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[The Rebellion]
Events that occur from the Battle of Yavin to 1 year after the Battle of Endor.

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Title:

Return of the Jedi
(aka Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Author:

James Kahn (George Lucas), Archie Goodwin, Shin-ichi Hiromoto et al.

Formats:

PAPERBACK NOVEL, Paperback Youth Novel, Comic Book Series, Graphic Novel,
Manga Graphic Novels, Photo Comic Book

Published:

1983, 1983, 1983-1984, 1983 (1995, 1997), 1999, 2005 (2008)

Synopsis:
It was a dark time for the Rebel Alliance...
Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, had been delivered into the hands of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. Determined to rescue him, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Lando Calrissian launched a hazardous mission against Jabba's Tatooine stronghold.
The Rebel commanders gathered in all the warships of the Rebel fleet into a single giant armada. And Darth Vader and the Emperor, who had ordered construction to begin on a new and even more powerful Death Star, were making plans to crush the Rebel Alliance once and for all...
Chronology:
This story occurs approximately 4 years after the Battle of Yavin.

Related Stories (in chronological order):

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Comic Book covers:
Written by Archie Goodwin et al. and originally published from October 1983 to January 1984 by Marvel Comics in 4 issues:

 

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Cover: Marvel issue 1

Cover: Marvel issue 2

Cover: Marvel issue 3

Cover: Marvel issue 4

The Marvel comic series was republished by Dark Horse Comics as Return of the Jedi in October and November 1994 in 2 issues:

 

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Cover: Dark Horse issue 1

Cover: Dark Horse issue 2


Graphic Novels:
Published May 1983 Return of the Jedi by Marvel:

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Published November 1995 Return of the Jedi collecting Dark Horse Comics' Return of the Jedi issues 1 & 2 (also published as boxset featuring Star Wars Trilogy):

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Published February 1997 Return of the Jedi: Special Edition collecting Dark Horse Comics' Return of the Jedi issues 1 & 2 (also published as boxset featuring Star Wars Special Edition Trilogy):

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Cover: The Empire Strikes Back
Special Edition

Cover: Trilogy Special
Edition boxset


Manga Graphic Novels:
Written by Shin-ichi Hiromoto et al. and published from July to October 1999 by Dark Horse Comics in 4 volumes:

 

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Cover: Manga issue 1

Cover: Manga issue 2

Cover: Manga issue 3

Cover: Manga issue 4


Photo Comic Book:
Published 2005 by TokyoPop as Cine-Manga (restricted territories), republished in April 2008 by Dark Horse Books:

 

Cover: photo comic book

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