Comic book
Contemporary Motivators: Star Wars
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Contemporary Motivators: Star Wars is a comic book adaptation of the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. It is part of Pendulum Press's Contemporary Motivators series, published in 1978. Like the rest of the Contemporary Motivators series, the comic was released as part of a larger kit intended as a reading aid in an educational setting, featuring worksheets and teachers' guides. Colorized art from the comic were used for what StarWars.com called the Old School Star Wars Filmstrip, which also came in the educational kit.
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Facts
- Title
- Contemporary Motivators: Star Wars
- Writers
- Linda A. Cadrain
- Penciller
- Charles Nicholas
- Publisher
- Pendulum Press
- Released
- 1978
- Pages
- 32
- Timeline
- 0 BBY
Who turns up here
Characters: 17
- Wedge Antilles (voice only)
- C-3PO
- Chewbacca
- Shann Childsen
- Biggs Darklighter (mentioned only)
- Garven Dreis (voice only)
- Bob Hudsol
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Beru Whitesun Lars
- Owen Lars
- Bail Prestor Organa (indirect mention)
- Leia Organa
- R2-D2
- Luke Skywalker
- Han Solo
- Darth Vader
- Jon Vander (voice only)
Planets: 4
Places: 14
Starships: 13
Vehicles: 3
Organizations: 8
Events: 7
Technology: 20
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- R2-series astromech droid
- Defender sporting blaster pistol
- DL-44 heavy blaster pistol
- DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle
- E-11 blaster rifle
- Gaderffii
- Hologram
- Ion blaster
- Jawa ionization blaster
- Lightsaber
- Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber
- Darth Vader's lightsaber
- Obi-Wan Kenobi's third lightsaber
- Stormtrooper armor
- Stuncuffs
- Galactic Credit Standard (indirect mention)
- Medal of Bravery
- Rank insignia plaque
- Rebel command insignia
Lore: 8
Everything else: 35
- Cell Block 1138 (mentioned only)
- Deck 5
- Cell 2187
- Section N-Six
- Tractor Beam 12
- Commander
- Governor
- General (mentioned only)
- Princess
- Space station
- Battle station
- Blast door (mentioned only)
- Blaster
- Deflector shield (mentioned only)
- Garbage compactor
- Holocamera (mentioned only)
- Homing beacon (mentioned only)
- Moisture vaporator
- Oil bath (mentioned only)
- Reactor (mentioned only)
- Scanner (mentioned only)
- Stun
- Thermal exhaust port (mentioned only)
- Tractor beam
- Turbolift
- Alliance Starbird
- Binary
- Death Star plans
- Hyperspace (mentioned only)
- Lightsaber duel
- May the Force be with you
- Slave (mentioned only)
- The Force
- Dark side of the Force (mentioned only)
- Light side of the Force (mentioned only)
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