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	Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures #4 Luke Skywalker is ordered by Rebel Command to abandon a reconnaissance mission. It seems that appearances of unscheduled transport capsules have coincided with the destruction of Rebel bases, and just such a capsule has landed - on Tatooine! Luke must return to his home planet, now a bustling locus of trade and a hotbed of rebellion, to discover how the Empire is finding out about the hidden Rebel bases. He finds the answer, but will it be at the cost of his life? More of this serie. Written by Russ Manning Published by Dark Horse Comics On November 1994.

	Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #2 Dark Horse presents Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, the latest chapter in the greatest space fantasy ever! The Rebel Alliance must destroy the Empire's new Death Star before it is completed, but their attack is foreseen by the Emperor, himself a master of the Force, and anticipated with deadly plans. Can young Luke Skywalker destroy his own father to save the Galaxy from the Emperor's crushing grip? More of this serie. Written by Archie Goodwin Published by Dark Horse Comics On November 1994. TFAW.com

	Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #1 Dark Horse presents Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, the next thrilling chapter in the greatest space fantasy ever! The Emperor and Darth Vader make the final preparations to destroy the Rebel Alliance once and for all. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker, now a Jedi Knight, must rescue Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, from the palace of Jabba the Hutt. More of this serie. Written by Archie Goodwin Published by Dark Horse Comics On October 1994.

	Star Wars: Droids #6 (of 6) In the conclusion to the adventures of Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio in the Kalarba system, a power core rupture on Hosk forces all life forms to be evacuated, but life forms doesn't include droids! As Olag Greck makes his final stand, Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio race against time to save the industrial moon... but first they'll have to survive Greck's droid armada! More of this serie. Written by Dan Thorsland Published by Dark Horse Comics On September 1994.

	Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back #2 The classic adaptation of the second Star Wars movie continues as Luke's Jedi training with Yoda progresses, and the Rebels' fight against the Empire takes a turn for the worse as Han Solo gets himself into a rather sticky situation. This second of two volumes reprints the Marvel Comics adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back from 1980. More of this serie. Written by Archie Goodwin Published by Dark Horse Comics On September 1994. TFAW.com

	Star Wars: Droids #4 (of 6) When Star Wars hit the big screen in 1977, the world fell in love with Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio. Now the events that led them to their fateful meeting with Luke Skywalker are revealed for the first time! In this issue, Corellian rogue Jace Forno leases the dysfunctional duo for a deadly mission to the moon Indobok! More of this serie. Written by Dan Thorsland Published by Dark Horse Comics On July 1994.

	Star Wars: Droids #3 (of 6) In a deadly case of mistaken identity, See-Threepio and Artoo-Detoo become entangled in an illegal operation on the Hosk moon, and are forced to enter a droid battle arena. More of this serie. Written by Dan Thorsland Published by Dark Horse Comics On June 1994.

	Star Wars: Droids #2 (of 6) A gang of interplanetary thieves steal See-Threepio and Artoo-Detoo from the Pitareeze family, and take the droids to Kalarba's moon, Indobok. The droids meet a nefarious character from their past, and realize that their troubles have just begun! More of this serie. Written by Dan Thorsland Published by Dark Horse Comics On May 1994.

	Classic Star Wars #19 This series of reformatted and newly colored newspaper strip reprints is winding to a close. And lest anyone forget, Han Solo's still got a bounty on his head - and there are plenty of opportunists who are dead-set on collecting. Han and the Rebels' recent adventures throughout the galaxy have not gone completely unnoticed by those interested in taking advantage of the easy money. In fairly short order, they meet up with an old foe who turns out to be a friend, and a couple of enemies - who will have a much greater role to play in Return of the Jedi. A series of adventures ultimately winds up with our heroes crash-landing on Hoth, searching for a treasure which may or may not exist. This penultimate issue is graced by a brilliant new cover by veteran comic-book artist George Evans. More of this serie. Written by Archie Goodwin Published by Dark Horse Comics On May 1994.

	Classic Star Wars #16 As Luke leads the Rebel fleet on its escape to its new base on Hoth, the Rebels' new allies, the Mon Calamari, plan a diversion to help them escape an Imperial blockade. But the Imperials soon realize that the Mon Calamari attacks are a diversion for the real Rebel escape, and they set off with the intent of destroying the Rebels once and for all. Meanwhile, Han, Chewie, and C-3P0 take off in the Millennium Falcon to find an alternate escape route to Hoth, but what they discover is a seemingly impassable route that would take them dangerously close to a gigantic stellar flare! More of this serie. Written by Archie Goodwin Published by Dark Horse Comics On February 1994.

	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi #4 (of 5) Continuing in this issue is the tale of Nomi Sunrider, a reluctant apprenticing Jedi, whose true power is hidden by her unwillingness to take up a lightsaber and enter the deadly world of a Jedi Knight. Nomi's wish to raise her daughter in a peaceful world is shattered by her true destiny - to become a great and powerful Jedi, whose latent Force power surprises even her mentor, the enigmatic Master Thon. Meanwhile, the crimelord responsible for her husband's death - Bogga the Hutt - plots to steal Nomi's Adegan Crystals - the precious gems used in creating lightsabers, and the final gift of her departed mate! More of this serie. Written by Tom Veitch Published by Dark Horse Comics On January 1994.

	Classic Star Wars #15 It's finally time for some honest-to-goodness "Star Wars," as Luke Skywalker and Vrad Dodonna head for a climactic showdown in space with Darth Vader. Meanwhile, the rest of the Rebel alliance struggles against time to evacuate Yavin Base for their new home on Hoth, as Darth Vader and the Imperial forces plan for a major strike on the Rebel moon. Luke, however, suspects that Vrad is a traitor to the Rebel cause, which leads to an exciting confrontation - as well as a startling turn of events for one of our Rebel heroes. More of this serie. Written by Archie Goodwin Published by Dark Horse Comics On December 1993.

	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi #2 (of 5) The dramatic conclusion to the saga of Onderon! Sent on a deadly training mission to a planet overrun with gigantic beasts, the young Jedi Ulic Qel-Droma must settle a war that has raged for centuries without losing his cool - or his head! More of this serie. Written by Tom Veitch Published by Dark Horse Comics On November 1993.

	Classic Star Wars #13 Our Rebel heroes seek help from the Mon Calamari in evacuating their Yavin base, but soon get embroiled in a mystery involving a distress beacon of unknown origin, scads of Imperial troopers, giant sea worms, an amphibian rescue, more giant sea worms, a droid or two, a few more scads of Imperial troopers, and just a bit more excitement than a 32-page color comic book has any right to provide. More of this serie. Written by Archie Goodwin Published by Dark Horse Comics On October 1993.

	Classic Star Wars #11 Continuing with Dark Horse's popular reprint series, this issue Luke Skywalker encounters a menacing Darth Vader at the Iron Tower on Aridus, and a new friend posing as an old one gives his life to save Luke and the natives of Aridus from Vader's treachery. Meanwhile, a Rebel scheme for destroying Vader's private cruiser unfolds, with the legendary power gems of the pirates of Iridium holding the key. Han Solo and Chewbacca volunteer to retrieve the gem, but don't count on being thrown to the wolves in the bargain! More of this serie. Written by Archie Goodwin Published by Dark Horse Comics On August 1993.