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Star Wars #40
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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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. This occurred during the the attack on the Mako-Ta Space Docks which would fall on the timeline before Star Wars #39 (September 1980)

Star Wars #41
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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1st cameo appearance of Yoda, in shadows

Cover art featuring the Millennium Falcon

5-page explanation of Yoda's initial goblin-like appearance illustrated in the Marvel paperback edition of The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars #42
Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Standard-sized comic book appearances:

1st appearance of Boba Fett, a bounty hunter

1st cameo appearance of Dengar, Bossk, IG-88 and Zuckuss - bounty hunters

1st cameo appearance of Emperor Palpatine aka Darth Sidious

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Reprinted from Marvel Comics Super Special Magazine, adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back

Debut of Slave I, a pursuit craft

Star Wars #42
Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1980
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Star Wars #42
 
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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode

Star Wars #43
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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1st appearance of Lando Calrissian in a standard U.S. comic book

2nd appearance of Boba Fett in a standard U.S. comic book

1st appearance of Lobot in a standard U.S. comic book

[Donald Glover and his brother Stephen are writing the Lando Disney+ series]

Star Wars #44
Marvel ⋅ 1981
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Star Wars #44
 
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Interior story depicts the moment when Darth Vader revealed he is the father of Luke Skywalker

Star Wars #98
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Marvel ⋅ 1985
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Star Wars #98
 
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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

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