Star Wars: Republic

Star Wars: Republic was a series of comics published by Dark Horse Comics. The first issue came out on December 16, 1998. It ran for 83 issues, spanning from before The Phantom Menace to after Revenge of the Sith. It was originally titled simply Star Wars, and acquired its Republic title at issue #46. Starting with issue #49, it became the main Clone Wars comic. It was continued in the Star Wars: Dark Times series, which takes place in the early days of the Galactic Empire, with continuous numeration from the Clone Wars series on the inside cover of each issue beginning with issue #84. Issues of Dark Times are independently numerated on the cover.

Story arcs

 * Prelude to Rebellion
 * Vow of Justice
 * Outlander
 * Emissaries to Malastare
 * Twilight
 * Infinity's End
 * The Hunt for Aurra Sing
 * Darkness
 * The Stark Hyperspace War
 * The Devaronian Version
 * Rite of Passage
 * Honor and Duty
 * The New Face of War
 * The Battle of Jabiim
 * Show of Force
 * The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
 * Trackdown
 * The Siege of Saleucami
 * Into the Unknown
 * The Hidden Enemy

Tie-ins

 * Jedi Council: Acts of War
 * Heart of Fire (Dark Horse Extra #35-37)
 * Star Wars: Jedi
 * Obsession
 * Star Wars: Purge

Classic Trilogy appearances
Several characters from the original three Star Wars films made appearances throughout the Republic series. Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Yoda, and Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious all made regular appearances in the book. In addition, the following characters made cameo or brief appearances:


 * Ephant Mon
 * Jabba the Hutt
 * Bib Fortuna
 * Malakili
 * C-3PO
 * Mon Mothma
 * General Jan Dodonna
 * Chewbacca

Related Characters

 * Ranulph Tarkin (Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin's cousin)
 * Gilad Pellaeon
 * Adar Tallon (a character created by West End Games)