CATALOG RECORD

Star Wars Tales #4

Dark Horse · Series began 1999 · June 2000

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Dates

Cover date: June 2000
On sale: June 28, 2000
Pages: 68

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #4 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct Sales

Barcode 76156897289400411
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098932509819
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Story arc: Galactic Civil War

This is part 113 of 165. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Kilian Plunkett, Ramón F. Bachs, Robert Teranishi, Lucas Marangon, Sergio Aragonésinks: Kilian Plunkett, Ramón F. Bachs, Robert Teranishi, Lucas Marangon, Sergio Aragonéscolors: Kilian Plunkett, Jason Hvam, Dave McCaig, Dave Nestelle, Tom Luthscript: Dave Land, Lovern Kindzierski, Kevin Rubio, Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragonés, Kilian Plunkettletters: Steve Dutro, Vickie Williams, Stan Sakaiediting: Scott Allie

Stories

Moment of Doubt · 12 pages
A Death Star Is Born · 12 pages
A humorous look at the approval process and naming of the Death Star.
Spare Parts · 4 pages
Sand Blasted · 28 pages
Big Gizz and Spiker encounter a Dark Trooper in the ruins of Tatooine's Podracing arena. The trooper is malfunctioning, but its weapons systems are still fully functional. Mayhem ensues.

Publisher’s description

Kevin Rubio, creator of the hilarious short film Troops, lends his bit of craziness to this month's Tales. Lovern Kindzierski and fan-favorite Doug Wheatley (Aliens: Apocalypse) team up to spin a yarn. And Kilian Plunkett's comical "Sandblasted " follows up on the acclaimed adventures of Jabba the Hutt's nefarious swoop thugs, Big Gizz and Spiker, who encounter a dark trooper in the ruins of Tatooine's Podracing arena. The trooper is malfunctioning, but its weapons systems are still fully functional! Mayhem ensues.

Characters

Anakin SkywalkerDarth VaderR2-D2C-3POSheev PalpatineWilhuff Tarkin

Reprinted in

Star Wars Tales (2002), Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Clone Wars (2016), Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion (2016), Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion Omnibus (2022), Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic (2015), Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus (2021), Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus (2023)