The State of the Star Wars: April, 1977

A long time ago, Star Wars saved Marvel comics. After the novelization was published, selling out its first print run, Marvel comics stepped up to the plate. Issue #1 of Marvel’s six-issue adaptation of the movie hit magazine and comic racks in April, 1977, and managed to get two issues out before the movie premiered. …

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From the Beginning – The State of the Star Wars: 1976

A long time ago, Star Wars changed the world. For some, it began not with the release of the movie in 1977, but with the November, 1976 publication of the Star Wars novelization. Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, bore George Lucas’ name, but was ghostwritten by the now prolific science fiction (and …

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