CATALOG RECORD

Star Wars: Empire #5

Dark Horse · Series began 2002 · January 2003

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Dates

Cover date: January 2003
Pages: 32

Editions and covers (2)

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Direct Sales

Barcode 76156811564200511
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098932496142
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Story arc: Galactic Civil War

This is part 94 of 116. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Brian Ching, Davidé Fabbriinks: Matt Banning, Christian Vecchiascript: Randy Stradley, Brian Daleycolors: Digital Chameleonletters: Digital Chameleon

Stories

Princess... Warrior, Part 1 of 2 · 22 pages

Publisher’s description

In the weeks prior to the events in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Princess Leia Organa undertakes a covert mission to deliver much needed supplies to the Rebel Alliance on the planet Ralltiir, only to have her mission thwarted when the forces of the Empire -- including Darth Vader -- take control of the planet. Leia escapes without the Imperials discovering the true reason for her visit, but she realizes that the time may be past for talk and "mercy missions." Turning her attention to another of the galaxy's trouble spots, Leia finds herself up to her neck in Imperial trouble and comes to terms with the need to take up arms against an evil enemy. Before she was a political firebrand, driven by an outraged sense of justice. Now she must fight to save a people targeted for extinction.

Reprinted in

Star Wars: Empire (2003), Star Wars Omnibus: At War with the Empire (2011), Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire (2015), Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus (2021)