Marvel Released October 1980

Star Wars #40

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Published October 1980
Pages 32

Battleground Hoth!

Key Facts

  • Partial reprint of Marvel Super Special Magazine #16
  • Part two of The Empire Strikes Back movie adaptation that ran through issue #44
  • 1st team appearance of Rogue Squadron in a standard U.S. comic book
  • In Star Wars #52 (October 2018), the official canon origin story is told of how the Rogue Squadron was named to honor the team of Rebels known as Rogue One
  • [August 2025 - Rogue Squadron rumored to be back in development after previously delayed by Disney]