Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (The Official Comics Version)

by Archie Goodwin, Al Williamson (Illustrator)

Other authors: Ron Frenz (Illustrator), Carlos Garzon (Illustrator), Dan Green (Illustrator), Tom Palmer (Illustrator), Christie Scheele (Colorist) — 2 more, Bob Sharen (Colorist), Bill Sienkiewicz (Illustrator)

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Series: Star Wars Film Graphic Novels (VI), Star Wars: Return of the Jedi [1983] (1-4 collected), Star Wars: the Rebellion Era (4 ABY), Classic Star Wars (Return of the Jedi 1-2), Star Wars Universe (4 ABY)

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"These are grim times for the Rebel Alliance. Han Solo is in the hands of the vile Jabba the Hutt. The Jedi Master Yoda grows weak. Emperor Palpatine is determined to turn Luke to the dark side. And Darth Vader nears completion of a new dreaded Death Star even more powerful than the first. To avert certain doom, the rebels head to the forest moon of Endor-- but will the native Ewoks be friends or foes? Before the Battle of Endor begins, Princess Leia faces dramatic revelations. And when Luke surrenders to Vader, the fate of the galaxy may rest on the ultimate father/son confrontation!"--Page [4] of cover.… (more)

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The comic adaptation of Return of the Jedi has only four issues, rather than the six for the two previous films. The action sequences, which are after all the main point, are well done.

In general I approve of the tightening up, yet I felt that we skipped a couple of interesting points here; most notably the ghost scene at the end with the shades of Anakin, Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi is absent, and though it's a bit silly I felt it gave closure to the story. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Archie Goodwin	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Williamson, Al	Illustrator	main author	all editions	confirmed
Frenz, Ron	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Garzon, Carlos	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Green, Dan	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Palmer, Tom	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Scheele, Christie	Colorist	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sharen, Bob	Colorist	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sienkiewicz, Bill	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Severin, Marie	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Classic Star Wars (Return of the Jedi 1-2)

Star Wars Film Graphic Novels (VI)

Star Wars Universe (4 ABY)

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi [1983] (1-4 collected)

Star Wars: the Rebellion Era (4 ABY)

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Marvel Comics Illustrated Version Of (02122)

Marvel Super Special (27)

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Star Wars Omnibus: The Complete Saga: Episodes I through VI by Archie Goodwin

Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago..., Volume 4 by Randy Stradley

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Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #1 by Archie Goodwin

Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #2 by Archie Goodwin

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #1 (In the Hands of Jabba the Hutt) by Archie Goodwin (indirect)

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #2 by Archie Goodwin (indirect)

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #3 (Mission to Endor) by Archie Goodwin (indirect)

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #4 (The Final Duel) by Archie Goodwin (indirect)

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Return of the Jedi [1983 film] by Richard Marquand

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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (The Official Comics Version)

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Marvel Comics Super Special #27: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

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1995-11-01

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This entry refers to the comic book adaptation of the Return of the Jedi by Archie Goodwin & Al Williamson and should not be combined with other versions.

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"These are grim times for the Rebel Alliance. Han Solo is in the hands of the vile Jabba the Hutt. The Jedi Master Yoda grows weak. Emperor Palpatine is determined to turn Luke to the dark side. And Darth Vader nears completion of a new dreaded Death Star even more powerful than the first. To avert certain doom, the rebels head to the forest moon of Endor-- but will the native Ewoks be friends or foes? Before the Battle of Endor begins, Princess Leia faces dramatic revelations. And when Luke surrenders to Vader, the fate of the galaxy may rest on the ultimate father/son confrontation!"--Page [4] of cover.

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From Dark Horse Comics:
Dark Horse presents Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, the third thrilling chapter in the greatest space fantasy ever! The Emperor and Darth Vader make the final preparations to destroy the Rebel Alliance once and for all. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker, now a Jedi Knight, must rescue Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, from the palace of Jabba the Hutt.

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