Shadows of the Empire 5

Shadows of the Empire 5
Attribution information
Writer	John Wagner
Penciller	Kilian Plunkett
Inker	P. Craig Russell
Colorist	Cary Porter
Cover artist	Hugh Fleming
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date	September 4, 1996
Pages	24
Chronological information
Timeline	3.5 ABY
Series	Shadows of the Empire
Issue number	5
Preceded by	Shadows of the Empire 4
Followed by	Shadows of the Empire 6

Shadows of the Empire 5 was the fifth issue in the six-part Shadows of the Empire series of comics, and was released on September 4, 1996 by Dark Horse Comics.

Publisher's summary

The bounty on Skywalker's head is good cold or warm, dead or alive. A live bounty will always bring a bigger reward than a dead one, but when the target leaves you no choice you take what you can get.

Media

Cover gallery

Cover

Full cover art

Legends

Appearances

By type 

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

4-LOM C-3PO Lando Calrissian Chewbacca Boba Fett Guri Wrenga Jixton Leia Organa Palpatine R2-D2 Dash Rendar (Mentioned only) Luke Skywalker Han Solo (in carbonite) Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only) Unidentified Barabel bounty hunter (First pictured) Unidentified Barabel guard (First pictured) Darth Vader Xizor Zuckuss

Creatures

Snake (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R2-series astromech droid Human replica droid Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid LOM-series protocol droid

Events

Galactic Civil War Battle of Kothlis

Locations

Coruscant system Coruscant Imperial City Xizor's Palace Kothlis Tal'cara Bothan safe house Lurania system (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only) Tatooine Jabba's Palace

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic Black Sun Bounty hunter Galactic Empire Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Imperial Navy Stormtrooper Corps Stormtrooper Jabba Desilijic Tiure's criminal empire Jabba's swoop gang (Mentioned only) Order of the Sith Lords Dark Lord of the Sith Sith Lord Pilot Prince / Princess

Sentient species

Barabel Falleen Gand Breather Gand Human Cyborg Wookiee Rwook

Vehicles and vessels

CR90 corvette Executor-class Star Dreadnought Executor Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft Slave I Imperial-class Star Destroyer Landspeeder Luxury sail barge Khetanna T-65 X-wing starfighter TIE/IN interceptor YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon

Weapons and technology

Armor Darth Vader's armor Mandalorian armor Stormtrooper armor Blaster Blaster pistol Blaster rifle E-11 blaster rifle Glowrod Holoprojector Hologram projection pod Hologram Lightsaber Luke Skywalker's lightsaber Z-6 jetpack

Miscellanea

Baldric Carbonite Cockpit Death Green champagne Lightsaber combat Luranian brandy Man in Carbonite Planet Ecumenopolis Tea The Force Telekinesis

Collections

• Shadows of the Empire trade paperback
• Star Wars Omnibus: Shadows of the Empire

Sources

• "Straight from the Horse's Mouth"—Star Wars Insider 25
• "Lucasfilm's Latest: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Update"—Star Wars Insider 28
• "Lucasfilm's Latest"—Star Wars Insider 29
• "Straight from the Horse's Mouth: Creating the Shadows Comic Book"—Star Wars Insider 29
• "ComicScan: Rare, but Sometimes Well-Done"—Star Wars Galaxy Collector 2

External links

•  Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire #5 (of 6) on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)
• Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (1996) #5 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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