Star Wars 53

For other uses, see Star Wars 53 (disambiguation).

Star Wars 53 is the fifty-third issue of the comic book series Star Wars. It was written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Salvador Larroca, and published by Marvel Comics on September 5, 2018.

Publisher's summaryEdit

HAN SOLO…admiral? PRINCESS LEIA leads a squad to try and recover the secret that can save the rebel fleet…Unfortunately, it's aboard the EXECUTOR.

Plot summaryEdit

HOPE DIES
Part IV

Queen Trios of Shu-Torun, instrumental in outfitting the
Rebel Alliance's fleet, has betrayed her new allies by
sabotaging their cruisers' vital systems, leaving them
helpless, and selling the rebels out to the evil Galactic
Empire.

Although Trios has evaded capture, Princess Leia has
discovered that the devious queen's sabotage did not
disable the fail-safes of their hangar bay doors, which
will unseal should any fighter broadcast a rebel signal.

With comm systems down across the fleet, Han Solo
was forced to fly through the battle, dodging Star
Destroyer and Darth Vader himself, to deliver the intel
to the other pilots. Now, Luke Skywalker and ROGUE
SQUADRON are ready to take the fight back to the
Empire....

MediaEdit

EditionsEdit

UPC 759606081134; September 5, 2018; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 05311; Cover A; Marte Gracia, David Marquez
- 05321; Cover B; John Tyler Christopher
- 05331; Cover C; Rod Reis

Cover galleryEdit

AppearancesEdit

By type

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

Characters

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War
  - Assault on the Mako-Ta Space Docks
  - Mutiny on Mon Cala (Indirect mention only)

Locations

Outer Rim Territories
- Mon Cala (Mentioned only)
Shu-Torun (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Organizations and titles

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Anti-Vader drill (First mentioned)
Bandolier
Clothing
- Flight suit
  - Flight helmet
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Rank insignia plaque
Death
Flagship (Mentioned only)
Fleet
The Force (Mentioned only)
Goggles
Hangar
Kessel Run (Mentioned only)
Language
- Galactic Basic
- Shyriiwook
Rebel Alliance starbird
Squad

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Star Wars Vol. 9: Hope Dies

BibliographyEdit

The Marvel Art Of Star Wars

Notes and referencesEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars (2015) #53 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ According to Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition, the Assault on the Mako-Ta Space Docks occurred around a year after the Battle of Yavin. As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas establishes that the battle marks the beginning of 0 ABY, the Assault, as seen in Star Wars 53, must take place around 1 ABY.

External linksEdit

Star Wars (2015) #53 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Star Wars

Trade paperbacks
Skywalker Strikes:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon:	8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
Vader Down:	13 · 14
Rebel Jail:	16 · 17 · 18 · 19
From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi:	7 · 15 · 20
The Last Flight of the Harbinger:	21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25
Yoda's Secret War:	26 · 27 ·28 · 29 · 30
The Screaming Citadel:	31 · 32
Out Among the Stars:	33 · 34 · 35 · 36 · 37
The Ashes of Jedha:	38 · 39 · 40 · 41 · 42 · 43
Mutiny at Mon Cala:	44 · 45 · 46 · 47 · 48 · 49
Hope Dies:	50 · 51 · 52 · 53 · 54 · 55
The Escape:	56 · 57 · 58 · 59 · 60 · 61
The Scourging of Shu-Torun:	62 · 63 · 64 · 65 · 66 · 67
Rebels and Rogues:	68 · 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 · 73 · 74 · 75
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 Vader Down · The Screaming Citadel · From the Journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi
Other
Annual 1 · Annual 2 · Annual 3 · Annual 4 · Empire Ascendant
Hardcover 1 · Hardcover 2 · Hardcover 3 · Han Solo · Omnibus
Color Your Own Star Wars · Star Wars Saga

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[Marvel-0] 1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars (2015) #53 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-1] According to Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition, the Assault on the Mako-Ta Space Docks occurred around a year after the Battle of Yavin. As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas establishes that the battle marks the beginning of 0 ABY, the Assault, as seen in Star Wars 53, must take place around 1 ABY.

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