Comic story
The Weapons Master!
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"The Weapons Master!" is a short comic in which Princess Leia Organa recounts the story of how Giles Durane, the "Weapons Master," trained her to defend herself.
The story first appeared in three parts in Marvel UK's Star Wars Weekly 104–106, and was reprinted in Marvel Illustrated Books' Star Wars. It was named after the first part, originally published in Star Wars Weekly 104. The other two parts were "Day of the Assassins!" and "My Enemies Surround Me!."
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Facts
- Title
- "The Weapons Master!"
- Writers
- Archie Goodwin
- Penciller
- Carmine Infantino and Steve Mitchell (artists)
- Letterer
- Joe Rosen
- Colorist
- Marie Severin
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Released
- February 20, 1980
- Published in
- Star Wars Weekly 104–Star Wars Weekly 106
- Pages
- 19
- Timeline
- c. 0.5–3 ABY
- Series
- Star Wars (Marvel UK)
- Followed by
- "Day of the Assassins!"
Who turns up here
Characters: 12
- C-3PO
- Giles Durane (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Emir (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Gimlet (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Holopix News photographer assassin (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Bail Prestor Organa (mentioned only)
- Leia Organa
- Palpatine (indirect mention)
- R2-D2
- Luke Skywalker
- Tchai (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Torgas (first appearance, in a flashback)
Organizations: 4
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Assassin's Guild (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Galactic Empire
- Stormtrooper
Events: 1
- Clone Wars (mentioned only)
Technology: 5
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- R2-series astromech droid
- Proton grenade (in a flashback)
- Stormtrooper armor
- Wrist blaster (first appearance, in a flashback)
Lore: 2
- Assassin (in a flashback)
- Galactic Emperor (mentioned only)
Everything else: 11
- Alderaan beach snail (first mentioned)
- General (in a flashback)
- Governor
- Senator (in a flashback)
- Princess
- Weapons master (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Blast door
- Blaster
- Headset comlink
- Rocket dart (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Hyperspace
Not in the archive: 8
- Assassin's Guild headquarters (in a flashback)
- Durane family (mentioned only)
- Holopix News (first mentioned)
- Giles Durane's ship (in a flashback)
- Unidentified Rebel spacecraft
- Circuit-jammer (in a flashback)
- Spy globe (in a flashback)
- Throwing disc (in a flashback)
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