Star Wars: Republic , simply known as Star Wars for its first forty-five issues, 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 . 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.
Issue
Title
Publication date
Trade paperback(s)
TPB pub date
As Star Wars
0
Prelude to Rebellion 0
December 1 , 1998
Prelude to Rebellion
Prelude to Rebellion
May 30 ,2000
1
Prelude to Rebellion, Part 1
December 16 , 1998
2
Prelude to Rebellion, Part 2
January 27 , 1999
3
Prelude to Rebellion, Part 3
February 17 , 1999
4
Prelude to Rebellion, Part 4
March 17 , 1999
5
Prelude to Rebellion, Part 5
April 21 , 1999
6
Prelude to Rebellion, Part 6
May 19 , 1999
Outlander
Outlander
April 4 ,2001
7
Outlander, Part 1
June 23 , 1999
8
Outlander, Part 2
July 28 , 1999
9
Outlander, Part 3
August 25 , 1999
10
Outlander, Part 4
September 22 , 1999
11
Outlander, Part 5
October 27 , 1999
12
Outlander, Part 6
November 24 , 1999
Emissaries to Malastare
Emissaries to Malastare
September 5 ,2001
13
Emissaries to Malastare, Part 1
December 22 , 1999
14
Emissaries to Malastare, Part 2
January 26 , 2000
15
Emissaries to Malastare, Part 3
February 23 , 2000
16
Emissaries to Malastare, Part 4
March 22 , 2000
17
Emissaries to Malastare, Part 5
April 26 , 2000
18
Emissaries to Malastare, Part 6
May 24 , 2000
Twilight
Twilight
December 19 ,2001
19
Twilight, Part 1
June 28 , 2000
20
Twilight, Part 2
July 26 , 2000
21
Twilight, Part 3
August 23 , 2000
22
Twilight, Part 4
September 27 , 2000
Infinity's End
None
23
Infinity's End, Part 1
October 25 , 2000
24
Infinity's End, Part 2
November 22 , 2000
25
Infinity's End, Part 3
December 27 , 2000
26
Infinity's End, Part 4
January 31 , 2001
27
Starcrash
February 28 , 2001
The Hunt for Aurra Sing
The Hunt for Aurra Sing
July 3 ,2002
28
The Hunt for Aurra Sing, Part 1
March 28 , 2001
29
The Hunt for Aurra Sing, Part 2
April 25 , 2001
30
The Hunt for Aurra Sing, Part 3
May 30 , 2001
31
The Hunt for Aurra Sing, Part 4
June 27 , 2001
Darkness
Darkness
August 7 ,2002
32
Darkness, Part 1
July 25 , 2001
33
Darkness, Part 2
August 22 , 2001
34
Darkness, Part 3
September 26 , 2001
35
Darkness, Part 4
October 24 , 2001
The Stark Hyperspace War
The Stark Hyperspace War
November 12 ,2003
36
The Stark Hyperspace War, Part 1
November 28 , 2001
37
The Stark Hyperspace War, Part 2
December 19 , 2001
38
The Stark Hyperspace War, Part 3
January 23 , 2002
39
The Stark Hyperspace War, Part 4
February 20 , 2002
The Devaronian Version
None
40
The Devaronian Version, Part 1
March 20 , 2002
41
The Devaronian Version, Part 2
May 8 , 2002
Rite of Passage
Rite of Passage
February 11 ,2004
42
Rite of Passage, Part 1
May 15 , 2002
43
Rite of Passage, Part 2
July 3 , 2002
44
Rite of Passage, Part 3
August 7 , 2002
45
Rite of Passage, Part 4
September 25 , 2002
As Star Wars: Republic
Honor and Duty
Honor and Duty
May 10 ,2006
46
Honor and Duty, Part 1
October 6 , 2002
47
Honor and Duty, Part 2
December 11 , 2002
48
Honor and Duty, Part 3
January 8 , 2003
78
Loyalties
October 19 , 2005
49
Sacrifice
January 22 , 2003
Clone Wars Volume 1: The Defense of Kamino
July 9 ,2003
50
The Defense of Kamino
February 26 , 2003
The New Face of War
Clone Wars Volume 2: Victories and Sacrifices
July 9 ,2003
51
The New Face of War, Part 1
March 23 , 2003
52
The New Face of War, Part 2
April 9 , 2003
53
Blast Radius
April 30 , 2003
54
Double Blind
June 4 , 2003
Clone Wars Volume 4: Light and Dark
June 9 ,2004
63
Striking from Shadows
April 7 , 2004
The Battle of Jabiim
Clone Wars Volume 3: Last Stand on Jabiim
February 25 ,2004
55
The Battle of Jabiim, Part 1
July 2 , 2003
56
The Battle of Jabiim, Part 2
July 30 , 2003
57
The Battle of Jabiim, Part 3
September 24 , 2003
58
The Battle of Jabiim, Part 4
December 17 , 2003
59
Enemy Lines
December 31 , 2003
60
Hate and Fear
January 28 , 2004
Clone Wars Volume 5: The Best Blades
November 24 ,2004
61
Dead Ends
February 18 , 2004
62
No Man's Land
March 17 , 2004
64
Bloodlines
April 28 , 2004
Show of Force
Clone Wars Volume 6: On the Fields of Battle
July 20 ,2005
65
Show of Force, Part 1
June 2 , 2004
66
Show of Force, Part 2
June 30 , 2004
67
Forever Young
August 4 , 2004
68
Armor
August 25 , 2004
Dreadnaughts of Rendili
69
Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 1
September 29 , 2004
70
Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 2
October 27 , 2004
71
Dreadnaughts of Rendili, Part 3
November 24 , 2004
Trackdown
Clone Wars Volume 8: The Last Siege, the Final Truth
March 22 ,2006
72
Trackdown, Part 1
December 29 , 2004
73
Trackdown, Part 2
February 9 , 2005
Siege of Saleucami
74
Siege of Saleucami, Part 1
March 23 , 2005
75
Siege of Saleucami, Part 2
April 27 , 2005
76
Siege of Saleucami, Part 3
June 15 , 2005
77
Siege of Saleucami, Part 4
July 20 , 2005
Into the Unknown
Clone Wars Volume 9: Endgame
July 26 ,2006
79
Into the Unknown, Part 1
November 9 , 2005
80
Into the Unknown, Part 2
December 21 , 2005
Hidden Enemy
81
Hidden Enemy, Part 1
January 4 , 2006
82
Hidden Enemy, Part 2
January 11 , 2006
83
Hidden Enemy, Part 3
February 8 , 2006
Issues #49-54, #61, #63, #67
Issues #55-60, #62, #64-66, #68
Issues #69-77, #81-83
Omnibus: Clone Wars Volume 1: The Republic Goes to War
Omnibus: Clone Wars Volume 2: The Enemy on All Sides
Omnibus: Clone Wars Volume 3: The Republic Falls
August 22 , 2012
October 16 , 2012
December 19 , 2012
30th Anniversary Collection [ edit | edit source]
Dark Times continuation series issues[ edit | edit source]
Issue
Title
Publication date
Trade paperback
TPB pub date
Omnibus collection
Omnibus pub date
The Path to Nowhere
Volume One The Path to Nowhere
January 9 , 2008
Star Wars Omnibus: Dark Times Volume 1
January 1 , 2014
84
The Path to Nowhere, Part 1
November 8 , 2006
85
The Path to Nowhere, Part 2
January 24 , 2007
86
The Path to Nowhere, Part 3
May 9 , 2007
87
The Path to Nowhere, Part 4
July 18 , 2007
88
The Path to Nowhere, Part 5
October 10 , 2007
Parallels
Volume Two Parallels
August 13 , 2008
89
Parallels, Part 1
October 24 , 2007
90
Parallels, Part 2
December 19 , 2007
91
Parallels, Part 3
January 30 , 2008
92
Parallels, Part 4
February 20 , 2008
93
Parallels, Part 5
April 23 , 2008
Vector
Vector Volume 1 Chapters 1 & 2
January 28 , 2009
94
Vector, Part 5
May 29 , 2008
95
Vector, Part 6
June 25 , 2008
Dark Times: Blue Harvest
Volume Four Blue Harvest
November 17 , 2010
N/A
Blue Harvest 0
August 5 , 2009
96
Blue Harvest, Part 1
April 22 , 2009
Star Wars Omnibus: Dark Times Volume 2
May 7 , 2014
97
Blue Harvest, Part 2
August 26 , 2009
98
Blue Harvest, Part 3
January 20 , 2010
99
Blue Harvest, Part 4
April 14 , 2010
100
Blue Harvest, Part 5
June 30 , 2010
Dark Times: Out of the Wilderness
Volume Five Out of the Wilderness
October 24 , 2012
101
Out of the Wilderness 1
August 3 , 2011
102
Out of the Wilderness 2
September 7 , 2011
103
Out of the Wilderness 3
November 30 , 2011
104
Out of the Wilderness 4
February 22 , 2012
105
Out of the Wilderness 5
April 25 , 2012
Dark Times: Fire Carrier
Volume Six Fire Carrier
September 25 , 2013
106
Fire Carrier 1
February 6 , 2013
107
Fire Carrier 2
March 6 , 2013
108
Fire Carrier 3
April 3 , 2013
109
Fire Carrier 4
May 1 , 2013
110
Fire Carrier 5
June 5 , 2013
Dark Times: A Spark Remains
Volume Seven A Spark Remains
April 30 , 2014
111
A Spark Remains 1
July 17 , 2013
112
A Spark Remains 2
August 21 , 2013
113
A Spark Remains 3
September 18 , 2013
114
A Spark Remains 4
October 30 , 2013
115
A Spark Remains 5
December 18 , 2013
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Classic Trilogy appearances [ edit | edit source]
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: