Comic story
World of Fire!
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"World of Fire!" is a comic story which serves as the first part of a three-part comics series written by Chris Claremont, originally published in the UK's Star Wars Weekly 107–109. It was reprinted in 1981 in Star Wars 2: World of Fire, where it was named after the first part published in Star Wars Weekly 107. The other two original parts are "Star Terror!" and "Molten Doom!." The story was continued in The Word for World is Death! and The Guardian of Forever!.
World of Fire! tells the story of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Mici Shabandar in the process of stealing an experimental ship from the Galactic Empire, known as the Staraker. After almost escaping, they are shot down in the Alashan system and crash-land in a lava field on the planet Alashan.
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Facts
- Title
- "World of Fire!"
- Writers
- Chris Claremont
- Penciller
- Carmine Infantino and Gene Day (artists)
- Letterer
- Irv Watanabe and Jean Simek
- Editor
- Archie Goodwin
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Released
- March 12, 1980
- Published in
- Star Wars Weekly 107–Star Wars Weekly 109
- Timeline
- 0–0.5 ABY
- Series
- Star Wars (Marvel UK)
- Followed by
- "Star Terror!"
Who turns up here
Characters: 14
- C-3PO
- Chewbacca (mentioned only)
- Jan Dodonna
- Wadie Firestone (first appearance)
- Guardian of Forever (first appearance)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (in a vision)
- Leia Organa
- R2-D2
- Mici Shabandar (first appearance)
- Anakin Skywalker (indirect mention)
- Luke Skywalker
- Han Solo (mentioned only)
- Arlo Tyre (first appearance)
- Unidentified Governor of Foundry (first mentioned)
Species: 1
Planets: 4
Places: 1
- Jundland Wastes (mentioned only)
Starships: 5
- Death Star I (mentioned only)
- Millennium Falcon (mentioned only)
- Staraker (first appearance)
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- BTL Y-wing starfighter
Organizations: 4
- Galactic Empire
- Stormtrooper
- Rebel Alliance
- Unidentified Alashan culture (first mentioned)
Events: 4
- Galactic Civil War
- Mission to Alashan (first appearance)
- Mission to Foundry (first appearance)
- Second mission to Alashan (first appearance)
Technology: 6
Lore: 1
Everything else: 10
- Governor (mentioned only)
- Sergeant
- Princess
- Archaeologist
- General
- Scout
- Star Destroyer (mentioned only)
- Portable scanner
- Sublight engine
- Rebel flight suit
Not in the archive: 3
- Archaeological Station
- Master Scout
- Ceramic steel
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