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Issue: Star Wars: Dark Empire #1
Publication Date: December 1991
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Issues: #1 of 6 Issues (7 Printings)
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Variant: Standard Cover
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
Brand: Dark Horse Comics [chess piece]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $3.55 CAD
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Barbara Kesel
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy interior; cardstock cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: miniseries
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dave Dorman (painting, credited) [as Dorman] (signed)
Inker(s): Dave Dorman (painting, credited) [as Dorman] (signed)
Colorist(s): Dave Dorman (painting, credited) [as Dorman] (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Star Wars
Character(s): Luke Skywalker; Han Solo; Princess Leia Organa Solo; Chewbacca; C-3PO; R2-D2
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagStar Wars #4/1996 published ?
In Content Item: FlagStar Wars: Dark Empire II #[nn] [unnamed variant] published August 1995
as Star Wars Dark Empire #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStar Wars: Dark Empire Trilogy #[nn] published September 2010
as Star Wars Dark Empire II #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]edited
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Star Wars
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits; publisher staff credits; indicia.
Inside front cover.
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Book 1: the Destiny of a Jedi

Reprise  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Veitch
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Star Wars
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Book 1: The Destiny of a Jedi

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Veitch
Penciller(s): Cam Kennedy
Inker(s): Cam Kennedy
Colorist(s): Cam Kennedy
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Star Wars
Character(s): Luke Skywalker; General Han Solo; Princess Leia Organa Solo; Chewbacca; C-3PO; R2-D2; General Lando Calrissian; Wedge Antilles; Nien Nunb
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagStar Wars: Dark Empire #[nn] published ?
In Issue: FlagStar Wars #4/1996 published ?
In Content Item: FlagStar Wars: Dark Empire #[nn] [unnamed variant] published May 1993
as Book 1: The Destiny of a Jedi [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStar Wars: Dark Empire Preview #[nn] published March 1996
as Book 1: The Destiny of a Jedi [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWizard Ace Edition #13: Star Wars Dark Empire #1 #13 published January 1997
as Book 1: The Destiny of a Jedi [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStar Wars: Dark Empire Trilogy #[nn] published September 2010
as Dark Empire [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: The events in this story take place approximately ten years after Star Wars: A New Hope.
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From a Time of Peace to a Time of Darkness

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Veitch
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Star Wars
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWizard Ace Edition #13: Star Wars Dark Empire #1 #13 published January 1997
as From a Time of Peace to a Time of Darkness [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Text piece detailing various aspects of the Star Wars universe from the end of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi through Star Wars: Dark Empire.
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Give Yourself Liberty

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): Dave Gibbons (cover thumbnails)
Inker(s): Dave Gibbons (cover thumbnails)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Give Me Liberty
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for 216-page trade paperback collection of Give Me Liberty (Dark Horse, 1990 Series) #s 1-4 (June 1990 - April 1991).
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See the World! Explore Its Riches!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): Dave Dorman (painting, cover thumbnails)
Inker(s): Dave Dorman (painting, cover thumbnails)
Colorist(s): Dave Dorman (painting, cover thumbnails)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Indiana Jones
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (Dark Horse, 1991 Series) #s 1-4 (March 1991 - September 1991).
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Aliens vs. Predator

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (full page illustration)
Inker(s): ? (full page illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Aliens Vs. Predator; Dark Horse Insider
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Dark Horse Insider (Dark Horse, 1992 Series), newly formatted with information and previews on many Dark Horse titles such as Aliens Vs. Predator.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Schreck
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flogging a Dead Horse
First Line: 1991 was Dark Horse's best year since we began publishing in 1986.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Schreck essay; Checklist January 7, 14, 21, 28 (1992); publisher staff credits.
Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Star Wars
First Line: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Contains just the indexed first line against a purple background.
Back cover.

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