365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 310: Obi-Wan: Coming up with stupid plans well before Anakin Skywalker

Panel from Star Wars: Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express #1 (February 2002), script by Mike Kennedy, pencils by Lucas Marangon, inks by Howard Shum, colors by Dan Jackson, letters by Steve Dutro

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 277: Obi-Wan Kenobi: Ham radio enthusiast, stim-caf-drinker, denture wearer

Panels from "Walkabout" in Dark Horse Presents Annual 1999 (August 1999), script and pencils by Phill Norwood, inks by Shannon Denton, letters by Amador Cisneros

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 263: Belly Shirts of the Star Wars Universe, Day 1: "I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to showing off my belly button."

This week, all week: let's celebrate the technological advances of a universe that has created every single possible science-fictiony thing from sentient robots to laser swords, a universe which has invented a replacement for wheels on tanks as well as rifles that don't shoot straight and armor that doesn't protect you, and yet, doesn't seem to have invented complete shirts for its women. Yes, it's the Star Wars Universe, a fictional reality that has an entire entry for "belly button" in its specialized Wikipedia. Crop off your tops and get ready for Belly Shirts of the Star Wars Universe!

First up: pretty much the trope-namer, Queen Senator Padmé Elizabeth Amidala! Some are born with belly shirts; Amidala has belly shirts thrust upon her. Well, not so much thrust. Clawed.





Panels from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones #3-4 (May 2002), script by Henry Gilroy, pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Ray Kryssing, colors by Digital Chameleon, letters by Steve Dutro
Still, we can be thankful that none of Padmé's impressionable children picked up on this habit of...


Panels from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #2 (November 1983), script by Archie Goodwin, pencils and inks by Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon, colors by Christie Scheele and Bob Sharen, letters by Ed King
NOW CUT THAT OUT LEIA

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 256: Hoo boy, asking for trouble are you, Yoda

Panels from Star Wars Episode I one-shot (May 1999), script by Henry Gilroy, pencils by Martin Egeland, inks by Howard M. Shum, colors by Harold MacKinnon, letters by Vickie Williams

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 240: You're not my real dad

Panels from Star Wars Annual #1 (1979), script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Steve Leialoha, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by John Costanza
Let's recap:


So, Luke's father and Darth Vader are not the same guy. Hmmm. Works for me. That can never be redacted!

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 229: This episode of Star Wars is brought to you by C-3PO and his cereal

Cover of Star Wars Weekly (Marvel UK 1978 series) #13 (May 3, 1978), pencils by Howard Bender, inks by Tony DeZuniga, colors by George Roussos

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 200: I've Got a Bad Feeling About This Week, Day 6: No, that's just a bad glass of blue milk

Panel from Star Wars: Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express #1 (February 2002), script by Mike Kennedy, pencils by Lucas Marangon, inks by Howard Shum, colors by Dan Jackson, letters by Steve Dutro

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 177: Obi-Wan Can't-Obi

Panels from "The Return of Ben Kenobi" in the Star Wars syndicated comic strip (June 23, 1980), script by Archie Goodwin, pencils and inks by Al Williamson

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 131: One of these rebels will die at the hands of Darth Vader! Can you guess which one?

Whoops! This shoulda been yesterday.


House ad for Star Wars #2 (August 1977), pencils and inks by Steve Leialoha, printed in The Invaders (1975 series) #19 (August 1977)

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 126: That wizard is just a MAD old man

Panel from "Star Roars" in MAD #196 (January 1978), script by Larry Siegel and Dick DeBartolo, pencils and inks by Harry North

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 113: A rare Star Wars universe cameo appearance by Man-E-Faces

Panels from Star Wars: Republic #47 (November 2002), script by John Ostrander, pencils by C.P. Smith, inks by Jasen Rodriguez, colors and letters by Joe Wayne

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 68: Hold me closer, tiny Yoda

It's clear that Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon had the script and decent photo reference of the actors and characters when they drew the comic book adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back:


Panels from Star Wars #42 (1977 Marvel series) (December 1980), script by Archie Goodwin, pencils and inks by Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon, colors by Glynis Wein, letters by Rick Veitch
But they might not have had any notes on character height or any photos of Yoda and Luke together:

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 37: Obi-Wan Kenobi: chill under pressure.

Panels from Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 series) #10 (November 2009), script by Henry Gilroy and Steven Melching, pencils by Brian Koschak, inks by Dan Parsons, colors by Michael E. Wiggam, letters by Michael Heisler

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 35: Just like the gypsy woman said!

Panel from Star Wars (1977 series) #4 (October 1977), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Steve Leialoha, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Tom Orzechowski

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 29: Jedi: Dumb as a bag of laser-hammers

Panel from Star Wars: Free Comic Book Day 2005 Special (one-shot) (May 2005), script by Miles Lane, pencils and inks by Nicola Scott, colors by Michael Atiyeh, letters by Michael David Thomas

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 11: And then Obi-Wan ripped his arms off

Panels from Star Wars: Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell #1 (December 2000), script by Ryder Windham, pencils by Ramon Bachs, inks by Raul Fernández, colors by Bodhi Tree, letters by Steve Dutro