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Star Wars: Droids (1986)

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Star Wars: Droids was an eight-issue comic book series published by Star Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics, from 1986 to 1987. The series was based on the animated Star Wars: Droids television show, which aired in the 1985–86 season and was canceled shortly after this series began.

While the TV show was set around 15 BBY, this series and ended with a semi-adaptation of A New Hope told from R2-D2 and C-3PO's point of view. However, the blog series The Droids Re-Animated officially stated that issues 1–5 took place before the animated series. This chronology explains the second issue of the comic depicting the characters Tig Fromm and Vlix Oncard, who had been turned over to Jabba the Hutt in the last episode of the first TV story arc. It also explains a reference to the comic series character Zell in The New Essential Guide to Characters that takes place before the description of the events of the TV show.

In the 1990s, Dark Horse released a Star Wars: Droids (1994).

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Title
Star Wars: Droids
Writers
David Manak
George Carragone
Penciller
John Romita Sr.
Warren Kremer
Mary Wilshire
Ernie Colón
Inker
Carlos Garzón
Al Williamson
Jon D'Agostino
Joe Sinnott
Letterer
Grace Kremer
Ed King
Colorist
Marie Severin
George Roussos
Cover artist
John Romita
Joe Sinnott
Ernie Colón
Editor
Sid Jacobson
Tom DeFalco
Jim Shooter
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Start date
February 1986
End date
March 17, 1987
Schedule
One issue every two months
Format
Completed
Issues
8
Timeline
c. 15 BBY
0 BBY

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