Star Wars Tales Volume 1
Star Wars Tales Volume 1 is the first Star Wars Tales trade paperback, collecting issues 1-4.
| Star Wars Tales Volume 1 | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publishing company | Dark Horse Comics |
| Subject | Star Wars |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Release date(s) | 20 February 2002 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| No. of pages | 224 |
| Size & Weight | 10.2 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches2.42 pounds |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-1-56971-619-9 |
| Expanded Universe | |
| Series | Star Wars Tales |
| Followed by | Star Wars Tales Volume 2 |
| Cover artist(s) | Tsuneo Sanda |
| Designer(s) | Lia Ribacchi |
| Art director(s) | Mark Cox |
| Editor(s) | Dave Land |
| Assistant editor(s) | Philip Simon |
| Publisher(s) | Mike Richardson |
Star Wars Tales 1
| Star Wars Tales 1 | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Subject | Star Wars |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Release date(s) | 29 September 1999 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| No. of pages | 64 |
| Cover artist(s) | Igor Kordey |
| Designer(s) | Mark Cox |
| Editor(s) | Peet Janes |
| Assistant editor(s) | Mike Hansen |
| Publisher(s) | Mike Richardson |
Life, Death, and the Living Force
- Script: Jim Woodring
- Pencils: Robert Teranishi
- Colors: Christopher Chuckry
- 14 pages
- Galactic Year: 33 BBY
- Preceded by: A Summer's Dream
- Followed by: Incident at Horn Station
Mara Jade: A Night on the Town
- Script: Timothy Zahn
- Pencils: Igor Kordey
- Colors: Keith Wood
- 16 Pages
- Galactic Year: 5 ABY
- Preceded by: Supply and Demand
- Followed by: Marooned
Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 1)
- Script: Ron Marz
- Pencils: Claudio Castellini
- Colors: Guy Major
- 16 Pages
- Galactic Year: 1 BBY
- Preceded by: Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
- Followed by: Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 2)
Skippy the Jedi Droid
- Script: Peter David
- Pencils: Martin Egeland
- Inks: Howard S. Shum
- Colors: Harold MacKinnon
- 8 Pages
- Galactic Year: 0 ABY
- Preceded by: X-Wing Rogue Squadron #1/2
- Followed by: Resurrection
Star Wars Tales 2
| Star Wars Tales 2 | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Subject | Star Wars |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Release date(s) | 5 January 2000 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| No. of pages | 64 |
| Cover artist(s) | Claudio Castellini |
| Designer(s) | Mark Cox |
| Editor(s) | Peet Janes |
| Assistant editor(s) | Dan Harris |
| Publisher(s) | Mike Richardson |
Routine
- Script: Tony Isabella
- Pencils: John Nadeau
- Colors: Dave Nestelle
- 8 Pages
- Galactic Year: 5 BBY
- Preceded by: Luke Skywalker: Walkabout
- Followed by: Young Lando Calrissian
Han Solo and Chewbacca, flying the Jaina's Light (named after Han's mother), are stopped by the Vigilant, an Imperial ship. A Level One inspection is performed on Jaina's Light, but the Imperial Captain Deyd Llnewe and Lieutenant Raprice find nothing. This happens two more times, with the inspection being more intensive each time, Llnewe being convinced that Solo is up to something. After the third unsuccessful inspection, Han and Chewie are sent on their way, when Captain Llnewe suddenly realizes that the ships Solo was piloting were different each time; Han was not smuggling spice or some other illegal substance, but ships. Deyd orders his gunners to fire on Han, but he was long gone by then.
Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 2)
- Script: Ron Marz
- Pencils: Claudio Castellini
- Inks: Jason Hvam
- Colors: Guy Major
- 16 Pages
- Galactic Year: 1 BBY
- Preceded by: Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 1)
- Followed by: The Hovel on Terk Street
Stop That Jawa!
- Story & Art: Dave Cooper
- 8 Pages
- Galactic Year: 3 ABY
- Preceded by: Skreej
- Followed by: A Hot Time in the Cold Town Tonite
Incident at Horn Station
- Script: Dan Jolley
- Pencils: Sean Phillips
- Colors: Matthew Hollingsworth
- 18 Pages
- Galactic Year: 33 BBY
- Preceded by: Life, Death, and the Living Force
- Followed by: Prelude to Rebellion
Star Wars Tales 3
| Star Wars Tales 3 | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Subject | Star Wars |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Release date(s) | 29 March 2000 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| No. of pages | 64 |
| Cover artist(s) | Dave Dorman |
| Designer(s) | Mark Cox |
| Editor(s) | Dave Land &Peet Janes |
| Assistant editor(s) | Dan Harris |
| Publisher(s) | Mike Richardson |
The Death of Captain Tarpals
- Script: Ryder Windham
- Pencils: Tom Fowler
- Colors: Dave Nestelle
- 8 Pages
- Galactic Year: 32.5 BBY
- Preceded by: Darth Maul
- Followed by: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
In the Gungan city of Otoh Gunga, Chef Marshoo catches Jar Jar Binks in the kitchen trying to scavenge leftovers. Marshoo prepares to punch Jar Jar just as Captain Roos Tarpals comes in to arrest Jar Jar for the very same thing. He puts the handcuffs on Jar Jar and takes him away. Soon after, Tarpals tells Jar Jar that everyone down at the station is calling him "The Death of Captain Tarpals." Suddenly Tarpals is ambushed by Marshoo and some of his friends, who prepare to beat down Jar Jar as they'd planned. They throw a frying pan at Jar Jar, but he ducks, and it goes flying into his kaadu, who retaliates with a kick to Marshoo, sending him and his cohorts into a small fountain. Jar Jar revives Tarpals, and asks to be released after taking care of Marshoo. Roos ignores him and takes him to the surface of Naboo, where he shall live for a long time to come.
Deal with a Demon
- Script: John Ostrander
- Pencils: Jan Duursema
- Inks: Rick Magyar
- Colors: Dan Jackson
- 10 Pages
- Galactic Year: 32 BBY
- Preceded by: Outlander
- Followed by: Force Fiction
Vilmarh Grahrk has been hired by the people of Ootoola (who he fondly refers to as "fishfaces") to smuggle Princess Foolookoola off-planet; she is currently being hunted down by the purists of Ootoola, who previously killed the patriarch and his wife, seizing power of the planet. He and Naradan D'ulin, the caretaker of the princess, begin taking her to Villie's ship, when they're suddenly ambushed by a group of Ootoola purists. Villie hands the princess over, telling Naradan that the purists offered more credits than the loyalists did. Naradan and the princess are taken away and put into the purists' prison.
That night, Villie blows open the prison door and rescues them, only to get a punch in the face from Naradan. Vilmarh explains that before, with the princess running loose, everybody was looking for her, but now that they've assumed she's still locked up, nobody will be trying to find her. Naradan grabs a rifle in case she decides to shoot him, and they head out. They spot a couple of guards, and Villie casually walks up to them, steals one of their blasters, and shoots both of them. Villie, Naradan and the princess quickly escape the palace and head to Vilmarh's ship, the Inferno, where they are vocally greeted by NT. They fly off, Villie destroying the palace on his way up. They make their way to the planet Dur Sabon, where Foolookoola is to live her life among the Dur Sabon until she can return to Ootoola.
Lady Luck
- Script: Rich Handley & Darko Macan
- Pencils: Chris Brunner
- Colors: Michelle Madgen & Dave Stewart
- 16 Pages
- Galactic Year: 1 ABY
- Preceded by: My Brother, My Enemy
- Followed by: Dark Lord's Conscience
Three Against the Galaxy
- Script: Rich Hedden
- Pencils: Rick Leonardi
- Inks: Mark Lipka
- Colors: Dave McCaig
- 22 Pages
- Galactic Year: 5 ABY
- Preceded by: Marooned
- Followed by: Boba Fett: Agent of Doom
Star Wars Tales 4
| Star Wars Tales 4 | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Subject | Star Wars |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Release date(s) | 28 June 2000 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| No. of pages | 64 |
| Cover artist(s) | Kilian Plunkett |
| Designer(s) | Mark Cox |
| Editor(s) | Dave Land |
| Assistant editor(s) | Michael Carriglitto |
| Publisher(s) | Mike Richardson |
Moment of Doubt
- Script: Lovern Kindzierski
- Pencils: Robert Teranishi
- Colors: Dave McCaig
- 14 Pages
- Galactic Year: 3 ABY
- Preceded by: Duel a Dark Lord
- Followed by: Hoth
The story takes place 3 A.B.Y. Awarru Tark arrives aboard the Star Destroyer Avenger in a YT-1300 freighter, answering Darth Vader's call for bounty hunters to find the Millennium Falcon. When he meets with Vader he immediately launches a vicious assault on the Sith Lord with Grenades and light blades that extend from his arms.
As Vader reaches into Tark's mind he finds Awarru Tark is actually Stauz Czycz. Czycz underwent a surgical transformation to implant a force field generator into his body, so that he could attack Vader as revenge, having lost his own family in an Imperial assault on his homeworld.
Using telekinesis to disable the generator, Vader decapitates Czycz, leaving him to consider Czycz's status as more machine than man.
A Death Star is Born
- Script: Kevin Rubio
- Pencils: Lucas Marangon
- Colors: Dave Nestelle
- 12 Pages
- Galactic Year: 2 BBY
- Preceded by: The Black Cavern
- Followed by: Han Solo At Stars' End
Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, Tol Sivron, and Bevel Lemelisk submit their Death Star proposal to Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader. The perceived flaws of the schematics are humorously discussed. The appearance of Bevel Lemelisk is different in this comic than in any other source where he is portrayed. This was an intentional choice on behalf of the comic's creator, although for unknown reasons. One should also note the presence of Ackbar, a Mon Calamari, and Grand Moff Tarkin's slave, soon to be Rebel Alliance Admiral listening in through the door.
Several references in the story allude to popular culture, including the following:
- The Imperial insignia, reminiscent of Mickey Mouse-ears;
- A "Bob's Big Boy" fast food chain statue;
- A hologram of Yogi Bear;
- The starship from the Star Trek series known as Starship Enterprise.
- The Beatles' Yellow Submarine
Spare Parts
- Script: Mark Evanier & Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils: Sergio Aragonés
- Colors: Tom Luth
- 4 Pages
- Galactic Year: 22 ABY
- Preceded by: Union
- Followed by: Chewbacca
Sand Blasted
- Story & Art: Kilian Plunkett
- Colors: Dave Nestelle
- 28 Pages
- Galactic Year: 4 ABY
- Preceded by: The Jabba Tape
- Followed by: A Day in the Life