Star Wars: Republic

Star Wars: Republic
Attribution information
Writer(s)	Jan Strnad (1-6) Tim Truman (7-18, 28-31) John Ostrander (19-22, 32-50, 54, 59, 61-66, 68-78, 81-83) Pat Mills (23-26) Doug Petrie (27) Scott Allie (50) Haden Blackman (50-53, 55-58, 60) Randy Stradley (67) Welles Hartley (79-80)
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Start date	December 16, 1998
End date	February 8, 2006
Schedule	Semi-monthly
Format	Completed (Canceled)
Issues	83
General information
Timeline	33—19 BBY

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.

Media

An advertisement announcing the new comic series

Issues

Color code key:
Collected (TPB) issue	Released issue	Future issue	Story arc

Issue	Title	Publication date	Trade paperback	Star Wars Omnibus	Epic Collection	Marvel Omnibus
As Star Wars
Prelude to Rebellion					Rise of the Sith Vol. 2 November 15, 2017	Rise of the Sith Omnibus February 8, 2022
0	Prelude to Rebellion 0	December 1, 1998
1	Prelude to Rebellion, Part 1	December 16, 1998	Prelude to Rebellion May 30, 2000	Rise of the Sith January 21, 2009
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	Emissaries and Assassins April 1, 2009	The Menace Revealed Vol. 1 October 2, 2018
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	Quinlan Vos: Jedi in Darkness December 2, 2010	The Menace Revealed Vol. 2 November 19, 2019
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
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		Menace Revealed July 22, 2009
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	Quinlan Vos: Jedi in Darkness December 2, 2010
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		The Menace Revealed Vol. 3 February 7, 2023
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
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		The Menace Revealed Vol. 4 January 30, 2024
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			The Empire Vol. 1 April 8, 2015	The Empire Omnibus Vol. 1 May 3, 2022
49	Sacrifice	January 22, 2003	Clone Wars Volume 1: The Defense of Kamino July 9, 2003	Clone Wars Volume 1: The Republic Goes to War August 22, 2012	The Clone Wars Vol. 1 January 10, 2017
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 the Shadows	April 7, 2004			The Clone Wars Vol. 2 April 3, 2018
The Battle of Jabiim			Clone Wars Volume 3: Last Stand on Jabiim February 25, 2004	Clone Wars Volume 2: The Enemy on All Sides October 16, 2012
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		Clone Wars Volume 1: The Republic Goes to War August 22, 2012
62	No Man's Land	March 17, 2004		Clone Wars Volume 2: The Enemy on All Sides October 16, 2012
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		Clone Wars Volume 1: The Republic Goes to War August 22, 2012
68	Armor	August 25, 2004		Clone Wars Volume 2: The Enemy on All Sides October 16, 2012	The Clone Wars Vol. 3 April 7, 2020
Dreadnaughts of Rendili				Clone Wars Volume 3: The Republic Falls December 19, 2012
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					The Clone Wars Vol. 4 August 9, 2022
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
Hidden Enemy			Clone Wars Volume 9: Endgame July 26, 2006
81	The Hidden Enemy, Part 1	January 4, 2006
82	The Hidden Enemy, Part 2	January 11, 2006
83	The Hidden Enemy, Part 3	February 8, 2006
Into the Unknown				Dark Times Volume 1 December 31, 2013	The Empire Vol. 1 April 8, 2015	The Empire Omnibus Vol. 1 May 3, 2022
79	Into the Unknown, Part 1	November 9, 2005
80	Into the Unknown, Part 2	December 21, 2005

Additional Collections

Issues 54 & 63	Issues 79-83
Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection Volume 5: Light and Dark	Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection Volume 6: Endgame
July 4, 2007	July 25, 2007

Material from issues 4-6
Rise of the Sith Vol. 1
August 26, 2015

Dark Times continuation series issues

Color code key:
Collected (TPB) issue	Released issue	Future issue	Story arc

Issue	Title	Publication date	Trade paperback	Star Wars Omnibus	Epic Collection	Marvel Omnibus
Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere			Volume 1: The Path to Nowhere January 9, 2008	Dark Times Volume 1 December 31, 2013	The Empire Vol. 1 April 28, 2015	The Empire Omnibus Vol. 1 May 3, 2022
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
Dark Times: Parallels			Volume 2: Parallels August 13, 2008		The Empire Vol. 2 November 3, 2015
89	Parallels, Part 1	October 17, 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 16, 2008
Dark Times: Vector (Star Wars: 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 4: Blue Harvest November 17, 2010
N/A	Blue Harvest 0	August 5, 2009
96	Blue Harvest, Part 1	April 22, 2009		Dark Times Volume 2 April 30, 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 5: 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 6: Fire Carrier September 25, 2013		The Empire Vol. 3 February 27, 2017	The Empire Omnibus Vol. 2 October 31, 2023
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 7: 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

Tie-ins

• Jedi Council: Acts of War
• Heart of Fire (in Dark Horse Extra #35–37)
• Poison Moon (in Dark Horse Extra #44–47)
• Star Wars: Jedi oneshots
• Star Wars: Obsession
• Star Wars: Purge oneshots

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 regularly appeared in the series. In addition, the following characters made cameo or brief appearances:

• Ephant Mon (In Prelude to Rebellion)
• Jabba the Hutt (In Prelude to Rebellion and Outlander)
• Bib Fortuna (In Prelude to Rebellion, Outlander and Twilight)
• Malakili (In Emissaries to Malastare)
• C-3PO (In The New Face of War)
• Mon Mothma (In Dead Ends and Striking from the Shadows)
• General Jan Dodonna (In Dreadnaughts of Rendili and Loyalties)
• Chewbacca (In Hidden Enemy)

Related characters

• Ranulph Tarkin (Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin's cousin) (In The Stark Hyperspace War)
• Gilad Pellaeon (In Bloodlines, although the appearance is controversial)
• Adar Tallon (a character created by West End Games) (In Dreadnaughts of Rendili)

Sources

• Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
• Star Wars Inside Intel: Quinlan Vos on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi Part III Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Author Cavan Scott Springs the Trap with Tales from the Rancor Pit on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references

In other languages

• dansk
• Deutsch
• español
• ქართული
• Nederlands
• 日本語
• polski
• svenska
• Türkçe

• Related categories:
• Star Wars: Republic issues
• Star Wars: Republic story arcs
• Star Wars (1998) trade paperbacks
• Star Wars: Clone Wars trade paperbacks

Related Categories:
• Star Wars: Republic issues
• Star Wars: Republic story arcs
• Star Wars (1998) trade paperbacks
• Star Wars: Clone Wars trade paperbacks