Gene Day

‘Star Wars’ flashback: Stories in Pizzazz magazine and Marvel Illustrated Books (1977-82) (Comic book reviews)

When Marvel reclaims the “Star Wars” license from Dark Horse next year, one thing is certain: It’ll start off with better original stories than the

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 60-69 and Annual 2 (1982-83) (Comic book reviews)

Part of the fun of the Marvel comics — and the whole EU, really — is seeing the Kenner action figures come to life. But the best

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 45-50 (1980-81) (Comic book reviews)

The “Star Wars” Marvel comics run gets off to a rocky start after “The Empire Strikes Back” adaptation (issues 39-44), although the batch from 45-50 certainly has

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 31-38 (1979-80) (Comic book reviews)

It’s a shame that the “Star Wars” Marvel comics are dismissed out of hand by some continuity gurus, because Archie Goodwin — the first long-term writer for

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 24-30 and Annual 1 (1979) (Comic book reviews)

Before May 1999, we heard a lot about how the prequel era was off-limits to Expanded Universe writers since George Lucas was saving it for

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel Issues 18-23 (1978-79) (Comic book reviews)

“The Wheel” arc, issues 18-23 of the “Star Wars” Marvel comics run marks the first time the series truly feels like “Star Wars.” Writer Archie Goodwin and

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