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Star Wars: The High Republic #1
Marvel ⋅ 2021
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Star Wars: The High Republic #1
 
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1st appearance of Keeve Trennis, a Jedi Padawan

1st appearance of Sskeer, a Jedi Master

1st appearance of Estala Maru, a Jedi Master

1st full appearance of Avar Kriss, a Jedi Master

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1st cameo appearance of Burryaga Agaburry

1st cameo appearance of Elzar Mann

Partial team appearance of the Grand Masters of the Jedi Order: Veter (1st), Stellan Gios (1st cameo) and Yoda

📖 Reading Order: the earliest era of stories in the official Star Wars canon

[May 2022 - The High Republic to ‘find its way into other media’ says James Waugh, VP of Lucasfilm Franchise Content & Strategy]

Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order - Dark Temple #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order - Dark Temple #1
 
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1st full appearance of the Second Sister, Trilla Suduri, a main villain from the Fallen Order video game - cameo in Darth Vader #19 (2018)

1st appearance of Cere Junda, a former Jedi Knight

1st appearance of Eno Cordova, a Jedi Master

📖Reading Order: read Jedi Fallen Order Dark Temple #1-#5, then Age of Republic Qui-Gon Jinn #1

Star Wars: Age of Republic - Qui-Gon Jinn #1
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Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars: Age of Republic - Qui-Gon Jinn #1
 
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One-shot featuring Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn

📖 Reading Order: next, read Star Wars #26 (2015 series)

Star Wars #26
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Star Wars #26
 
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Excerpt from the journal of Ben Kenobi during the 'twilight of the Old Republic'

📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars #26 - Star Wars #30, then Darth Maul #1 (2017 series)

Star Wars: Darth Maul #1
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Star Wars: Darth Maul #1
 
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📖 Reading Order: read Darth Maul #1 - #5, then Age of Republic - Darth Maul #1

Star Wars: Age of Republic - Darth Maul #1
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars: Age of Republic - Darth Maul #1
 
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One-shot featuring Darth Maul

Darth Maul is instructed by Sidious to remain unknown to the Jedi Order but Maul's desire for battle is too much to keep contained

📖 Reading Order: next read the story, 'The Weapon' in Age of Republic Special #1

Star Wars: Age of Republic Special #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars: Age of Republic Special #1
 
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1st cameo appearance of Huyang, an android Lightsaber expert

Ahsoka Tano appears in two panels

'501 Plus One'

📖 Reading Order: after reading 'The Weapon,' watch or read Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
TPB ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 1999
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
 
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Trade paperback adaptation of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1st appearance of Darth Maul

1st appearance of Mace Windu

1st appearance of Sabe

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1st appearance of Depa Billaba

1st appearance of Plo Koon

1st cameo appearance of Mas Amedda

The trade paperback went on sale the same day as Star Wars: Episode I -The Phantom Menace #1 with issues #2 through #4 published each week thereafter

📖 Reading Order: next read Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars: Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars: Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi #1
 
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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

Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin #1
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin #1
 
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Premiere issue of a five-issue limited series featuring Obi-Wan Kenobi during the time he served as Master to the Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, the future father of Luke Skywalker who would even later become Darth Vader

📖 Reading Order: read Obi-Wan and Anakin #1 - #5, then Age of Republic - Count Dooku #1

Star Wars: Age of Republic - Count Dooku #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars: Age of Republic - Count Dooku #1
 
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📖 Reading Order: next, read Age of Republic - Jango Fett #1

Star Wars: Age of Republic: - Jango Fett #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars: Age of Republic: - Jango Fett #1
 
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Origin of Boba Fett as a child with his father Jango Fett

📖 Reading Order: next read Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars - Battle Tales #1

Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars - Battle Tales #1
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IDW ⋅ 2020
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Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars - Battle Tales #1
 
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Premiere issue of a five-issue series

📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars - Battle Tales #1 - #5, then Jedi of the Republic - Mace Windu #1

Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic - Mace Windu #1
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic - Mace Windu #1
 
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1st appearance of Prosset Dibs, later becomes the Tenth Brother

📖 Reading Order: next read Age of Republic - Anakin Skywalker #1

Star Wars: Age of Republic - Anakin Skywalker #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars: Age of Republic - Anakin Skywalker #1
 
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One-shot featuring Anakin Skywalker

📖 Reading Order: next, read the story '501 Plus One' in Age of Republic Special #1, then read Age of Republic - General Grievous #1

Star Wars: Age of Republic - General Grievous #1
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars: Age of Republic - General Grievous #1
 
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One-shot featuring General Grievous, the cyborg Supreme Commander of the Confederacy of Independent Systems

📖 Reading Order: next, read 'Intermission Part I' in Star Wars Adventures #12 (2017 series)

Star Wars Adventures #12
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IDW ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars Adventures #12
 
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'Intermission Part I' featuring Anakin and Padme Amidala

📖 Reading Order: next, read 'Intermission Part II' in Star Wars Adventures #13 (2017 series)

Star Wars Adventures #13
IDW ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars Adventures #13
 
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'Intermission Part II' featuring Anakin and Padme Amidala

1st cameo appearance of Boushh in-continuity

📖 Reading Order: next, read Forces of Destiny - Ahsoka & Padme

Star Wars: Forces of Destiny - Ahsoka and Padme #1
IDW ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny - Ahsoka and Padme #1
 
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1st full appearance of Ahsoka Tano in a canon (official) story, previous appearances in Dark Horse comics fall under the Legends banner which would mostly include all comics published prior to April 2014 except for film adaptations

Copies ordered by retailers: 12,464

📖 Reading Order: next, read the story 'Roger Roger' in Star Wars Adventures #19 (2019 series)

Star Wars Adventures #19
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IDW ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars Adventures #19
 
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Anthology of stories including:

Roger Roger

Tales from Wild Space: The Big March

📖 Reading Order: next read 'Hide and Seek' in Star Wars Adventures #20 (2017 series)

Star Wars Adventures #20
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IDW ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars Adventures #20
 
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Anthology of stories including:

Hide and Seek

Tales from Wild Space: The Journey

📖 Reading Order: next, read 'Sisters' in Age of Republic Special #1, then read Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir #1

Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir #1
Dark Horse ⋅ 2014
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Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir #1
 
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Final Star Wars series published by Dark Horse and the only canon story that carried over to Marvel

1st appearance of Gar Saxon, commander of the Mandalorian Super Commandos

1st appearance of Rook Kast, a Mandalorian leader of the Shadow Collective

Introduction of the Darksaber in a standard comic book

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📖 Reading Order: read Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir #1 - #4, then read Age of Republic - Padme Amidala #1

Star Wars: Age of Republic - Padme Amidala #1
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Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Star Wars: Age of Republic - Padme Amidala #1
 
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📖 Reading Order: next read Kanan The Last Padawan #7

Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #7
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #7
 
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Origin of Caleb Dume

📖 Reading Order: read Kanan #7 - Kanan #11, then read Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
TPB ⋅ Dark Horse ⋅ 2005
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
 
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Adaptation of the film Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Story occurs 19 years before Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

📖 Reading Order: next read Kanan The Last Padawan #1

Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #1
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #1
 
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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

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⚠️ 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)

Star Wars: Darth Vader #1
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Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Star Wars: Darth Vader #1
 
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📖 Reading Order: read Darth Vader #1 - #12 (2017 series), then Kanan The Last Padawan #3

Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #3
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Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #3
 
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📖 Reading Order: next read Darth Vader #13 (2017 series)

Star Wars: Darth Vader #13
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars: Darth Vader #13
 
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1st appearance of the Tenth Brother, a member of the Inquisitorius, formerly known as Prosset Dibs

1st appearance of Ferren Barr, a Jedi

📖 Reading Order: read Darth Vader #13 - #17 (2017 series), then Darth Vader Annual #2

Star Wars: Darth Vader Annual #2
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Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars: Darth Vader Annual #2
 
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📖 Reading Order: next read Kanan The Last Padawan #4

Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #4
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Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #4
 
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📖 Reading Order: read Kanan The Last Padawan #5

Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #5
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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2nd cameo appearance of Sabine Wren

2nd cameo appearance of Ezra Bridger

2nd cameo appearance of Hera Syndulla

📖 Reading Order: read Age of Rebellion - Darth Vader #1

Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Darth Vader #1
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📖 Reading Order: next read Darth Vader #18 (2017 series)

Star Wars: Darth Vader #18
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Star Wars: Darth Vader #18
 
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📖 Reading Order: read Darth Vader #18 - #25 (2017 series), then the Beckett one-shot

Star Wars: Beckett #1
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars: Beckett #1
 
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1st appearance of Tobias Beckett

1st appearance of Enfys Nest, leader of the Cloud Riders

📖 Reading Order: next read Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #1

Solo: A Star Wars Story #1
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Solo: A Star Wars Story #1
 
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1st appearance of Qi'ra, a former lover of Han Solo

1st appearance of Lady Proxima, leader of the White Worms

1st cover appearance of Dryden Vos (not in story)

Adaptation of the 2018 film, Solo: A Star Wars Story

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📖 Reading Order: next read Han Solo - Imperial Cadet #1

Star Wars: Han Solo - Imperial Cadet #1
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Star Wars: Han Solo - Imperial Cadet #1
 
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📖 Reading Order: read Han Solo - Imperial Cadet #1 - #5, then Thrawn #1

Star Wars: Thrawn #1
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars: Thrawn #1
 
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Origin of Thrawn

1st appearance of Eli Vanto

📖 Reading Order: read Thrawn #1 - #6, then Star Wars #7 (2015 series)

Star Wars #7
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Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Star Wars #7
 
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📖 Reading Order: next read Solo: A Star Wars Story #2

Solo: A Star Wars Story #2
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Solo: A Star Wars Story #2
 
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1st appearance of Dryden Vos (in story), leader of the Crimson Dawn, appointed by Darth Maul

1st cameo appearance of Trinia, Crimson Dawn member

1st cameo appearance of Margo, Crimson Dawn member

📖 Reading Order: read Solo: A Star Wars Story #2 - #7, then Lando: Double or Nothing #1

Star Wars: Lando Double Or Nothing #1
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars: Lando Double Or Nothing #1
 
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1st appearance of L3-37

📖 Reading Order: read Lando: Double or Nothing #1 - #5, then Star Wars #15 (2015 series)

Star Wars #15
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Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Star Wars #15
 
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📖 Reading Order: next read Star Wars #20 (2015 series)

Star Wars #20
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Star Wars #20
 
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Origin of Black Krrsantan, specifically the scar he received from Obi-Wan and overview of early life

(tap cover and swipe to view)

📖 Reading Order: next, read Kanan: The Last Padawan #6

Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #6
Marvel ⋅ 2015
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Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #6
 
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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

Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #12
Marvel ⋅ 2016
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Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #12
 
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1st cameo appearance of the Grand Inquisitor, one panel appearance - named

1st appearance of Admiral Rae Sloane, a naval officer for the Galactic Empire

📖 Reading Order: next read Rogue One - Cassian & K-2SO Special #1

Star Wars Rogue One: Cassian and K-2SO #1
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Star Wars Rogue One: Cassian and K-2SO #1
 
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📖 Reading Order: next read Forces of Destiny - Hera

Star Wars: Forces of Destiny - Hera #1
IDW ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny - Hera #1
 
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📖 Reading Order: next read the story 'Endangered, Part 1' in Star Wars Adventures #7 (2017 series)

Star Wars Adventures #7
IDW ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars Adventures #7
 
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1st full and cover appearance of Hondo Ohnaka

📖 Reading Order: next read the story 'Endangered, Part 2' in Star Wars Adventures #8 (2017 series)

Star Wars Adventures #8
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IDW ⋅ 2018
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Star Wars Adventures #8
 
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📖 Reading Order: next read FCBD: Star Wars Adventures 2018

Free Comic Book Day 2018: Star Wars Adventures #2018
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IDW ⋅ 2018
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Free Comic Book Day 2018: Star Wars Adventures #2018
 
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📖 Reading Order: next read the story 'Powered Down, Part 1' in Star Wars Adventures #10 (2017 series)

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