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Star Wars Adventures:
Return to Vader's Castle 4

Attribution information

Writer

Cavan Scott

Penciller

Francesco Francavilla (1–2, 19–20)
Nicoletta Baldari (3–18)

Inker

Francesco Francavilla (1–2, 19–20)
Nicoletta Baldari (3–18)

Letterer

AndWorld Design

Colorist

Francesco Francavilla (1–2, 19–20)
Nicoletta Baldari (3–18)

Cover artist

Francesco Francavilla

Editor

Denton J. Tipton

Publication information

Publisher

IDW Publishing

Publication date

October 23, 2019^[1]

Pages

32

UPC

827714018745

Chronological information

Timeline

c. 0 ABY^[2]

By c. 0 ABY (flashbacks)^[2]

Series

Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle

Issue number

4

Preceded by

Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 3

Followed by

Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 5

Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 4 is the fourth, penultimate issue of the canon comic book miniseries Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle. It was written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Francesco Francavilla and Nicoletta Baldari, and published on October 23, 2019 by IDW Publishing. The issue features the story "Vault of the Living Brains," which introduces Jabba the Hutt's estranged cousin, Crakka.

Publisher's summary[]

Return to Vader's Castle for a spooky spin on your favorite villains from a galaxy far, far away…

This exciting weekly series explores the hidden corners of the Star Wars Galaxy and features a wretched hive of scum and villainy including Darth Maul, Grand Moff Tarkin, Asajj Ventress, Jabba the Hutt—all under the shadow of Darth Vader!

Fans will be excited to discover these creepy stories by fan-favorite writer Cavan Scott, with art by the greatest talent from across the galaxy, including Nicoletta Baldari, Nick Brokenshire, Francesco Francavilla, Kelley Jones, Megan Levens, and Charles Paul Wilson III!

Media[]

Editions[]

UPC 827714018745; October 23, 2019; IDW Publishing^[1]
- 00411; Cover A; Francesco Francavilla
- 00421; Cover B; Nicoletta Baldari
- 00431; Cover C; Francesco Francavilla

Cover gallery[]

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

Doda Bodonawieedo (In flashback(s))
Crakka (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Salacious B. Crumb (In flashback(s))
Bib Fortuna (In flashback(s))
Fourth Sister (First mentioned) (Impersonated)
Lina Graf
Thom Hudd
Kwaak (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
Lyn Me (In flashback(s))
Porcellus (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Sy Snootles (In flashback(s))
Jabba Desilijic Tiure (In flashback(s))
Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
Dagra Van (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Vaneé
Zaril (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Organisms

Akk dog (In flashback(s))
Blatterborn (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Flea (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Hunanetre (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Kowakian monkey-lizard (In flashback(s))
Moof (Mentioned only)
Nameless (Mentioned only)
Ronto (Mentioned only)
Woodoo (Mentioned only)
Worrt (Mentioned only)
Zucca (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))

Droid models

Brain walker (In flashback(s))
Training droid
- Imperial training droid

Events

Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War
  - Mission to Fortress Vader (First appearance)
Raid on the Jedi vault (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Locations

The galaxy
- Coruscant (Mentioned only)
- Mid Rim Territories (In flashback(s))
  - Mytaranor sector (In flashback(s))
    - Kashyyyk system (In flashback(s))
      - Alaris Prime (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        Jedi vault (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Outer Rim Territories
  - Arkanis sector (In flashback(s))
    - Tatoo system (In flashback(s))
      - Tatoo I (In flashback(s))
      - Tatoo II (In flashback(s))
      - Tatooine (In flashback(s))
        Dune Sea (In flashback(s))
        Northern Dune Sea (In flashback(s))
        Jabba's Palace (In flashback(s))
        Alkhara's spire (In flashback(s))
        
        B'omarr catacombs (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        
        Fort Tusken (Mentioned only)
  - Atravis sector
    - Mustafar system
      - Mustafar
        Gahenn Plains
        Fortress Vader
  - Batuu (Mentioned only)
Rentalles (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

B'omarr Order (In flashback(s))
Crime lord (In flashback(s))
Galactic Empire
- Inquisitorius (Impersonated)
  - Inquisitor (Impersonated)
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
Gangster (In flashback(s))
Hutt Clan (In flashback(s))
- Jabba's criminal empire (In flashback(s))
  - Gamorrean Warrior (In flashback(s))
Jedi (In flashback(s))
- Jedi Order (In flashback(s))
Monk (In flashback(s))
Thief
Zaril's band of dishonest droids (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Sentient species

Defel (In flashback(s))
Duros (In flashback(s))
Gamorrean (In flashback(s))
Human
Hutt (In flashback(s))
Mirialan (In flashback(s))
Pa'lowick (In flashback(s))
Rodian (In flashback(s))
Twi'lek (In flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Lightsaber (In flashback(s))
Melee weapon
- Ax
  - Gamorrean battle-ax (In flashback(s))
  - Vibro-ax (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Musical instrument (In flashback(s))
- Slitherhorn (In flashback(s))
Pipe (In flashback(s))
- Hookah pipe (In flashback(s))
- Marcan pipe (First mentioned)

Miscellanea

Brain (In flashback(s))
Bone (Mentioned only)
Caf (Mentioned only)
Castle
"Cohl's teeth" (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
"The Curse of the Nameless" (First mentioned)
Planet
"The Silent Circle" (First mentioned)
Tooth (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Time
- Standard century (Mentioned only)
- Standard day (In flashback(s))
- Standard week (Mentioned only)
- Standard year (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Wine (Mentioned only)

Collections[]

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle #4 (of 5) (Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle) on Amazon.com (backup link)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 The events of Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle take place on 0 ABY per the reasoning here. The flashbacks in Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 4 take place before its events.

External links[]

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[Amazon-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle #4 (of 5) (Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle) on Amazon.com (backup link)

[Date-2] 2.0 ^2.1 The events of Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle take place on 0 ABY per the reasoning here. The flashbacks in Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 4 take place before its events.

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