Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 14:48:31 -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 4/4 -- This is the last 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 Four Marvel Comics Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars Marvel Movie Showcase Featuring Star Wars Marvel Super Special Return of the Jedi Marvel Illustrated Books Del Rey Books Illustrated Editions Star Comics Droids Ewoks Star Comics Magazine Blackthorne Publishing Star Wars 3-D Contemporary Motivators Star Wars British Annuals British Magazines Comic Strips Audio-Visual Tales The Alfred E. Neuman et al Collection Mad Cracked Crazy Topps Comics The Art of Star Wars Galaxy Ballantine Books The Art of Star Wars References Periodicals Unexamined References and Periodicals Acknowledgments -- Marvel Comics ------------- Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars 11"x14" oversize magazine, reprints of movie adaptations Vol 1, #1 1977 Star Wars (reprints Star Wars 1-3) Vol 1, #2 1977 Star Wars (reprints Star Wars 4-6) Vol 1, #3 1978 Star Wars (reprints Star Wars 1-6) Vol 2, #2 Spring 1980 The Empire Strikes Back 8.5"x11" magazine Marvel Movie Showcase Featuring Star Wars Reprints of movie adaptation 1 Nov 82 Star Wars (reprints Star Wars 1-3) 2 Dec 82 Star Wars (reprints Star Wars 4-6) Marvel Super Special 8.5"x11" magazine, reprints of movie adaptations 16 1980 The Empire Strikes Back 27 1983 Return of the Jedi Return of the Jedi Collects four-issue mini-series in trade pb?, 68 pages, 1983? Marvel Illustrated Books Star Wars Ballantine/Del Rey, Nov 1977, mass-market pb, b&w reprint of movie adaptation, introduction by Stan Lee ISBN 0-345-27492-X The Empire Strikes Back Marvel Comics 02114, May 1980, mass-market pb, color reprint of movie adaptation ISBN 0-9604146-0-6 Return of the Jedi Marvel Comics 02122, May 1983, mass-market pb, color reprint of movie adaptation ISBN 0-939766-58-2 Star Wars Marvel Comics ?, 1981 Four original adventures: Way of the Wookie, The day after the Death Star, Weapons master, War on ice. color Star Wars 2: World of Fire Marvel Comics 02849, Marvel Illustrated Books 14, 1982 Three original adventures: World of fire, The word for world is death, The guardian of forever. b&w Del Rey Books ------------- Illustrated Editions The Empire Strikes Back Del Rey, 1980, trade pb w:Donald F. Glut a:Ralph McQuarrie (one of the original SW illustrators) Return of the Jedi Del Rey, 1983, trade pb Star Comics ----------- Droids 1 Apr 86 The Destroyer 2 The Ultimate Weapon 3 The Scarlet Pirate 4 Lost In Time (Ewoks cross-over) 5 ? 6 Star Wars According to Droids: Star Wars, 1 7 Star Wars According to Droids: Darth Vader's Vengeance, 2 8 Jun 87 Star Wars According to Droids: The Last Jedi, 3 Ewoks 1 Jun 85 The Rainbow Bridge 2 Rites of Power 3 Flight to Danger 4 The Valley of Evil 5 The Terrible Machine 6 The Ice Deamon 7 The Perilous Laughing Spell 8 Eye of the Kreegon 9 The Underwater Kingdom 10 The Deamons of Endor (Droids cross-over) 11 The Incredible Shrinking Princess 12 The Thorn Monster 13 The Black Cavern 14 King for a Day 15 Sep 87 ? Star Comics Magazine 13 or more issues published from Dec 86 to Dec 88 ? Ewok appearances in issues #1-5 4 Jun 87 Muppet babies Star Wars parody 5 Aug 87 Ewoks Blackthorne Publishing ---------------------- Star Wars in 3-D 30 Star Wars, 1 47 Havoc on Hoth, 2 48 The Dark Side of Dantooine, 3 Contemporary Motivators ----------------------- Star Wars Pendulum Press 14-307x, b&w booklet ? British Annuals --------------- Oversize hardcover with comics and photos 1 1978 Star Wars Annual (Brown Watson) Color and b&w reprint of Marvel's movie adaptation, with text and photos from the film, 63 pages. 1979 Star Wars Annual (Grandreams) Two stories, 60+ pages 1980 The Empire Strikes Back Annual (Marvel/Grandreams) Reprint of Marvel's movie adaptation, color, 63 pages. ISBN 0-86227-007-3 2 1981 The Empire Strikes Back Annual (Marvel/Grandreams) Reprints of Marvel Star Wars #46 and #50, 40+ pages ISBN 0-86227-046-4 1982 Star Wars Annual, Featuring Droid World (Marvel/Grandreams) Three stories, Marvel reprints, 60 pages 1983 Return of the Jedi (Marvel/Grandreams) Reprint of Marvel's movie adaptation, 62 pages. ISBN 0-86227-157-6 1984 Return of the Jedi (Marvel/Grandreams) Three stories, Marvel reprints, 60+ pages 1984 Special Edition Empire and Return, 100 pages 1985 Star Wars Annual, Featuring Ewoks (Marvel/Grandreams) Two stories, Marvel reprints, 50+ pages British Magazines ----------------- TV21 Star Wars story in issues 93-105 ? Star Wars Weekly Issue #1 published 2/8/78. At least 171 b&w (?) issues published through 1984, became a monthly series at some point in time, publishing the same stories appearing in Marvel's US series. Return of the Jedi Weekly Marvel reprints, at least 155 issues Star Wars Summer Special 1983 Return of the Jedi Summer Special 1984 Return of the Jedi Christmas Special 1984 Star Wars Summer Special 1985 Marvel reprints Comic Strips ------------ Los Angeles Times Syndicate Started with original stories Mar 79-Oct 80 untitled strips a:Russ Manning w:Don Christensen ? Gambler's world a:Russ Manning w:Steve Gerber Tatooine sojourn a:Russ Manning w:Steve Gerber Princess Leia, Imperial Servent a:Russ Manning w:Russ Helm The second Kessel Run a:Russ Manning Bring me the children a:Russ Manning As long as we live The frozen world of Ota a:Hoberg w:Stevens Planet of Kadril a:Alfredo Alcala w:Russ Helm Han Solo at Star's End a:Alfredo Alcala w:Brian Daley w:Archie Goodwin Feb 81-Mar 84 a:Al Williamson w:Archie Goodwin Note: Russ Helm is a pseudonym for Archie Goodwin Star Wars Three volume collection edited by Russ Cochran, reprinting the entire Star Wars strip. Volume one includes introductions by George Lucas, Cochran, Archie Goodwin, and Al Williamson. There is a signed and numbered edition, 2500 copies. Amazing Heroes Reprints of Goodwin/Williamson Star Wars strips beginning with issue #1 (Jun 81) and continuing at least through #48 (May 84). The Star Wars strips were reprinted in other magazines like F.O.O.M. (Friends of Ol' Marvel) and Grit (in block strips). Audio-Visual Tales ------------------ Buena Vista Records Cassette or 7" 33 1/3 rpm record with 24-page illustrated booklet Read-Along Adventure Series 450 Star Wars 150-DC (cassette) 451 1979 The Empire Strikes Back 151-DC (cassette) Return of the Jedi