Star Wars Vol 1 4

Star Wars #4
Previous Issue	Star Wars #3
Next Issue	Star Wars #5
Cover Date	October, 1977
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Archie Goodwin

1. "In Battle with Darth Vader"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)	Howard Chaykin
Inker(s)	Steve Leialoha
Letterer(s)	Tom Orzechowski
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas Archie Goodwin

Appearing in "In Battle with Darth Vader"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Luke Skywalker ⏵
• ⏴ Han Solo ⏵
• The Jedi
  • ⏴ Obi-Wan Kenobi ⏵ (Death) (Ghostly Voice Also)
• The Rebellion
  • ⏴ Princess Leia Organa ⏵

Supporting Characters:

• ⏴ Chewbacca ⏵
• Droids
  • Protocol Droid
    • ⏴ C-3PO ⏵
  • R2 unit
    • ⏴ R2-D2 ⏵

Antagonists:

• The Galactic Empire
  • Grand Moff Tarkin
• The Sith
  • ⏴ Darth Vader ⏵

Other Characters:

• The Galactic Empire
  • Grand General Tagge
  • Admiral Motti
  • General Bast
  • General Molock
  • General Cass
  • Captain Khurgee
  • Lieutenant Treidum
  • Stormtroopers

Creatures:

• Dianoga (First appearance)

Droids:

• Death Star Protocol Droid
• Mouse Droid

Locations:

• Hyperspace
• Imperial Core
  • Alderaan Sector
    • Alderaan System

Items:

• Chewbacca's Bowcaster
• Comlink
• Han Solo's Blaster
• Darth Vader's Armor
• Lightsabers
  • Darth Vader's Lightsaber (First full appearance)
  • Luke's Lightsaber
  • Obi-Wan's Lightsaber (Final appearance)
• Stormtrooper Armor
• Stormtrooper Blaster
• Stormtrooper Heavy Rifle

Vehicles:

• Death Star
  • Detention Block AA-23
    • Garbage Compactor (First appearance)
  • Docking Bay 327
• Millennium Falcon
• TIE Fighters
  

Synopsis for "In Battle with Darth Vader"

Part 4 of 6 in a retelling of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope

Notes

• Goodwin is consulting editor.

• Gafford is uncredited.

See Also

• 1 image(s) from Star Wars Vol 1 4
• 8 reprint(s) of Star Wars Vol 1 4

Recommended Reading

Star Wars #1, #2, #3