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Star Wars Tales #1

Dark Horse · Series began 1999 · September 1999

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Dates

Cover date: September 1999
Pages: 68

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Barcode 76156897289400111
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Barcode 07098932509816
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Story arc: Galactic Civil War

This is part 111 of 165. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Igor Kordej, Robert Teranishi, Claudio Castellini, Marty Egelandinks: Igor Kordej, Robert Teranishi, Claudio Castellini, Howard Shumcolors: Igor Kordej, Chris Chuckry, Keith Wood, Guy Major, Harold MacKinnonscript: Peet Janes, Jim Woodring, Timothy Zahn, Ron Marz, Peter Davidletters: Michael Taylor, Vickie Williams

Stories

Life, Death, and the Living Force · 14 pages
Obi-Wan Kenobi learns a lesson about serving the living force.
Mara Jade: A Night on the Town · 16 pages
Mara Jade meets Rebel General Crix Madine.
Extinction, Part 1 of 2 · 16 pages
A retired Jedi ignites her lightsaber one last time for a battle with Darth Vader.
Skippy the Jedi Droid · 8 pages
Skippy the Jedi Droid sacrifices himself so that R2-D2 can fulfill his destiny with Luke Skywalker.

Publisher’s description

Dark Horse is proud to introduce an all-new anthology devoted to Star Wars! Star Wars Tales features the world's greatest comics creators and their spins on the Star Wars saga, both within and beyond the continuity! Mara Jade meets Rebel General Madine in "A Night on the Town" by Timothy Zahn and Igor Kordey! A retired Jedi ignites her lightsaber one last time for a battle with Darth Vader in an all-new story by Ron Marz and 1998 Eisner nominee Claudio Castellini! And super-scribe Peter David and penciller Martin Egeland come together to spin the saga of "Skippy the Jedi Droid"! This is Star Wars as you've never seen it before!

Characters

Luke SkywalkerAnakin SkywalkerDarth VaderR2-D2C-3POOwen Lars

Reprinted in

Star Wars Tales (2002), Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire (2015), Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus (2021), Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Rise of the Sith (2015), Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic (2015), Star Wars Legends: Rise of the Sith Omnibus (2021), Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus (2023)