Star Wars Official Poster Monthly

Star Wars Official Poster Monthly was a magazine published by Galaxy Publications beginning in October 1977. Eighteen monthly issues were produced, with issue 18 appearing in March 1979. The cover price in the United States was $1.50, with a ten-month subscription costing $10.

Its main feature was a large full-color poster (advertised as "a giant, nearly 2 foot by 3 foot poster") of a character or scene from the original Star Wars film. However, it is perhaps more notable today, especially to fans of the Expanded Universe or those with an interest in the technical aspects of filmmaking, for the short illustrated articles included. These articles included character profiles, interviews with special effects crew and artists, vignettes about the Star Wars universe, and even discussions about real-world scientific topics relating to the film. The in-universe articles are particularly interesting for identifying the Imperial stormtroopers as clones, and discussing Darth Vader's reconstruction as a cyborg after losing a duel near a volcanic pit to Obi-Wan Kenobi, long before the release of the Prequel Trilogy.

Scans of the articles (though not the posters themselves) are available in the "Arcana Historica" section of Timetales on TheForce.Net.

Issues

 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 1
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 2
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 3
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 4
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 5
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 6
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 7
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 8
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 9
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 10
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 11
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 12
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 13
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 14
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 15
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 16
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 17
 * Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 18