STAR WARS CLASSIC NEWSPAPER COMICS HC (2025)

"Reprints for the first time the classic Star Wars newspaper strip in its complete format. No other edition includes each Sunday page title header and 'bonus' panels in their meticulously restored original color. The epic seven-days-a-week sagas begin with 'Han Solo at Stars' End,' based on the novel by Brian Daley, adapted by Archie Goodwin and Alfredo Alcala, followed by seven complete adventures by the storied team of Archie Goodwin and artist Al Williamson. The pair had previously worked together on Creepy, Eerie, and Blazing Combat comics magazines, the Flash Gordon comic book, and 13 years on the Secret Agent Corrigan newspaper strip. They seamlessly shifted gears to take over, at George Lucas's request, the Star Wars newspaper strip. Included are all strips from October 6, 1980 to February 8, 1981. Bullet points: * For fans eagerly awaiting Star Wars: The Last Jedi on December 15, 2017! * Advance solicited for January release! "

"The first of three volumes that present, for the first time ever, the classic Star Wars newspaper strip from 1979-1984 in its complete format - including each Sunday title header and 'bonus' panels in their meticulously restored original color. Initially the color Sundays and black and white dailies told separate stories, but within six months the incomparable Russ Manning merged the adventures to tell brand new epic seven-days-a-week sagas that rivaled the best science fiction comics of all time. Volume One contains 575 sequential comic strips from the strip's premiere on March 11, 1979 to October 5, 1980. • The classic strip collected in its entirety in its original format for the first time!"