet in the fictional '' Star Wars'' universe. Its first appearance was onscreen in the 1997 Special Edition of ''Return of the Jedi'', but was first depicted and mentioned by name in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel ' ...

crashes on the lands of Darca Nyl and he finds a dying Jedi Knight in the wreckage. The Jedi tells him of Lycan and gives Nyl his

lightsaber A lightsaber is a fictional energy sword featured throughout the '' Star Wars'' franchise. A typical lightsaber is depicted as a luminescent plasma blade about in length emitted from a metal hilt around in length. First introduced in the o ...

. Nyl rushes back home and finds his son slain by Lycan, which causes Darca to pursue him. Darca Nyl's pursuit leads him to an uninhospitable, colonized planet in the Outer Rim rich with ore, where he soon meets Samuel, the owner of the planet's mining facility. Samuel mistakes the lightsaber-wielding Nyl for a Jedi after he ends a conflict between Samuel's men and a boy accused of conspiring in the kidnapping of Samuel's daughter Leddar. Samuel reveals that Lycan has already left the planet a week earlier on a supply ship, but he asks Nyl to help return his daughter before he tells him Lycan's destination. Darca Nyl accepts the deal and ventures with Samuel outside the facility in protective suits to find Ledd. After a brief fight they managed to disarm the kidnapper and rescue Leddar. Samuel finally reveals that Lycan was heading for Molavar.

''Walking the Path that's Given''

: Script: Shane McCarthy & Thomas Andrews : Pencils: Michel Lacombe : Inks: Serge LaPointe : Colors: SnoCone Studios : 17 Pages : Galactic Year: 0 ABY : Preceded by: As Long as We Live Forever : Followed by: Vader's Quest

''Equals and Opposites''

: Script: Nathan P. Butler : Pencils: James Raiz : Colors: Michael Atiyeh : 14 Pages : Galactic Year: 28 ABY : Preceded by:

Revenants In folklore, a revenant is an animated corpse that is believed to have been revived from death to haunt the living. The word ''revenant'' is derived from the Old French word, ''revenant'', the "returning" (see also the related French verb ''rev ...

: Followed by: The Lost Lightsaber

Issue #22

''Honor Bound''

: Script:

: Pencils: Steve Pugh : Colors: Michael Atiyeh : 22 Pages : Galactic Year: 21 BBY : Preceded by: Jedi: Dooku : Followed by: Rather Darkness Visible

''Nomad, Chapter two''

: Script: Rob Williams : Pencils: Brandon Badeaux : Colors: Dan Jackson : 18 Pages : Galactic Year: 32 BBY : Preceded by: Nomad, Chapter one : Followed by: Nomad, Chapter three Darca Nyl's pursuit is interrupted when the crew of the ship he is on turns against him. He manages to take care of them, but the ship crashes on an unknown planet. He soon meets a woman named Jaren and her brother Ament who he rescues from a man on a

speeder bike Speeder bikes (also known as "jumpspeeders" or "hover bikes") and swoop bikes (or just "swoops") are small, fast transports that use repulsorlift engines in the fictional ''Star Wars'' universe. ''Return of the Jedi'' includes a prominent speeder bi ...

. The siblings lie about their reason of being chased, but they tell Nyl he can find a freighter in their hometown. The following night Nyl's emotional difficulties finally catch up with him when Jaren shows him a trick: An image of his son in a campfire. Upon seeing the image he is compelled to face his feelings of guilt and rage. The next day, Ament leaves and doesn't return. Darca, while searching for Ament, finds a bear-like creature that attacks him. He ends up killing the creature with the lightsaber, but runs back to the campfire when he hears Jaren scream. Ament had returned and was killing a similar bear-like creature that threatened Jaren's life. It turned out that Ament was a murderer and that Jaren had helped him escape from prison. Ament suffered of guilty conscience and Darca Nyl took him and Jaren to the bikers who were chasing them earlier, who were able to show Nyl where he could get a ride to Molavar.

''Marooned''

: Story & Art: Lucas Marangon : 14 Pages : Galactic Year: 5 ABY : Preceded by: Mara Jade: A Night on the Town : Followed by: Three Against the Galaxy

Issue #23

''Shadows and Light''

: Script:

Joshua Ortega Joshua Ortega (born 1974) is an American author and journalist best known for his novel ''Frequencies'', as well as his comic book and graphic novel work on entertainment properties such as ''Star Wars'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Batman'', ''Star Trek' ...

: Art: Dustin Weaver : Colors: Michael Atiyeh : Letters: Michael Heisler : Galactic Year: 3,993 BBY : Preceded by: The Sith War : Followed by: Unseen, Unheard

''Nomad, Chapter three''

: Script: Rob Williams : Pencils: Brandon Badeaux : Colors: Dan Jackson : 18 Pages : Galactic Year: 32 BBY : Preceded by: Nomad, Chapter two : Followed by: Nomad, Chapter four On Molavar Darca Nyl continues his pursuit of Lycan, who had wreaked havoc in a local casino. Lycan had taken a ship of one of the people he killed in the casino and landed in the middle of the desert and in order to reach it Nyl joins a convoy led by a Molavaran called Tooth. Four days later Tooth's convoy finds Lycan's ship, and Darca leaves to pursue on his own. He is soon found by a moisture farmer named Byrom, whose wife has just encountered Lycan in the desert. Byrom is troubled by a Molavaran gangster named Sleeth, whose mother is the reigning crime-lady of Malcraan. When Sleeth arrives to ask for protection money, Nyl chases them away and humiliates Sleeth. Darca wants to help defend Byrom, but Byrom insists that he continue his search for Lycan. Nyl leaves, and soon Sleeth's mother arrives to exact revenge. However, Darca returns with Tooth's convoy and Tooth forms an alliance with Byrom against Sleeth's mother. Darca leaves again in a borrowed

landspeeder Landspeeders are fictional anti-gravity craft used through the '' Star Wars'' movies and ''Star Wars'' expanded universe. They are depicted both in civilian and military capacities, and several versions have been merchandised as toys and model ...

to pursue Lycan.

''Lucky''

: Script: Rob Williams : Pencils: Michel Lacombe : Inks: Serge LaPointe &

Andrew Pepoy Andrew Pepoy (born 1969) is an American comic book writer and artist. Career Pepoy began working as a professional artist while still in college at Loyola University Chicago. He has worked on a large variety of comics, including ''Superman'', ''S ...

: Colors: Wil Glass : 14 Pages : Galactic Year: 4 ABY : Preceded by: Free Memory : Followed by: Do or Do Not

Issue #24

''Marked''

: Script: Rob Williams : Pencils:

Cully Hamner Cully Hamner (born 1969) is an American comic book artist, known for his work on such books as '' Green Lantern: Mosaic'', ''Blue Beetle'', ''Black Lightning: Year One'', and '' Detective Comics''. He is also the co-creator and illustrator of the ...

: Colors: Wil Glass : 12 Pages : Galactic Year: 33 BBY : Preceded by: Nameless : Followed by: Urchins Darth Sidious sends Darth Maul on a mission to eliminate a certain disturbance in the Force. Sidious informs Maul that the phenomenon threatens to wake the Jedi from their complacency and inability to sense the return of the Sith. Maul tracks his quarry to a cantina on a planet in the Outer Rim. The disturbance is in the form of a Drovian brute called Silus, who is extremely strong in the dark side of the Force. Silus is a champion competitor in a fighting sport that involves use of the Force, and the winning of credits. When Maul enters, an Aleena called Tabor engages Silus in combat. Tabor is no match for him, and dies quickly. Maul confronts Silus, and opens a holocommunication channel to his master. Through the holo, Sidious offers Silus an opportunity to become his new apprentice: by giving him a chance to kill Darth Maul. Maul is confused by his Master's apparent betrayal, and turns to great anger. He kills Silus without much effort. Maul later realizes that it was merely a test of his own strength, and a lesson demonstrating that in fear there is power. Throughout the story, Maul experiences some minor flashbacks. The flashbacks reveal that Maul had plain red skin as a child, and that his Sith tattoos were applied by none other than Darth Sidious himself.

''Fett Club''

: Script:

: Pencils:

Roger Langridge Roger Langridge (born 14 February 1967) is a New Zealand comics writer, artist and letterer, currently living in Britain. Biography Langridge originally came to public prominence most notably with the ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' series ''The Stra ...

: Colors: Wil Glass : 11 Pages : This story is

''Unseen, Unheard''

: Script:

Chris Avellone Chris Avellone is an American video game designer and comic book writer. He worked for Interplay and Obsidian Entertainment before working as a freelancer. He is best known for his work on role-playing video games such as '' Planescape: Torment' ...

: Pencils: Dustin Weaver : 6 Pages : Galactic Year: 3,952 BBY : Preceded by: Shadows and Light : Followed by: Redemption

''Nomad, Chapter four''

: Script: Rob Williams : Pencils: Brandon Badeaux : Colors: Dan Jackson : 24 Pages : Galactic Year: 32 BBY : Preceded by: Nomad, Chapter three : Followed by: Emissaries to Malastare

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External links

''Star Wars Tales''
at Wookieepedia: The ''Star Wars'' Wiki. {{Ewoks Ewoks Tales Dark Horse Comics titles Comics anthologies