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| The Early Adventures |
| COMIC STORIES |
| Russ Manning et al. |
| Dark Horse Comics
[US]; Boxtree Limited [UK] |
Stories published as:
Comic Strips (1979-1980, 2004-2005)
Comic Book Series (1994-1994)
Graphic Novel (1994 [UK only], 1997) |
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Synopsis:
This book collates together many of the comic strips
first published in the LA Times from March 1979 to
August 1980. The original monotone artwork has been
coloured, reformatted, and expertly retouched by Rick
Hoberg, who worked with Russ Manning on the original
strips. Relive the adventures that thrilled readers
seventeen years ago! Experience the very first comics
appearance of the infamous Boba Fett, dated prior to his
debut in The Empire
Strikes Back.
This volume collates the following stories:
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Gambler's World
Luke, Leia, Threepio, and Artoo travel to Vorzyd
5, a casino world that is funnelling money from the
people of the galaxy into the Emperor's pocket. The
Rebels plan to work with a high official to stop the
cash flow. However, when Luke and Leia are jumped by
stormtroopers, the droids have to try to save them
and two other Rebels from the shadowy "Blackhole,"
while at the same time avoiding a group of
droid-thieving Freelies. Following the rescue, Luke
meets with the official - Vorzyd's President. The
Freelies kidnap Leia and Artoo for ransom in the
meantime, and a rescue attempt is interrupted by
Blackhole. The Freelies and Imperials duke it out,
allowing the Rebels to escape.
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Tatooine
Sojourn
Luke Skywalker's recon mission is interrupted
when he is sent to Tatooine to investigate a
transport capsule crash. He meets a woman named
Anduvil at the Mos Eisley Cantina, who tells him the
real reason he is there - to crack an intelligence
operation the Empire is running on Rebel bases. The
transport capsules carry Bledsoe's disease to the
bases, wiping them out. The Jawas are already
spreading the disease, and the stormtroopers are
checking them out, checking their eyes. Luke is
accidentally infected, and his eyes become star
charts - means the Empire uses to locate the bases
(which is just what they manipulated the disease to
do in the first place). They fight their way out of
the Imperial base of Tatooine and escape to safety,
where Luke is cured.
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Princess Leia,
Imperial Servant
On the run from the Empire, Leia is forced down
over the megonite-mining labor colony of Phelarion,
run by the vindictive widow of Grand Moff Tarkin.
"Lerna" is forced to work as a servant
girl for an upcoming diplomatic party, and she
learns of miners who plan to escape with some
valuable megonite (an explosive). She manages to
send out a distress call, which Vader intercepts.
The party is interrupted when the stolen megonite
goes critical. Han Solo rescues Leia and the miners,
while Lady Tarkin is held personally responsible for
her escape by Vader.
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The Second
Kessel Run
Professor Renn Volz and his daughter Mira,
scientists of Maw Installation, test the Professor's
latest invention, the Ionic Ring ship, on the planet
of Zerm. The experimental craft tames the planet’s
wild weather, ridding it of the killer storms that
had rendered the planet nearly uninhabitable. The
Volz's work does not go unnoticed, however; Captain
Bzorn, a mad Imperial officer assigned by Darth
Vader to locate and punish Rebel planets, arrives in
orbit, boards the ship and takes Mira hostage. Bzorn
orders Volz to use the Ionic Ring ship to ruin Rebel
planets - or he will never see his daughter again.
Mira is transferred to Bzorn's Star Destroyer, and
the Ion ship leaves for a group of planets on the
Kessel run.
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Bring Me The
Children
While delivering pre-Empire era books to Harix,
Luke is stunned to watch an Imperial raid go right
past him to attack the school of Myoris, where the
children are all kidnapped. Luke rescues one child (Myoris's
son). Vader intends to use the threat of executing
the children and teacher as a trap for the Rebels.
Luke and company use drone ships transmitting false
sensor signals to distract the Empire while rushing
down to Harix to rescue the children, taking them
with them into space. Vader decides it is time to
give his personal attention to Skywalker.
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As Long As We
Live Forever
On the neutral industrial world of Arda-2, Luke
and Leia try to convince the business heads of how
the Empire is using their T6 diodems to target Rebel
ships. One Mag Doum, however, is a traitor who
kidnaps Leia. Leia is taken to a hideout by Kiros,
Doum's partner (who is heavily in debt to him), only
to be rescued by his son Zon. Doum takes to space
and summons Vader. In the subsequent battle of
Ardans and Rebels vs. Empire, both father and son
give their lives to cripple Vader's ship.
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Chronology:
These stories occurs just after the Battle of Yavin. |
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Related Stories (in
chronological order):
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