365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 276: The Star Wars Illustrated Swimsuit Special

Hey, it's Leiasaturday!


Cover of Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #1 (October 1994), art by Adam Hughes
Hey, Leia-fans, here's that same image unadorned by text and with better printing! Who says this isn't the Mighty Bully Age of Fan Service?


Image from Star Wars: Panel to Panel v.1 (September 2004), art by Adam Hughes
What do you mean, that isn't a swimsuit?!? Darth Vader with a boom box respectfully disagrees!


Cover of Rolling Stone #400-401 (July 21-August 4, 1983), photograph by Aaron Rapoport

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 236: I'm not quite certain the Star Wars Universe has mastered the art of the turtleneck

Panels from the Star Wars comic strip adaptation of Brian Daley's early proto-Expanded Universe novel Han Solo at Stars' End (novel April 1979, comic strip circa 1980), reprinted in Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End #2 (April 1997), script by Archie Goodwin, pencils and inks by Alfredo Alcala, colors by Perry McNamee

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 146: The Cosmic Cube escapes to the Star Wars Universe

Panels from the Star Wars comic strip adaptation of Brian Daley's early proto-Expanded Universe novel Han Solo at Stars' End (novel April 1979, comic strip circa 1980), reprinted in Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End #2 (April 1997), script by Archie Goodwin, pencils and inks by Alfredo Alcala, colors by Perry McNamee

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 122: Han-to-Han Combat

Panel from the Star Wars newspaper strip story "Traitor's Gambit," published from January 4-March 7, 1982, as reprinted in Classic Star Wars #8 (April 1993), script by Archie Goodwin, pencils and inks by Al Williamson, art retouch for comic book publication by Allen Nunis, colors for comic book publication by Steve Buccellato

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 86: Han Solo/Meow Meow Kitty Team-Up

Panels from the Star Wars comic strip adaptation of Brian Daley's early proto-Expanded Universe novel Han Solo at Stars' End (novel April 1979, circa 1980), reprinted in Han Solo at Stars' End #2 (April 1997), script by Archie Goodwin, pencils and inks by Alfredo Alcala, colors by Perry McNamee

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 27: That's Snow Jedi

Uh oh! Luke Skywalker has flown directly into the Northeast/New England area! Brrrrrrr!



Panels from the "Iceworld" storyline in the Star Wars comic strip (October 4-November 14, 1982), reprinted in Classic Star Wars #12 (September 1993), script by Archie Goodwin, pencils and inks by Al Williamson, colors by Ray Murtaugh
What is it about Luke Skywalker nearly dying every time he sets foot on an ice planet? Oh, wait, yeah. He came from a desert planet. I forgot. At home, he's probably always bugging Mara Jade about who turned down the thermostat. "Geez, Luke, just put on a sweater!"

Anyway, Luke and Threepio have some thrilling space adventures and then get rescued.



Panels from the "Iceworld" storyline in the Star Wars comic strip (October 4-November 14, 1982), reprinted in Classic Star Wars #13 (October 1993), script by Archie Goodwin, pencils and inks by Al Williamson, colors by Steve Buccellato
The super-secret twist ending: this is the origin of the Rebel Base on Hoth, as seen in The Empire Strikes Back. Or, as Luke was heard to sing:

Oh my God, I was wrong
It was Hoth all along
You've finally made a wampa
(Yes, we've finally made a wampa)
Yes, you've finally made a wampa out of me!

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 3: Pretty Sneaky, Sith

Panels from "Dark Lord's Conscience" in The Empire Strikes Back Monthly #155 (Marvel UK, March 1982), reprinted in color in Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds #1 (August 1996); script by Alan Moore, pencils and inks by John Stokes, new colors by James Sinclair, letters by John Aldrich (both pages?)