Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 14:47:43 -0600
From: [0--06--2] at [mantaray.LANL.GOV] (Mark Martinez CIC-2)
Subject: Re: Star Wars comics checklist
Reply-To: [m l bm] at [lanl.gov]
Subject: Star Wars Comics Checklist, Part 3/4
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This is the third of four articles containing a checklist of
Star Wars comics and was last modified 15 July 1995.
Please send additions and corrections to
Mark Martinez ([m l bm] at [lanl.gov])
USmail: P. O. Box 15065, Santa Fe, NM 87506-5065
The list is posted quarterly (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct) to
rec.arts.sf.starwars.info.
Part Three (1991-Present)
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Empire
Dark Empire II
Classic Star Wars
Classic Star Wars (movie adaptations)
Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures
Classic Star Wars: The Vandelhelm Mission
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Insider
Tales of the Jedi
Tales of the Jedi: Freedon Nadd Uprising
Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith, Book I
Droids
Droids Volume 2
Jabba the Hutt
River of Chaos
X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
Dark Horse International
Star Wars
Topps Comics
Star Wars Galaxy Magazine
Capital City Distribution
Advance Comics
Comic Shop News
Comics Debut
Diamond Comic Distributors
Previews
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Dark Horse Comics
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Dark Empire
w:Tom Veitch a:Cam Kennedy c:Dave Dorman
1 Dec 91 The destiny of a Jedi (pages 2 and 3 are reversed)
2 Feb 92 Devastator of worlds
3 Apr 92 The battle for Calamari
4 Apr 92 Confrontation on the Smugglers' Moon
5 Aug 92 Emperor reborn
6 Oct 92 The fate of a galaxy
For a more comprehensive summary and commentary, see "Dark
Empire Summary" posted occasionally to r.a.s.s by Ron
Ostrander ([v 088 r 52 m] at [ubrms.cc.bufalo.edu]) and archived at
the Star Wars Archive
(ftp://wpi.wpi.edu/starwars/Scripts/Dark_Empire_synopsis.Z)
Issues 1-3 have second printings.
Dark Empire Gold Edition
Issues 1-6 were published in a gold embossed set, 5000 copies.
Dark Empire Platinum Edition
Issues 1-6 were published in a platinum embossed set, 4000 copies.
Collected in trade paperback, Apr 93. New painted cover by
Dave Dorman, introduction by Kevin J. Anderson, new text
from Tom Veitch, and sketchbook pages from Cam Kennedy.
Second printing, Jun 94
Collected in a signed and limited hardcover edition, May 93.
Full-color tip-in sheet painted by Cam Kennedy and signed
by the creators. Smythe-sewn binding, gold-foil embossed
faux-leather hardcover, jacketed with slipcase. Limited to
1000 copies.
Dark Empire II
Six-issue mini-series, a sequel to Dark Empire.
w:Tom Veitch a:Cam Kennedy c:Dave Dorman
Sep 94 Hero Illustrated Special
w:Tom Veitch a:Cam Kennedy
Dark Empire II ashcan comic
1 Dec 94 Operation Shadow Hand
2 Jan 95 Duel on Nar Shaddaa
3 Feb 95 World of the ancient Sith
4 Mar 95 Battle on Byss
5 Apr 95 The galaxy weapon
6 May 95 Hand of darkness
Classic Star Wars
Recolored, reformatted reprints of the LA Times Syndicate
comic strip by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson, circa
1981-84.
1 Aug 92 The bounty hunter of Ord Mantell
w:Archie Goodwin ac:Al Williamson
2 Sep 92 The bounty hunter of Ord Mantell, Darth Vader strikes
w:Archie Goodwin ac:Al Williamson
3 Oct 92 Darth Vader strikes
w:Archie Goodwin ac:Al Williamson
4 Nov 92 Darth Vader strikes, The Serpent masters
w:Archie Goodwin ac:Al Williamson
5 Dec 92 The Serpent masters
w:Archie Goodwin ac:Al Williamson
6 Jan 93 The Serpent masters, Deadly reunion
w:Archie Goodwin a:Al Williamson ac:Allen Nunis
7 Feb 93 Deadly reunion, Traitor's gambit
w:Archie Goodwin ac:Al Williamson a:Allen Nunis
8 Apr 93 Traitor's gambit, The night beast
Bagged with Topps Star Wars promotional trading card
w:Archie Goodwin a:Al Williamson a:Allen Nunis c:Mark Schultz
9 May 93 The night beast
w:Archie Goodwin ac:Al Williamson a:Allen Nunis
10 Jul 93 The return of Ben Kenobi
w:Archie Goodwin a:Al Williamson c:Allen Nunis
11 Aug 93 The return of Ben Kenobi, The power gem
w:Archie Goodwin ac:Al Williamson
12 Sep 93 The power gem, Iceworld
w:Archie Goodwin a:Al Williamson c:Bret Blevins
13 Oct 93 Iceworld
w:Archie Goodwin a:Al Williamson c:Tom Yeates
14 Nov 93
w:Archie Goodwin ac:Al Williamson
15 Dec 93
w:Archie Goodwin a:Al Williamson c:Allen Nunis
16 Feb 94
w:Archie Goodwin a:Al Williamson c:Allen Nunis
17 Mar 94
w:Archie Goodwin a:Al Williamson c:Mark Schultz
18 Apr 94
w:Archie Goodwin a:Al Williamson c:Allen Nunis
19 May 94
w:Archie Goodwin a:Al Williamson c:George Evans
20 Jun 94 (double-size, last issue of series)
Bagged with Topps Star Wars promotional trading card
Jun 94 Classic Star Wars Volume One
Collects first seven issues in trade paperback. Introduction
by Archie Goodwin; new cover and sketchbook by Al
Williamson. The remaining issues will be collected in two
additional volumes.
Jun 95 Classic Star Wars Volume Two: The Rebel Storm
w:Archie Goodwin ac:Al Williamson a:Nunis
Collection of CSW issues. Trade pb.
Classic Star Wars (movie adaptations)
Prestige format, recolored reprints of Marvel Star Wars
movie adaptations.
A New Hope
w:Roy Thomas a:Howard Chaykin a:Steve Leialoha c:Art Adams
1 Jun 94 Part 1
2 Jul 94 Part 2
The Empire Strikes Back
w:Al Williamson a:Archie Goodwin a:Carlos Garzon
1 Aug 94 Part 1
2 Sep 94 Part 2 (Boba Fett cover by Cam Kennedy)
The Return of the Jedi
wc:Al Williamson a:Archie Goodwin a:Carlos Garzon
c:Adam Hughes c:Matthew Hollingsworth
1 Oct 94 (Bagged with a Topps SW promo card)
2 Nov 94
Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures
Recolored, reformatted reprints of the LA Times Syndicate
comic strip by Russ Manning, circa Mar 79-Oct 80. Manning's
work preceded the Goodwin/Williamson run. Nine issues.
1 Aug 94 Gambler's World
wa:Russ Manning a:Rick Hoberg c:Michael Allred
2 Sep 94 Gambler's World
wa:Russ Manning ac:Rick Hoberg
3 Oct 94 Gambler's World
wa:Russ Manning a:Rick Hoberg c:Eric Shanower
Bagged with a Topps SW promo card.
4 Nov 94 Tatooine Sojourn
wa:Russ Manning ac:Rick Hoberg
5 Dec 94 Princess Leia, Imperial Servant
wa:Russ Manning ac:Rick Hoberg a:Brian Snoddy
6 Jan 95 The Second Kessel Run
wa:Russ Manning a:Rick Hoberg a:Brian Snoddy c:Eric Shanower
7 Feb 95 Bring Me the Children
wa:Russ Manning a:Rick Hoberg c:Nelson
8 Mar 95 As Long as We Live
wa:Russ Manning a:Rick Hoberg c:Kilian Plunkett
9 Apr 95 The Frozen World of Ota
Boba Fett cover.
wa:Russ Manning wa:Rick Hoberg a:Dave Stevens a:Alfredo Alcala
c:Kilian Plunkett
Classic Star Wars: The Vandelhelm Mission
Mar 95
Originally published as "Supply and Demand", by Marvel Comics,
Star Wars #98, Aug 1985.
w:Archie Goodwin ac:Al Williamson
Dark Horse Comics
Color anthology series.
Tales of the Jedi: The saga of Nomi Sunrider
w:Tom Veitch a:Janine Johnston
These issues were collected in Tales of the Jedi #3,
re-colored and with a slightly revised script.
7 Feb 93 Part 1 (Jedi cover by Joe Phillips)
8 Mar 93 Part 2
9 Apr 93 Part 3
Droids
w:Dan Thorsland a:Bill Hughes a:Andy Mushyusky
17 Jan 94 Part 1 (Droids cover by Hughes)
18 Feb 94 Part 2
19 Mar 94 Part 3
Collected in Droids: Special and Droids trade paperback.
Dark Horse Insider
Publisher's b&w, comic book format preview series.
Tales of the Jedi: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast-Wars of Onderon
w:Tom Veitch a:Chris Gossett
Two pages of b&w art in each issue. This twelve-page story
is collected in the first twelve pages of Tales of the Jedi
#1 with color and slight script revisions.
15 Part 1
16 Part 2
17 Part 3
18 Jun 93 Part 4
19 Part 5
20 Part 6
30 Apr 94 Star Wars feature ?
31 May 94 Star Wars feature ?
? Aug 94? Dark Lords of the Sith preview
37 Dec 94 Star Wars feature ?
Tales of the Jedi
Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon
w:Tom Veitch a:Chris Gossett a:Mike Barreiro c:Dave Dorman
1 Oct 93 Part 1
2 Nov 93 Part 2
The saga of Nomi Sunrider
w:Tom Veitch a:Janine Johnston c:Dave Dorman
3 Dec 93 Part 1
a:David Roach
4 Jan 94 Part 2
5 Feb 94 Part 3
Tales of the Jedi Gold Edition
Issues 1-5 were published in a gold embossed set, 7500
copies. Sold by QVC.
Tales of the Jedi: The Collection
Aug 94 Collects issues 1-5 in trade paperback. Cover
by Hugh Fleming. ISBN 1-56971-020-1
Second printing, Mar 95
Tales of the Jedi: Freedon Nadd Uprising
w:Tom Veitch a:Tony Akins a:Denis Rodier c:Dave Dorman
1 Aug 94 Part 1 of 2
2 Sep 94 Part 2 of 2
Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
Sep 94 Topps Special Ashcan Edition
b&w aschcan comic
w:Tom Veitch a:Chris Gossett a:Bob Wiacek c:Hugh Fleming
Book I
1 Oct 94 Masters and Students of the Force
Bagged with a Topps SW promo card.
w:Tom Veitch w:Kevin Anderson a:Chris Gossett a:Mike Barreiro
c:Hugh Fleming
2 Nov 94 The Quest for the Sith
w:Tom Veitch w:Kevin Anderson a:Chris Gossett a:Jordi Ensign
c:Hugh Fleming
3 Dev 94 Descent to the Dark Side
w:Tom Veitch w:Kevin Anderson a:Chris Gossett a:Jordi Ensign
c:Hugh Fleming
4 Jan 95 Death of a Dark Jedi
w:Tom Veitch w:Kevin Anderson a:Chris Gossett a:Jordi Ensign
c:Hugh Fleming
5 Feb 95
w:Tom Veitch w:Kevin Anderson a:Chris Gossett a:Jordi Ensign
c:Hugh Fleming
6 Mar 95 Jedi Assault
w:Tom Veitch w:Kevin Anderson a:Jordi Ensign a:Art Wetherell
c:Hugh Fleming
Droids
1 Apr 94 Part 1
w:Dan Thorsland a:Bill Hughes a:Andy Mushynsky c:Cam Kennedy
2 May 94 Part 2
w:Dan Thorsland a:Bill Hughes a:Andy Mushynsky c:Kilian Plunkett
3 Jun 94 Part 3
w:Dan Thorsland a:Ian Gibson c:Kilian Plunkett
4 Jul 94 Part 4
w:Dan Thorsland a:Bill Hughes a:Mushynsky c:Kilian Plunkett
5 Aug 94 Part 5
w:Ryder Windham a:Ian Gibson c:Kilian Plunkett
6 Sep 94 Part 6, conclusion
w:Dan Thorsland a:Bill Hughes a:Andy Mushynsky
Droids: Special
Jan 95? Reprint of story published in DHC 17-19.
w:Thorsland a:B. Hughes a:Mushynsky c:Kilian Plunkett
Droids
Apr 95
Collection of DHC #17-19, Droids #1-6 and the 8-page story from
SWGM #1. Foil-enhanced cover by Kilian Plunkett.
ISBN 1-56971-064-3. Trade pb.
Droids Volume Two
w:Ryder Windham a:Ian Gibson c:Kilian Plunkett
1 Apr 95 Rebellion, Part 1 of 4
2 May 95 Rebellion, Part 2 of 4
3 Jun 95 Rebellion, Part 3 of 4
Jabba the Hutt
1 Mar 95 The Gaar Suppoon Hit
w:Jim Woodring a:Art Wetherell a:Monty Sheldon c:Steve Bissette
c:Cam Kennedy
Jun 95 The hunger of Pricess Nampi
w:Jim Woodring a:Art Wetherell a:Monty Sheldon c:Mark Harrison
River of Chaos
w:Louise Simonson ac:June Brigman ac:Roy Richardson
1 Jun 95 Part 1 of 4
2 Jul 95 Part 2 of 4
X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
Monthly series featuring Wedge Antilles.
1 Jul 95
w:Mike Stackpole w:Mike Baron a:Nunis a:Andy Mushynsky
c: Dave Dorman
Dark Horse International (UK)
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Star Wars
Magazine format anthology series.
1 Oct 92 Star Wars: Dark Empire, Indiana Jones
and the Fate of Atlantis. Two Star Wars trading cards from
an exclusive six-card set; album for storing the trading
card set.
2 Nov 92 Dark Empire, Fate of Atlantis
Interview with Timothy Zahn; two trading cards.
3 Dec 92 Dark Empire, Fate of Atlantis
Article on Vima da Boda; last two trading cards.
4 Jan 93 Dark Empire, Fate of Atlantis
Interview with Tom Veitch
5 Feb 93 Dark Empire, Fate of Atlantis
Article on the Jedi Holocron; interview with George Lucas.
6 Mar 93 Dark Empire, Fate of Atlantis
7 Apr 93 The bounty hunter of Ord Mantell (from CSW),
Tales of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea
Devil. Star Wars pin mounted on cover.
8 May 93 Bounty hunter, Tales of the Jedi, Sea Devil
9 Jun 93 Darth Vader strikes (from CSW), Tales of the
Jedi, Sea Devil. Profile of Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
10 Jul 93 Darth Vader strikes, Tales of the Jedi, Indiana
Jones: Thunder in the Orient. Overview of Zahn novels.
No issues have been solicited since issue #10 (Sep 93).
Topps Comics
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Star Wars Galaxy Magazine
Newsstand and Direct Market editions. Newsstand editions
don't come with the bagged items.
1 Fall 94
Premiere issue is bagged with a Star Wars trading card, a
Boba Fett poster, and a Dark Horse Comics ashcan edition of
Dark Lords of the Sith #1. Contains "Double your Star Wars
pleasure" by Charlie Novinskie, an article on Dark Horse
Star Wars comics, pp. 42-45; a checklist of Dark Horse Star
Wars comics; Star Wars: Droids (w:Ryder Windham a:Bill
Hughes), a comic adventure, pp. 46-53; and an illustrated
excerpt from "The Crystal Star" by Vonda McIntyre. Boba
Fett cover.
2 Winter 95
Contains "The Saga According to Dave Dorman" by Gary Geran, an
interview with the comic artist, pp. 16-21. Cover by Dave
Dorman. Also an illustrated excerpt from the NPR adaptation of
Star Wars, by Brian Daley, art by Mike Allred; an illustrated
role-playing game adventure, art by Chris Moeller; "Star Wars
... on a daily basis", by Charlie Novinskie, an article on Al
Williamson, Star Wars newspaper strip creator, pp. 42-45; a
comic adventure, "Tales of Mos Eisley" (w:Bruce Jones a:Bret
Blevins). Bagged with a Millenium Falcon poster, a Topps promo
card, a Topps large format promo card, and an X-Files #1 ashcan
comic.
3 Spring 1995
Contains "Marvelously Silly Aliens" by Charlie Novinskie, an
article on Marvel's campy comics aliens, pp. 38-41; and a "Tales
of Mos Eisley" comic (w:Bruce Jones a:Bret Blevins), pp. 42-49.
Also an illustrated excerpt from "Children of the Jedi" by
Barbara Hambly with illustrations by Vince Locke. Bagged with a
Star Wars aliens poster, two Topps promo cards and a pog.
4 Summer 1995
The Empire Strikes Back 15th Anniversary issue. Contains an
excerpt from the NPR dramatization of TESB by Brian Daley with
illustrations by Ralph McQuarrie; a "Tales of Mos Eisley" comic
(w:Bruce Jones a:Bret Blevins), pp 42-49; and "Illustrating
Empire" by Gary Gerani, interviews with Star Wars comics artists
Al Williamson, Carmine Infantino, and others. Bagged with a Hoth
poster and two Topps promo cards.
Capital City Distribution
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Advance Comics
V? #? Aug 94 Dark Lords of the Sith preview (different from above)
Comics Shop News
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Comics Debut
4 Sep 93 Tales of the Jedi preview
This issue may not have been published ?
Diamond Comic Distributors
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Previews
V4 #8 Aug 94 Dark Lords of the Sith preview, pp. 56-59
V5 #5 May 95 X-Wing Rogue Squadron preview, pp. 105-6
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