Star Wars (2020) 43

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"Very happy to see how well Star Wars #43 is landing for people. Sculpting Luke's journey from Empire to Jedi was always a big part of the job on this book, and this story was key."

―Charles Soule^[3]

Star Wars 43 is the forty-third issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Steven Cummings, Jethro Morales, Wayne Faucher, and Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by Marvel Comics on February 21, 2024.

Publisher's summary[]

A SITH IN THE MIND'S EYE! LUKE SKYWALKER is trapped deep behind enemy lines, hunted by a rogue SITH who sees the nascent JEDI KNIGHT as his chance at new ascendancy. How will Luke survive…and who will he be if he does?

Opening crawl[]

THE HEALING FORCE

Before being pulled into the fight against the evil
scourge, Luke Skywalker was continuing his Jedi
training, seeking out the secrets of the kyber
crystals on the planet Christophsis.

With the help of his friend Gretta and her Auntie
Fee, Luke was able to enter into the red crystal
again, returning to the hidden fortress in the
blood-red sea that he had briefly glimpsed before.

Luke had been attempting to heal the injuries and
sorrow that turned the crystal to its ominous
crimson shine, but now he has encountered a power
determined to offer him some pain of its own….

Plot summary[]

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Cover gallery[]

Collected in[]

Star Wars Vol. 8: The Sith and the Skywalker

Appearances[]

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By type

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

Characters

Padmé Amidala (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Landonis Balthazar Calrissian (Mentioned only)
Feez
Gol (Sith) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Gretta
Kanan Jarrus (Variant cover only)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Beru Whitesun Lars (Skeleton only) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Owen Lars (Skeleton only) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Ric Olié (Variant cover only)
Garazeb Orrelios (Variant cover only)
Kawlan Roken (Variant cover only)
Scourge (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo (In carbonite) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Unidentified wampa (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Darth Vader (Vision to Luke Skywalker)

Organisms

Wampa (Vision to Luke Skywalker)

Events

Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
  - Duel on Cloud City (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Scourge of the droids (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Battle on Epikonia (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Trial of Lando Calrissian (Mentioned only)

Locations

Bespin (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Cloud City (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Christophsis (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Gretta's house
Polis Massa (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Polis Massa Base (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
  - Polis Massa medical facility (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Gol's Castle (Vision to Luke Skywalker)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Rebel Alliance Navy (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
    - Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
      - Rebel pilot
- Alliance officer
Beru Whitesun's family (Skeleton only) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Captain (In carbonite) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Fallanassi
Galactic Empire (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Senator (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Gretta's family
Jedi Order
- Jedi
- Jedi Master (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Padawan
Kenobi family (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Lars family (Skeleton only) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Naberrie family (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Officer
- Commander
Pilot
Sith (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Gol's court (Mentioned only) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Dark Lord of the Sith (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Darth (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Sith apprentice (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Sith Lord (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Skywalker family
Smuggler (In carbonite) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Solo family (In carbonite) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Teacher (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Unidentified wampa's clan (Vision to Luke Skywalker)

Sentient species

Human
- Corellian (In carbonite) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Naboo (Vision to Luke Skywalker)

Vehicles and vessels

Starship (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Starfighter (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
  - X-wing starfighter (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
    - T-65 X-wing starfighter (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
      - T-65B X-wing starfighter (Vision to Luke Skywalker)

Weapons and technology

Armor (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Darth Vader's armor (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Helmet (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Lightsaber (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Dual-phase lightsaber (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Lightsaber pike (Cover only)
  - Luke Skywalker's yellow lightsaber (Cover only)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi's third lightsaber (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Sith lightsaber (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
  - Darth Vader's lightsaber (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Skywalker lightsaber (Vision to Luke Skywalker)

Miscellanea

Blood (Mentioned only) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Book (Mentioned only) (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Bone (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Skeleton (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Candle
Carbonite (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Han Solo's carbonite block (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
City (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Clothing
- Cape (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Robe
  - Jedi apparel
Cloud (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Color
Cyborg
Death (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Dismemberment (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Fire
The Force
- Dark side of the Force (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Force power
  - Bleeding (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
  - Force vision
  - Purification
  - Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
- Light side of the Force
- Meditation
- White Current (Mentioned only)
Fortress (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Jedi training
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Life Zone (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Lightsaber combat (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Lightsaber duel (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Mineral
- Crystal
  - Kyber crystal
Parent (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Planet (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
- Gas giant (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Planetoid (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Prison (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Prisoner (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Sea (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Throne (Cover only)
Time
- Standard day
Water (Vision to Luke Skywalker)
Youngling (Vision to Luke Skywalker)

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 Star Wars (2020) #43 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. Therefore, the events of Star Wars (2020) 43 must take place around 3 ABY.
↑ Charles Soule (@CharlesSoule) on Twitter (post): "Very happy to see how well Star Wars #43 is landing for people. Sculpting Luke's journey from Empire to Jedi was always a big part of the job on this book, and this story was key." (backup link)

External links[]

Star Wars (2020) #43 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Star Wars (2020)

Trade paperbacks
The Destiny Path:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
The Will of Tarkin:	7 · 8
*Operation Starlight*:	9 · 10 · 11 · 12
War of the Bounty Hunters:	13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
Crimson Reign:	19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Stand-alones:	25
The Path to Victory:	26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30
Quests of the Force:	31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36
Dark Droids:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
The Sith and the Skywalker:	42 · 43
The Trial of Lando Calrissian:	44 · 45 · 46 · 47
The Path of Light:	48 · 49 · 50
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9
Related media
Star Wars (2015) · Star Wars (2025) "An Echo of Victory" · Revelations (2022) · "A Trick of the Mind" "Return to Echo Base"

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 Star Wars (2020) #43 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. Therefore, the events of Star Wars (2020) 43 must take place around 3 ABY.

[Soule_Luke-3] Charles Soule (@CharlesSoule) on Twitter (post): "Very happy to see how well Star Wars #43 is landing for people. Sculpting Luke's journey from Empire to Jedi was always a big part of the job on this book, and this story was key." (backup link)

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