Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 1

Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 1
Attribution information
Writer	Cavan Scott
Penciller	Derek Charm Chris Fenoglio
Letterer	Robbie Robbins
Cover artist	Francesco Francavilla
Editor	Denton J. Tipton
Publication information
Publisher	IDW Publishing
Pages	32
UPC	827714016321
Chronological information
Timeline	Early during the events of Star Wars Rebels (frame story)
Series	Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle
Issue number	1
Followed by	Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 2

Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: release date and unrecognized parameters: publication date Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 1 is the first issue of the five-part comic book miniseries Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle. The comic was written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Derek Charm and Chris Fenoglio, and released by IDW Publishing on October 3, 2018.

Publisher's summary

Tales from Vader's Castle puts a spooky spin on your favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away…

This exciting weekly series explores the hidden corners of the Star Wars universe and features Rebels stars Hera, Kanan, and Chopper; Obi-Wan Kenobi and Count Dooku; Han Solo and Chewbacca; the Ewoks; and of course, Darth Vader—all under the shadow of Vader's Castle!

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 Derek Charm, Kelley Jones, Chris Fenoglio, Corin Howell, Robert Hack, and Charles Paul Wilson III!

Development

Originally, the issue's title was intended to be The Haunting of Hera Syndulla, but it was changed to The Haunting of the Ghost as a nod to Shirley Jackson's 1959 gothic horror novel The Haunting of Hill House.

Media

Editions

• UPC 827714016321; October 3, 2018; IDW Publishing
  • 00111; Cover A; Francesco Francavilla
  • 00121; Cover B; Chris Fenoglio
  • 00131; Retailer Incentive Cover A; Francesco Francavilla
  • 00141; Retailer Incentive Cover B; Derek Charm
  • 00151; IDW Convention Cover; Derek Charm

Cover gallery

Cover A

Cover A textless

Cover B

Cover B textless

Retailer Incentive Cover A

Retailer Incentive Cover A textless

Retailer Incentive Cover B

Retailer Incentive Cover B textless

IDW Convention Cover

IDW Convention Cover textless

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

C1-10P "Chopper" (In flashback(s)) CR-8R "Crater" Lina Graf Graysom (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) Thom Hudd (First appearance) Kanan Jarrus (In flashback(s)) Phantom passenger (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) Skritt (First appearance) Hera Syndulla (In flashback(s)) XM-G3 (First appearance)

Droid models

Architect droid (Head only) Mark IV (Head only) Astromech droid (In flashback(s)) C-series (In flashback(s)) C1-series astromech droid (In flashback(s)) Bodyguard droid (First appearance) Monster droid Probe droid

Events

Imperial Era Galactic Civil War Fact-finding mission to the Outer Rim (First appearance)

Locations

Outer Rim Territories Atravis sector Mustafar system Mustafar Gahenn Plains Fortress Vader

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic Alliance Military Lina Graf's crew (First appearance) Bodyguard Engineer Galactic Empire Imperial Military Imperial Navy Imperial Starfighter Corps Stormtrooper Lava Trooper (First appearance) Governor (Mentioned only) Graf Archive (Mentioned only) Curator Graf family Jedi (In flashback(s)) Officer Commander Lieutenant Pilot Syndulla clan (In flashback(s)) Technician Thief

Sentient species

Hoopaloo (First pictured) (In flashback(s)) Human Coruscanti (In flashback(s)) Twi'lek (In flashback(s))

Vehicles and vessels

Starship Freighter Light freighter VCX-100 light freighter (In flashback(s)) Ghost (In flashback(s)) YT-series YT-1760 Small Transport (First appearance) Auric (First appearance) Hoopaloo Nest (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) Starfighter TIE line TIE/ln space superiority starfighter

Weapons and technology

Engine Droid Holocron (In flashback(s)) Jedi holocron (In flashback(s)) Unidentified Jedi holocron (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) Laser Kanan Jarrus' lightsaber (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Explosive decompression (In flashback(s)) The Force (In flashback(s)) Telekinesis (In flashback(s)) Goggles Journal of Lina Graf (First mentioned) Lekku (In flashback(s)) Magma Meditation (In flashback(s)) Mining Planet Technopathy (In flashback(s)) Time Standard year Youngling

Collections

• Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle

Bibliography

• SDCC 2018: IDW's Tales From Vader's Castle To Bring The Galactic Frights This October – Exclusive! on StarWars.com (backup link)
• SDCC 2018: Queen's Shadow Revealed and More from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
• The Spooky Secrets of IDW's Tales from Vader's Castle on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars Dates Announced, Plus We Won an Emmy! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)

External links

• Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle #1 on IDW Publishing's official website (backup link)

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