CATALOG RECORD

Star Wars #42

Marvel · Series began 1977 · December 1980

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Dates

Cover date: December 1980
On sale: September 23, 1980
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #42 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860281712
This edition’s page

Story arc: Galactic Civil War

This is part 41 of 165. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Al Williamson, Carlos Garzón, Carmine Infantino, Al Milgrominks: Al Williamson, Carlos Garzón, Gene Day, Dan Green, Al Milgromscript: Archie Goodwin, Danny Fingerothcolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Rick Veitch, Irv Watanabeediting: Archie Goodwin, Jim Shooter

Stories

The Empire Strikes Back Chapter Four: To Be a Jedi! · 17 pages

Publisher’s description

It's the next chapter of The Empire Strikes Back adaptation as Luke meets Yoda and starts his Jedi training.

Characters

Luke SkywalkerAnakin SkywalkerDarth VaderLeia OrganaHan SoloR2-D2ChewbaccaC-3POBoba FettSheev PalpatineYodaDengar RothBossk

Reprinted in

The Empire Strikes Back Weekly (1980), Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1994), Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - The Special Edition (1997), Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... (2002), Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... (2010), Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2015), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (2015), Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2016), Star Wars: The Original Trilogy - The Movie Adaptations (2019)