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Star Wars (1977) 50
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Star Wars 50 also published as Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years 50, is the fiftieth issue of the Legends comic book series Star Wars. It was written by Archie Goodwin, illustrated by Al Williamson, and first published on May 19, 1981 by Marvel Comics. The issue features the story "The Crimson Forever," in which the heroes of the Rebellion come into contact with a deadly virus.
Star Wars 50 was reprinted on May 1, 2019, in celebration of Marvel's 80th anniversary, and the story was later continued in Star Wars 108.
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Facts
- Title
- Star Wars 50
- Writers
- Archie Goodwin
- Penciller
- Al Williamson
- Inker
- Tom Palmer
- Walter Simonson Walt Simonson
- Letterer
- Ed Stuart
- Colorist
- Don Warfield
- Cover artist
- Tom Palmer
- Editor
- Louise Simonson Louise Jones
- Jim Shooter (Editor-in-chief)
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Released
- May 19, 1981
- Pages
- 40
- Upc
- 071486028178
- Timeline
- 3 ABY
- Series
- Star Wars (1977)
- Issue
- 50
Who turns up here
Characters: 27
- 2-1B
- 4-LOM
- Bossk
- C-3PO
- Lando Calrissian
- Chewbacca
- Dengar
- Boba Fett (in a vision)
- IG-88C (first appearance)
- IG-88D (first appearance)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (in a vision)
- Klysk (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Leia Organa
- Palpatine (indirect mention)
- R2-D2
- Red Nebula priest (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Red Nebula temple guardian (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Luke Skywalker
- Han Solo (in a flashback)
- Domina Tagge
- Orman Tagge (mentioned only)
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure (mentioned only)
- Darth Vader (in a vision)
- Yoda (in a vision)
- Zud (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Zuckuss (mentioned only)
- House of Tagge
Species: 9
- Shistavanen
- Human
- Hutt (mentioned only)
- Red Nebula temple guardian's species (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Trandoshan
- Unidentified Red Nebula species (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Wookiee
- Rwook
- Yoda's species (in a vision)
Planets: 7
- Golrath (first appearance)
- Hoth (mentioned only)
- Red Nebula comet field (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Sun of the Planet of the Red Nebula (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Planet of the Red Nebula (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Tatooine (mentioned only)
- Terminus (first appearance, in a flashback)
Places: 4
- Cloud City (mentioned only)
- Golrath Station (first appearance)
- Untouched Valley (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Red Nebula temple (first appearance, in a flashback)
Galaxy: 5
- Golrath system (first appearance)
- Intergalactic Void (mentioned only)
- Red Nebula system (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Red Nebula (first appearance)
- Terminus system (first appearance, in a flashback)
Starships: 11
- Nova Prince (first appearance, in a flashback)
- CR90 corvette
- Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft (in a vision)
- Slave I (in a vision)
- Mining Explorer
- Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- Unidentified Imperial-class Star Destroyer (Crimson Forever) (first appearance)
- T-65 X-wing starfighter
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- YT-1300 light freighter
- Millennium Falcon
Organizations: 10
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Galactic Empire
- Imperial Fleet
- Stormtrooper (in a flashback)
- Jedi
- Order of the Sith Lords (in a vision)
- Priests of the Red Nebula (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Red Nebula exiles (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Corellian (in a flashback)
- Cosmic Destiny (first appearance, in a flashback)
Events: 5
- Awesome cataclysm (first mentioned)
- Attack on the Red Nebula temple (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Battle of Hoth (indirect mention)
- Mission to the Red Nebula (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Skirmish aboard the Mining Explorer (first appearance)
Technology: 25
- IG-series
- R2-series astromech droid
- 2-1B surgical droid
- Mobile hold-tender (first appearance, in a flashback)
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- LOM-series protocol droid
- AG-2G quad laser cannon
- Darth Vader's armor (in a vision)
- Mandalorian armor (in a vision)
- Stormtrooper armor (in a flashback)
- Blaster pistol (in a flashback)
- Heavy blaster pistol (in a flashback)
- DL-44 heavy blaster pistol (in a flashback)
- Energy shackles (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Fineband scope (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Hologram
- Hyperdrive
- Lightsaber (in a vision)
- Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber (in a vision)
- Darth Vader's lightsaber (in a vision)
- Magnaband scope (first appearance)
- Navi-computer
- Space suit
- Great Life Jewels (first appearance)
- Light-year (mentioned only)
Lore: 8
- Administrator (mentioned only)
- Red Flight Three
- Galactic Emperor (mentioned only)
- Jedi apprentice
- Dark Lord of the Sith (in a vision)
- Sith Lord (in a vision)
- Crimson Forever (first appearance)
- Galactic Basic Standard
Everything else: 48
- Assassin droid
- Astromech droid
- R-series
- Medical droid
- Protocol droid
- Commander
- Red Flight (first appearance)
- Pilot (in a flashback)
- Bounty hunter
- Captain (mentioned only)
- Gambler (mentioned only)
- Baron (mentioned only)
- Pirate (in a flashback)
- Princess
- Smuggler (in a flashback)
- Canine
- Cyborg (in a vision)
- Swamp Maiden (first mentioned, in a flashback)
- Bulk freighter (in a flashback)
- Star Destroyer
- Airlock
- Armor
- Blast door
- Blaster (in a flashback)
- Breath mask
- Comlink
- Deflector shield
- Distress beacon
- Laser cannon (in a flashback)
- Servomotor
- Alliance Starbird
- Cantina (mentioned only)
- Carbonite (in a vision)
- Comet (in a flashback)
- Holographic chess (mentioned only)
- Hyperspace
- Magma
- Moon
- Planet
- Rebel flight suit
- Shyriiwook
- Spice (mentioned only)
- Star
- Suspended animation
- The Force (mentioned only)
- Dark side of the Force (mentioned only)
- Tree (in a flashback)
- Virus (mentioned only)
Not in the archive: 1
- Unidentified mobile hold-tender (first appearance)
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