Star Wars: Dark Empire #1 (1991) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dave Dorman; inks: Dave Dorman; colors: Dave Dorman	C-3PO, Chewbacca, Leia Organa, R2-D2, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Book 1: the Destiny of a Jedi	recap	1	script: Tom Veitch
3	Book 1: The Destiny of a Jedi	comic story	24	script: Tom Veitch; pencils: Cam Kennedy; inks: Cam Kennedy; colors: Cam Kennedy; letters: Todd Klein	C-3PO, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, Nien Nunb, Leia Organa, R2-D2, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Wedge Antilles
4	From a Time of Peace to a Time of Darkness	text story	4	script: Tom Veitch
5	Give Yourself Liberty	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons
6	See the World! Explore Its Riches!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Dave Dorman; inks: Dave Dorman; colors: Dave Dorman
7	Aliens vs. Predator	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: ? (ad copy); pencils: ? (full page illustration); inks: ? (full page illustration); letters: typeset
8	-	in-house column	1	script: Bob Schreck
9	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

Edition	How to tell
Platinum Edition	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Collection	Year
Star Wars: Dark Empire #[nn] ISBN 1-878574-56-6	1993	On eBay ›
Star Wars: Dark Empire II #[nn] ISBN 1-56971-119-4	1995	On eBay ›
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy #[nn] ISBN 978-1-59582-151-5	2008	On eBay ›
Star Wars: Dark Empire #[nn]	1993	On eBay ›
Star Wars: Dark Empire Preview #[nn]	1996	On eBay ›
Star Wars: Dark Empire Trilogy #[nn] ISBN 978-1-59582-612-1	2010	On eBay ›
Wizard Ace Edition #13: Star Wars Dark Empire #1 #13	1997	On eBay ›

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