Star Wars (comic strip)

The Star Wars Comic Strip was first published in newspapers in 1979, and was distributed by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. In addition to the black and white daily strips, a color Sunday strip was published which originally included different stories from the daily installments. The Sunday strips were eventually part of the daily stories.

The strip first featured writing and art by Russ Manning until poor health forced him to retire from the strip. Archie Goodwin took over the series with Planet of Kadril, which he wrote under the name Russ Helm. Goodwin was then credited in his follow up story, an adaptation of the novel Han Solo at Stars' End. Artist Al Williamson joined Goodwin for the next story, The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell, and their partnership continued until the final strip, published in 1984.

Most of these stories were edited, colored and reprinted in the form of comic book series by Dark Horse Comics decades later -- Goodwin and Williamson's strips in Classic Star Wars, Manning's in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures. These comics did not include Planet of Kadril or the Sunday strips. Later, Han Solo at Stars' End was reprinted under the Classic Star Wars title, as was the Sunday strip The Constancia Affair.

In 2005, StarWars.com's Hyperspace began publishing the newspaper strips alongside all-new stories. All of Manning's daily strips were included, as were most of Goodwin's. For those comic strips (re)printed online, see webstrips.

Stories

 * Gambler's World, by Russ Manning
 * The Constancia Affair, by Russ Manning
 * The Kashyyyk Depths, by Russ Manning
 * Tatooine Sojourn, by Russ Manning and Steve Gerber
 * Princess Leia, Imperial Servant, by Russ Manning
 * The Second Kessel Run, by Russ Manning
 * Bring Me the Children, by Russ Manning
 * As Long As We Live..., by Russ Manning
 * The Frozen World of Ota, by Russ Manning
 * Planet of Kadril, by Russ Helm and Alfredo Alcala
 * Han Solo at Stars' End, by Brian Daley, adapted by Archie Goodwin and Alfredo Alcala
 * The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * Darth Vader Strikes, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * The Serpent Masters, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * Deadly Reunion, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * Traitor's Gambit, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * The Night Beast, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * The Return of Ben Kenobi, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * The Power Gem, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * Iceworld, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * Revenge of the Jedi, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * Doom Mission, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * Race for Survival, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * The Paradise Detour, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * A New Beginning, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * Showdown, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson
 * The Final Trap, by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson