Comic story
The Word for World is Death!
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"The Word for World is Death!" is a comic story which serves as the second part of a three-part comics series written by Chris Claremont, originally published in the UK's Star Wars Weekly 110–112, where it was named after the first part published in Star Wars Weekly 110. The other two original parts are "Unholy Alliance!" and "A Creature in the Stars!." It was reprinted in 1981 in the Marvel Illustrated Books collection Star Wars 2: World of Fire. The story was started in World of Fire! and concluded in The Guardian of Forever!.
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Facts
- Title
- "The Word for World is Death!"
- Writers
- Chris Claremont
- Penciller
- Carmine Infantino and Gene Day (artists)
- Letterer
- Irv Watanabe and Jean Simek
- Editor
- Archie Goodwin
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Released
- April 2, 1980
- Published in
- Star Wars Weekly 110–112
- Timeline
- 0–0.5 ABY
- Series
- Star Wars (Marvel UK)
- Preceded by
- "Molten Doom!"
- Followed by
- "Unholy Alliance!"
Who turns up here
Characters: 15
- Anarine (first appearance)
- Boaz (first appearance)
- C-3PO
- Eger Djambo (first appearance)
- Jan Dodonna (in a flashback)
- Wil'm Grau (first appearance)
- Kyril Lopaki (first appearance)
- Leia Organa
- Palpatine (indirect mention)
- R2-D2
- Sentinel
- Mici Shabandar
- Luke Skywalker
- Han Solo (mentioned only)
- Voss (first appearance)
Species: 1
Places: 1
- Unidentified Alashan city (indirect mention)
Starships: 4
- Death Star I (mentioned only)
- Staraker
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter (in a flashback)
- BTL Y-wing starfighter
Organizations: 4
- Galactic Empire
- Stormtrooper
- Rebel Alliance
- Alliance High Command (mentioned only)
Events: 3
- Galactic Civil War
- Mission to Foundry (in a flashback)
- Second mission to Alashan
Technology: 5
Lore: 2
- Galactic Emperor (mentioned only)
- Jedi Knight (mentioned only)
Everything else: 11
- Imperial commando
- Ensign
- Fleet Sergeant (first appearance)
- Major
- Corporal
- Princess
- Archaeologist
- General
- Star Destroyer (mentioned only)
- Comlink
- Electrobinoculars
Not in the archive: 4
- Archaeological Station
- Battle lantern
- Porter scanner
- Notebook
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