- "Welcome to Issue #1. Turn the page to find out more about Luke Skywalker on Tatooine."
- ―C-3PO, Star Wars Kids 1 introduction
Star Wars Kids 1 is the premiere issue of Star Wars Kids magazine. It was published by Scholastic and released in September 1997. Issue 1 included part one of the serial comic The Rebel Thief, written by Ryder Windham.
Star Wars Kids 1 was available exclusively to subscribers of Scholastic's Star Wars Missions young-reader series and roleplaying game, which arrived as monthly continuity packages via direct mail. Each package included a new Star Wars Kids magazine issue and the latest Star Wars Missions adventure book. Star Wars Kids 1 came packaged with the Star Wars Missions starter kit, which also included the game's first adventure book, Assault on Yavin Four.
Contents[]
- "Ask R2-D2 About the Prequels"
- "Yoda's Puzzle Pages"
- "Meet Luke Skywalker" — Mark Hamill tells Star Wars Kids what it's like to be Luke!
- "A-maze-ing Universe"
- "Who Does That?" — Meet the man who made Chewbacca growl and Luke's lightsaber hum
- "Poster Pull-Out"
- "On Our Planet"
- "Brain Blasters"
- "Star Wars Missions"
- "Space Science"
- "The Rebel Thief" Part 1 (by Ryder Windham)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Kids (1997) 1
- ↑ Star Wars Kids 1 was released as part of the Star Wars Missions starter kit package, which also included the adventure book Star Wars Missions 1: Assault on Yavin Four. The StarWars.com Cargo Bay listed a release date of September 1997 for Assault on Yavin Four. Both Assault on Yavin Four and the starter kit's Star Wars Missions Mission Guide additionally denote September 1997 release dates.