Star Wars Comics: Tales from Mos Eisley, X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Splinter of the Mind's Eye, Heir to the Empire, Shadows of the Empire

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Tales from Mos Eisley

Originally Published March 26, 1996

Writer: Bruce Jones

Artist: Bret Blevins

In-Story Timeline: 3 ABY

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• A one-shot collection of Grimm-like tales starring the frequent visitors to everyone's favorite hive of scum and villainy.

X-Wing Rogue Squadron #7: The Phantom Affair, Part 3

April 1, 1996

Michael A. Stackpole and Darko Macan/Edvin Biukovic and John Nadeau

4 ABY

• The Rogues are trying to buy a cloaking device from the Mrlssi and the Imperials are doing their best to get in the way.

X-Wing Rogue Squadron #8: The Phantom Affair, Part 4

May 1, 1996

Stackpole and Macan/Biukovic and Nadeau

• The story arc comes to a close as tensions mount between the Rogues and the Imps as well as between the academics and the more progressive students on Mrlsst.

Splinter of the Mind's Eye #3

April 23, 1996

Terry Austin/Chris Sprouse

Based on the novel of the same name by Alan Dean Foster

2 ABY

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• Luke and Leia defeat the wandrella that was ready to eat them in the last issue but now they're trapped in an underground network of caves.
• Darth Vader arrives on the planet and takes over the search for Luke and Leia, and also the Kaiburr crystal.
• When Luke and Leia finally catch up with the rest of their party, they find their friends have been captured by the Coway, an underground tribe.
• Luke must defeat the Coway's best warrior and as the issue comes to a close, the fight isn't going his way.

Heir to the Empire #6

April 30, 1996

Mike Baron/Olivier Vatine and Fred Blanchard

Based on the novel of the same name by Timothy Zahn

9 ABY

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• Thrawn attacks Sluis Van but our heroes fend him off, with an assist from Rogue Squadron, a nice tie-in with a concurrently running series.
• Heir to the Empire comes to a close.  Dark Force Rising is up next.

Shadows of the Empire #1

May 7, 1996

3 ABY - 3.5 ABY

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• Shadows of the Empire was a multimedia campaign including a novel, comic books, a video game, trading cards, a music soundtrack and a toy line.
• The story is set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, making it an interquel, a new word for me.
• We join the tale immediately after the conclusion of Empire.  Luke is still reeling from the shock of Vader's revelation and getting used to his new prosthetic hand.
• The Emperor is recruiting underworld help to support a final crushing blow to the Rebellion.