1979



A list of events in 1979 related to Star Wars.

January

 * ?? – The Maverick Moon published.
 * ?? – The Mystery of the Rebellious Robot published.
 * ?? – Pizzazz 16 published.
 * 03 – Star Wars Weekly 48 published.
 * 10 – Star Wars Weekly 49 published.
 * 17 – Star Wars Weekly 50 published.
 * 23 – Star Wars 22: To the Last Gladiator published.
 * 24 – Star Wars Weekly 51 published.
 * 31 – Star Wars Weekly 52 published.

February

 * 20 – Star Wars 23: Flight Into Fury published.

March

 * 09 – Oscar Isaac is born.
 * 11 – The first Star Wars newspaper comic strip is published by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
 * 12 – Star Wars Question and Answer Book About Space released.
 * 27 – Star Wars 24: Silent Drifting published.

April

 * 01 – Han Solo at Stars' End published.
 * 23 – Jaime King is born.
 * 24 – Star Wars 25: Siege at Yavin published.

May

 * 19 – Caroline de Souza Correa is born.
 * 22 – Star Wars 26: Doom Mission published.
 * 29 – Abel G. Peña is born.

June

 * ?? – Famous Spaceships of Fact and Fantasy published
 * 26 – Star Wars 27: Return of the Hunter published.

July

 * 04 – Kevin Thoms is born.
 * 24 – Rose Byrne is born.
 * 24 – Star Wars 28: What Ever Happened to Jabba the Hut? published.

August

 * 23 – Clare Grant is born.
 * 28 – Star Wars 29: Dark Encounter published.

September

 * 25 – Star Wars 30: A Princess Alone published.

October

 * ?? – The Wookiee Storybook published.
 * 04 – Rachael Leigh Cook is born.
 * 12 – Han Solo's Revenge published.
 * 31 – Mat Lucas is born.

November

 * ?? – The Art of Star Wars published.
 * 13 – Star Wars Annual 1: The Long Hunt published.
 * 22 – Leeanna Walsman is born.
 * 29 – Liz Wilson is born.

December

 * 30 – Catherine Taber is born.

Miscellaneous

 * Kenner releases the following action figures:
 * Boba Fett
 * Luke Skywalker X-wing pilot
 * R5-D4
 * Power droid
 * 3B6-RA-7 aka 'Death Star Droid'
 * Ponda Baba aka Walrus Man
 * Momaw Nadon aka Hammerhead
 * Greedo
 * Snaggletooth aka Rachalt Hyst
 * Blue Snaggletooth aka Zutton