Issues #1 - #6 are an adaptation of 'Star Wars: A New Hope'

1st appearance of Darth Vader

1st appearance of Luke Skywalker

1st appearance of Princess Leia

1st appearance of C-3PO and R2-D2

1st appearance of Grand Moff Tarkin

1st appearance of Beru and Owen Lars

Introduction of Stormtroopers

1st cover appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi and Han Solo (not in story)

📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars (1977) #1 - #6, then Princess Leia #1

1st appearance of Admiral Thrawn

1st appearance of Mara Jade, the wife of Luke Skywalker

[Thrawn rumored to appear in Ahsoka series on Disney+]

Obtained by mailing in a coupon found in Wizard Magazine #94

Original 15-page story with four pages of character sketches

Preview sketch of Darth Maul

1st appearance of Anakin Skywalker, later becomes Darth Vader

1st appearance of Jar Jar Binks

1st appearance of Qui-Gon Jinn

1st appearance of Padme

1st appearance of Clone Commander Bly

1st full appearance of Barriss Offee

[June 2021 - Barriss rumored for the Ahsoka Tano Disney+ series]

1st full appearance of Luminara Unduli

1st appearance Ahsoka Tano, a Togruta Jedi

1st appearance of Captain Rex

Copies ordered by retailers: 24,508

[July 2022 - filming of the Ahsoka Disney+ series began May 2022 and will premiere in 2023]

1st cameo appearance of Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian warrior

1st cameo appearance of Ezra Bridger

1st cameo appearance of Hera Syndulla

1st appearance of Kanan Jarrus

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: CGC labels Kanan #1 the first appearance of the above listed characters without distinction of cameo or full. View additional images of the single panel appearance

📖 Reading Order: next read Kanan The Last Padawan #2, then read Darth Vader #1 (2017 series)

[Rumor that the plot of Ahsoka Disney+ series will be based on the search for Ezra Bridger and Thrawn then spin-off for a Thrawn solo series / November 2021 - Natasha Liu Bordizzo cast as Sabine Wren in the Ahsoka Disney+ series]

1st full appearance of Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian

1st full appearance of Ezra Bridger

1st full appearance of Hera Syndulla

📖 Reading Order: next read Kanan The Last Padawan #12

[Rumor that the plot of Ahsoka Disney+ series will be based on the search for Ezra Bridger and Thrawn then spin-off for a Thrawn solo series / November 2021 - Natasha Liu Bordizzo cast as Sabine Wren in the Ahsoka Disney+ series / September 2022 - Ezra Bridger confirmed / December 2022 - Mary Elizabeth Winstead reportedly cast as Hera]