Republic 62: No Man's Land

No Man's Land is the sixty-second issue in the Star Wars: Republic series of comics. It was published on March 17, 2004 by Dark Horse Comics.

Publisher's summary
''Escaping from Asajj Ventress's fortress, Obi-Wan Kenobi and the clone trooper Alpha are pursued by Separatists and bounty hunters. Crash landing on a desolate planet, they are soon cornered. The bounty hunters give Alpha a choice: walk away from the fight, or die with his Jedi companion. Will Alpha's "live to fight another day" training win out? Or can the Force reveal another way to survive the ordeal before time runs out?''

Behind the scenes
No Man's Land shows a Tusken Raider unmasked for the first time. However, this has not been proven to be their true appearance. It is possible that, because the image is shown in Anakin's dream, it is but a monstrous face that his own fears created.

As the issue ends, Alpha says goodbye to Obi-Wan before going to Kamino to train the next batch of Clone Commanders. Anakin suggests that Alpha gives the trainees names instead of numbers, to which Alpha responds that he'll consider it. This may be the reason why all the commanders have names by the time of Revenge of the Sith.

Collections

 * Clone Wars Volume 5: The Best Blades