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Introduction of Fortress Vader

Dark Horse ⋅ 2000

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1st appearance of Quinlan Vos, a Jedi Master

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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

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1st appearance of Jar Jar Binks

1st appearance of Qui-Gon Jinn

1st appearance of Padme

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1st full appearance of Emperor Palpatine aka Darth Sidious in a standard U.S. comic book

Dark Horse ⋅ 2002

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1st appearance of Bail Organa, a politician and Leia's adoptive father

[Bail Organa rumored to appear in Andor series]

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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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

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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

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1st full appearance of the Grand Inquisitor, a top-ranking Jedi Hunter under the leadership of Darth Vader

1st team appearance of the Inquisitorius, agents of the Dark Side that hunt Jedi: Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother, Seventh Sister, Eighth Brother, Ninth Sister

[April 2023 - there is speculation that Ahsoka could be fighting the Eighth Brother in the Disney+ trailer who was thought to be deceased but there is also doubt based on the character seen wearing boots that are not worn by the barefoot alien race]

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Origin of Anakin Skywalker as he is being trained by Obi-Wan Kenobi

📖 Reading Order: next read Obi-Wan and Anakin #1

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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1st appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi, in story

1st appearance of Han Solo, in story

1st appearance of Chewbacca

1st appearance of Greedo, a bounty hunter

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1st appearance of the Millennium Falcon and the Death Star

1st appearance of a character named Jabba the Hutt but visually different from the movie due to a change in the character's design. Later it is explained to have been a different character named Mosep

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