Long Time Ago - Marvel Star Wars Legends Comics Series > The Empire Strikes Back - Building an Empire: Marvel Style

Welcome to Long Time Ago, a journey into the Marvel Star Wars Legends Comics. Our host Angus first made the jump to hyperspace and a galaxy far far away by reading Marvel Star Wars Vol 1 Issue #9 and never looked back! Travel back to 1977 into the origins of the series and discover how comics has supported fandom and in some ways shaped the Star Wars universe. This fifty-eighth episode reviews a five page article, "Building an Empire: Marvel Style" by Archie Goodwin which was contained in Issue #41. Angus also touches on a cover gallery to the British variants of Star Wars #39–44 which is contained in Issue #42. 

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Star Wars (1977-1986)

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January - Issue #41 - The Empire Strikes Back Part 3

February - Issue #42 - The Empire Strikes Back Part 4

March - Issue #43 - The Empire Strikes Back Part 5

April - Issue #44 - The Empire Strikes Back Part 6

May - Issue #45

June - Issue #46

July - Issue #47

August - Issue #48

September - Issue #49

October - Issue #50

November - Issue #51 

December - Issue #52 

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This series is dedicated in loving memory of Charley Lippincott, who George Lucas hired in late 1975 to join the first Star Wars production as Vice President of Advertising, Publicity, Promotion & Merchandising. He is responsible for Star Wars comics becoming a reality with Marvel! The Force will be with him, always.