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Galactic News
Tuesday October 16, 2001
Original Star Wars Comics Return
The classic Star Wars comics of the 1970s and 80s will return in special giant-sized collections published by Dark Horse Comics. The original comics have long been out of print, and back issues have become increasingly difficult to find. Dark Horse is planning to gather the Marvel issues into a series of four black-and-white trade paperbacks, allowing new and longtime readers to revisit the original Star Wars Expanded Universe.
Unlike previous reprint efforts, which only featured a select number of issues printed in a smaller, digest-sized format, these reprints will cover the entire series run plus Star Wars Annual #'s 1-3 in four full-sized trade paperbacks.
The Marvel series covered 107 issues from 1977-1986 and filled in the story between the films of the classic trilogy. Long before there was a Grand Admiral Thrawn, a Mara Jade or the Yuuzhan Vong, a generation of Star Wars fans returned every month for the continuing adventures of Luke, Leia and Han, and new characters like Jaxxon, Shira Brie, Kiro and Valance the Bounty Hunter.