Star Wars Special Edition (UK) Vol 1 1

Star Wars Special Edition (UK) #1
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Art by: John Higgins
Marvel Unlimited	Not Available
Cover Date	1984

1. "Empire Strikes Back: Beginning"
Appearances · Synopsis
Reprint of the 1st story from Star Wars #39 (original credits are italicized)
Writer(s)	Archie Goodwin
Penciler(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Inker(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Colorist(s)	Glynis Wein
Letterer(s)	Jim Novak
Editor(s)	Archie Goodwin Jo Duffy
2. "Empire Strikes Back: Battleground Hoth"
Appearances · Synopsis
Reprint of the 1st story from Star Wars #40 (original credits are italicized)
Writer(s)	Archie Goodwin
Penciler(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Inker(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Colorist(s)	Glynis Wein
Letterer(s)	Rick Veitch
Editor(s)	Archie Goodwin Dan Fingeroth
3. "Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit"
Appearances · Synopsis
Reprint of the 1st story from Star Wars #41 (original credits are italicized)
Writer(s)	Archie Goodwin
Penciler(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Inker(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Colorist(s)	Glynis Wein
Letterer(s)	Rick Veitch
Editor(s)	Archie Goodwin Dan Fingeroth
4. "Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi"
Appearances · Synopsis
Reprint of the 1st story from Star Wars #42 (original credits are italicized)
Writer(s)	Archie Goodwin
Penciler(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Inker(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Colorist(s)	Glynis Wein
Letterer(s)	Rick Veitch
Editor(s)	Archie Goodwin Danny Fingeroth
5. "Empire Strikes Back: Betrayal at Bespin"
Appearances · Synopsis
Reprint of the 1st story from Star Wars #43 (original credits are italicized)
Writer(s)	Archie Goodwin
Penciler(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Inker(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Colorist(s)	Glynis Wein
Letterer(s)	Rick Veitch
Editor(s)	Archie Goodwin Danny Fingeroth
6. "Empire Strikes Back: Duel a Dark Lord"
Appearances · Synopsis
Reprint of the 1st story from Star Wars #44 (original credits are italicized)
Writer(s)	Archie Goodwin
Penciler(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Inker(s)	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Colorist(s)	Glynis Wein
Letterer(s)	Rick Veitch
Editor(s)	Archie Goodwin Danny Fingeroth
7th story
Appearances · Synopsis
Credits not yet listed
Reprint of the 1st story from Star Wars Return of the Jedi #1 (original credits are italicized)
8th story
Appearances · Synopsis
Credits not yet listed
Reprint of the 1st story from Star Wars Return of the Jedi #2 (original credits are italicized)
9th story
Appearances · Synopsis
Credits not yet listed
Reprint of the 1st story from Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3 (original credits are italicized)
10th story
Appearances · Synopsis
Credits not yet listed
Reprint of the 1st story from Star Wars Return of the Jedi #4 (original credits are italicized)

Appearing in "Empire Strikes Back: Beginning"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #39

Featured Characters:

• The Rebellion
  • Commander Luke Skywalker
  • Captain Han Solo
  • Princess Leia Organa

Supporting Characters:

• Droids
  • Protocol Droid
    • C-3PO
  • R2 unit
    • R2-D2
• The Force
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi (Appears as a Ghostly Figure)
• The Rebellion
  • Chewbacca

Antagonists:

• The Sith
  • Darth Vader

Other Characters:

• Droids
  • 2-1 Series Surgical Droid (First appearance)
    • 2-1B (First appearance)
• The Galactic Empire
  • Admiral Ozzel (First appearance)
  • General Veers (First Mentioned)
  • Captain Piett (First appearance)
• The Rebellion
  • General Rieekan (First appearance)
  • Major Derlin (First appearance)
  • Lieutenant Jamiro (First appearance)
  • Lieutenant Zev Senesca (First appearance)
• The Jedi
  • Yoda (First Mentioned)
• Jabba the Hutt (Mentioned)
• The Bounty Hunter Han met at Ord Mantell (Mentioned)

Creatures:

• Tauntauns (First appearance)
• Wampa (First appearance)
• Bantha (Mentioned)

Droids:

• FX Series Medical Droid (First appearance)
  • FX-7 (First appearance)
• Imperial Probe Droid (First appearance)
• Servant Droid

Locations:

• The Outer Rim
  • Greater Javin (First appearance)
    • Anoat Sector (First appearance)
      • Hoth System (First appearance)
      • Hoth VI (First appearance)
        • Echo Base (First appearance)
          • Medical Bay (First appearance)
        • Echo Station (First appearance)
• Dagobah System (First Mentioned)
• Ord Mantell (Mentioned)
• Tatooine (Mentioned)

Items:

• Bacta Tank (First appearance)
• Chewbacca's Bowcaster
• Darth Vader's Armor
• Comlink (First appearance)
• Electrobinoculars
• Han Solo's Blaster
• Heavy Blaster Rifle
• Lightsabers
  • Darth Vader's Lightsaber
  • Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber
• Luke Skywalker's Blaster
• Princess Leia's Blaster
• Rebel Blaster
• Scanner (First appearance)
• Sensor (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• Darth Vader's Fleet (First appearance)
  • Super Star Destroyer (First appearance)
    • Executor, Darth Vader's Command Ship (First appearance)
  • Imperial Star Destroyers
    • Accuser (First appearance)
    • Devastator
    • Tyrant (First appearance)
  • Imperial Star Destroyers II (First appearance)
    • Avarice (First appearance)
    • Avenger (First appearance)
    • Stalker (First appearance)
  • Victory Star Destroyers II (First appearance)
    • Firewind (First appearance)
• Millennium Falcon
• Rebel Transport (First Mentioned)
• Snowspeeders (First appearance)
• X-Wing Fighters
• Y-Wing Fighters

Synopsis for "Empire Strikes Back: Beginning"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #39

plot summary on Star Wars wiki

Appearing in "Empire Strikes Back: Battleground Hoth"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #40

Featured Characters:

• The Rebellion
  • Commander Luke Skywalker
  • Captain Han Solo
  • Princess Leia Organa

Supporting Characters:

• Droids
  • Protocol Droid
    • C-3PO
  • R2 unit
    • R2-D2
• The Rebellion
  • Chewbacca

Antagonists:

• The Sith
  • Darth Vader

Other Characters:

• The Galactic Empire
  • Admiral Ozzel (Death)
  • Admiral Piett (First appearance as Admiral Piett)
  • General Veers (First appearance)
  • Captain Lennox (First appearance)
  • Lieutenant Cabbel (Voice only)
  • Stormtroopers
    • Snowtroopers (First appearance)
• The Rebellion
  • General Rieekan (First appearance)
  • Major Derlin (First appearance)
  • Lieutenant Commander Wedge Antilles
  • Lieutenant Jamiro (First appearance)
  • Lieutenant Dak Ralter (First appearance) (Death)
  • Lieutenant Klivian (First appearance)
  • Lieutenant Zev Senesca (First appearance)
  • Lieutenant Farr (First appearance)
• The Sith
  • The Emperor (Mentioned)
• The Jedi
  • Yoda (First Mentioned)
• Jabba the Hutt (Mentioned)

Creatures:

• Tauntauns
• Gundark (Mentioned)
• Wampa (Mentioned)

Droids:

• 2-1 Series Surgical Droid (First appearance)
  • 2-1B
• Imperial Probe Droid (Mentioned)

Locations:

• The Outer Rim
  • Greater Javin
    • Anoat Sector
      • Hoth System
        • Hoth VI
          • Echo Base
            • Medical Bay
• Alderaan (Mentioned)
• Dagobah System (Mentioned)
• Tatoonine (Mentioned)
  • Mos Eisley (Mentioned)
    • Cantina (Mentioned)

Items:

• Blaster Turrent (First appearance)
• Chewbacca's Bowcaster
• Comlink
• Com-Scan (First appearance)
• Darth Vader's Armor
• Han Solo's Blaster
• Heavy Blaster Rifle
• Ion Cannon (First appearance)
• Light Blaster Cannon (First appearance)
• Lightsabers
  • Darth Vader's Lightsaber
  • Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber
• Luke Skywalker's Blaster
• Macrobinoculars
• Power Generator (First appearance)
• Princess Leia's Blaster
• Rebel Blaster
• Repeating Blaster Cannon (First appearance)
• Snowtrooper Armor (First appearance)
• Stormtrooper Armor
• Stormtrooper Blaster

Vehicles:

• AT-ATs (First appearance)
• AT-STs (First appearance)
• Darth Vader's Fleet
  • Super Star Destroyer
    • Executor, Darth Vader's Command Ship
  • Imperial Star Destroyers
    • Accuser
    • Devastator
    • Tyrant
  • Imperial Star Destroyers II
    • Avarice
    • Avenger
    • Stalker
  • Victory Star Destroyers II
    • Firewind
• Millennium Falcon
• Rebel Transport (First appearance)
  • The First Transport (First appearance)
• Snowspeeders
• X-Wing Fighters
• Y-Wing Fighters
• Death Star (Mentioned)
  

Synopsis for "Empire Strikes Back: Battleground Hoth"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #40

plot summary on Star Wars wiki

Appearing in "Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #41

Featured Characters:

• The Rebellion
  • Commander Luke Skywalker
  • Captain Han Solo
  • Princess Leia Organa
• The Jedi
  • Yoda (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Droids
  • Protocol Droid
    • C-3PO
  • R2 unit
    • R2-D2
• The Rebellion
  • Chewbacca

Antagonists:

• The Sith
  • Darth Vader

Other Characters:

• The Galactic Empire
  • Admiral Piett
  • Stormtroopers
    • Snowtroopers
• The Rebellion
  • Lieutenant Commander Wedge Antilles

Locations:

• The Outer Rim
  • Greater Javin
    • Anoat Sector
      • Hoth System
        • Asteroid Field (First appearance)
        • Hoth VI
          • Echo Base (Destroyed)
  • Sluis Sector (First appearance)
    • Dagobah System (First appearance)
      • Dagobah (First appearance)
• Tatooine (Mentioned)

Items:

• Chewbacca's Bowcaster
• Darth Vader's Armor
• Han Solo's Blaster
• Lightsabers
  • Darth Vader's Lightsaber
  • Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber
• Luke Skywalker's Blaster
• Power Generator (Destroyed)
• Princess Leia's Blaster
• Imperial Repeating Blaster Cannon (First appearance)
• Snowtrooper Armor
• Stormtrooper Armor
• Stormtrooper Blaster

Vehicles:

• AT-ATs
• AT-STs
• Darth Vader's Fleet
  • Super Star Destroyer
    • Executor, Darth Vader's Command Ship
      • Darth Vader's Meditation Chamber (First appearance)
  • Imperial Star Destroyers
    • Accuser
    • Devastator
    • Tyrant
  • Imperial Star Destroyers II
    • Avarice
    • Avenger
    • Stalker
  • Victory Star Destroyers II
    • Firewind
  • TIE Bombers (First appearance)
  • TIE Fighters
• Millennium Falcon
• Rebel Transport
  • The Last Transport (Mentioned)
• Snowspeeders
• X-Wing Fighters
• Y-Wing Fighters

Synopsis for "Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #41

plot summary on Star Wars wiki

Appearing in "Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #42

Featured Characters:

• The Rebellion
  • Commander Luke Skywalker
  • Captain Han Solo
  • Princess Leia Organa
• The Jedi
  • Yoda

Supporting Characters:

• Droids
  • Protocol Droid
    • C-3PO
  • R2 unit
    • R2-D2
• The Rebellion
• The Force
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ghostly Voice Only)
• The Rebellion
  • Chewbacca

Antagonists:

• The Sith
  • Darth Vader
  • The Emperor (First Appearance, but as Hologram only)
  • Boba Fett (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Bossk (First appearance)
• Dengar (First appearance)
• Droids
  • IG Series Assassin Droid (First appearance)
    • IG-88 (First appearance)
  • LOM Series Protocol Droid (First appearance)
    • 4-LOM (First appearance)
• The Galactic Empire
  • Admiral Piett
  • Captain Needa (First appearance) (Death)
  • Stormtroopers
• Lando Calrissian (First Mentioned)

Creatures:

• Giant Space Slug (First appearance)
• Mynocks (First appearance)

Droids:

• Remotes

Locations:

• The Outer Rim
  • Greater Javin
    • Anoat Sector
      • Hoth System
        • Asteroid Field
  • Sluis Sector
    • Dagobah System
      • Dagobah
      • Yoda's Home (First appearance)
• Bespin System (First Mentioned)

Items:

• Boba Fett's Armor (First appearance)
  • Fibercord Whip (First appearance)
  • Flam Thrower (First appearance)
  • Jetpack (First appearance)
  • Wrist Laser (First appearance)
  • Wrist Missile (First appearance)
• Boba Fett's Blaster (First appearance)
• Boba Fett's Blaster Rifle (First appearance)
• Breathing Mask (First appearance)
• Chewbacca's Bowcaster
• Darth Vader's Armor
• Han Solo's Blaster
• Lightsabers
  • Darth Vader's Lightsaber
  • Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber
• Luke Skywalker's Blaster
• Princess Leia's Blaster
• Stormtrooper Armor
• Stormtrooper Blaster

Vehicles:

• Darth Vader's Fleet
  • Super Star Destroyer
    • Executor, Darth Vader's Command Ship
      • Vader's Meditation Chamber
  • Imperial Star Destroyers
    • Accuser
    • Devastator
    • Tyrant
  • Imperial Star Destroyers II
    • Avarice
    • Avenger
    • Stalker
  • Victory Star Destroyers II
    • Firewind
  • TIE Bombers
  • TIE Fighters
• Luke Skywalker's X-Wing Fighter
• Millennium Falcon
• Slave I (First appearance)

Synopsis for "Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #42

plot summary on Star Wars wiki

Appearing in "Empire Strikes Back: Betrayal at Bespin"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #43

Featured Characters:

• The Rebellion
  • Commander Luke Skywalker
  • Captain Han Solo
  • Princess Leia Organa
• The Jedi
  • Yoda
• Lando Calrissian (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Droids
  • Protocol Droid
    • C-3PO
  • R2 unit
    • R2-D2
• The Rebellion
• The Force
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ghost)
• The Rebellion
  • Chewbacca

Antagonists:

• The Sith
  • Darth Vader
  • Boba Fett

Other Characters:

• Cloud City Personnel (First appearance)
  • Lobot (First appearance)
• Treva Horme (First appearance)
• The Galactic Empire
  • Stormtroopers
• Jappa the Hutt (Mentioned)
• The Sith
  • The Emperor (Mentioned)

Locations:

• The Outer Rim
  • Greater Javin
    • Anoat Sector
      • Bespin System (First appearance)
        • Bespin (First appearance)
          • Cloud City (First appearance)
            • Carbon-Freezing Chamber (First appearance)
            • Platform 327 (First appearance)
            • Security Tower (First appearance)
  • Sluis Sector
    • Dagobah System
      • Dagobah
      • Cave of Evil (First appearance)
      • Yoda's Home
• Tatooine (Mentioned)

Items:

• Boba Fett's Armor
  • Fibercord Whip
  • Flam Thrower
  • Jetpack
  • Wrist Laser
  • Wrist Missile
• Boba Fett's Blaster
• Boba Fett's Blaster Rifle
• Carbon Freezing Unit (First appearance)
• Chewbacca's Bowcaster
• Darth Vader's Armor
• Han Solo's Blaster
• Lightsabers
  • Darth Vader's Lightsaber
  • Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber
• Luke Skywalker's Blaster
• Princess Leia's Blaster
• Stormtrooper Armor
• Stormtrooper Blaster

Vehicles:

• Death Star (Mentioned)
• Millennium Falcon
• Single-Pod Cloud Car (First appearance)
• Twin-Pod Cloud Car (First appearance)
• X-Wing Fighter

Synopsis for "Empire Strikes Back: Betrayal at Bespin"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #43

plot summary on Star Wars wiki

Appearing in "Empire Strikes Back: Duel a Dark Lord"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #44

Featured Characters:

• The Rebellion
  • Commander Luke Skywalker
  • Princess Leia Organa
• Lando Calrissian

Supporting Characters:

• Droids
  • Protocol Droid
    • C-3PO
  • R2 unit
    • R2-D2
• The Rebellion
  • Chewbacca

Antagonists:

• The Sith
  • Darth Vader
• Boba Fett

Other Characters:

• Cloud City Personnel
  • Lobot
  • Sergeant Edian (First appearance)
  • Sergeant Merril (First appearance)
• The Galactic Empire
  • Lieutenant Sheckil (First appearance)
  • Stormtroopers
• The Rebellion
  • Captain Han Solo (Frozen in Carbonite)
• The Force
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi (Mentioned)
• The Jedi
  • Yoda (Mentioned)
• The Sith
  • The Emperor (Mentioned)

Creatures:

• None

Droids:

• None

Locations:

• Galactic Rim (First appearance)
  • Rebel Rendezvous Point (First appearance)
• The Outer Rim
  • Greater Javin
    • Anoat Sector
      • Bespin System (First appearance)
        • Bespin (First appearance)
          • Cloud City (First appearance)
            • Carbon-Freezing Chamber
            • East Platform (First appearance)
            • Platform 327
            • Security Tower
• Tatooine (Mentioned)

Items:

• Boba Fett's Armor
  • Fibercord Whip
  • Flam Thrower
  • Jetpack
  • Wrist Laser
  • Wrist Missile
• Boba Fett's Blaster
• Boba Fett's Blaster Rifle
• Carbon Freezing Unit
• Chewbacca's Bowcaster
• Darth Vader's Armor
• Han Solo's Blaster
• Lightsabers
  • Darth Vader's Lightsaber
  • Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber
• Luke Skywalker's Blaster
• Princess Leia's Blaster
• Stormtrooper Armor
• Stormtrooper Blaster

Vehicles:

• Executor
• Rebel Fleet (First appearance)
  • Alderaanian Corvettes
  • Millennium Falcon
  • Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (First appearance)
    • Medical Frigate (First appearance)
  • Rebel Transports
  • X-Wing Fighters
  • Y-Wing Fighters
• Slave I
• TIE Fighters

Synopsis for "Empire Strikes Back: Duel a Dark Lord"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars #44

plot summary on Star Wars wiki

Appearing in 7th story

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #1

• Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for 7th story

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #1

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in 8th story

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #2

• Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for 8th story

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #2

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in 9th story

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3

• Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for 9th story

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #3

• Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in 10th story

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #4

• Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for 10th story

Reprint of the 1st story from
Star Wars Return of the Jedi #4

• Synopsis not yet written

See Also

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