May 23 is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years). There are 222 days remaining.
- 1979 – Star Wars Weekly 65 published.
- 1984 – Return of the Jedi Weekly 49 published.
- 1995 – Star Wars: Return of the Jedi published.
- 1995 – Dark Empire II 6: Hand of Darkness published.
- 1995 – The Empire Strikes Back: The National Public Radio Dramatization published.
- 2005 – Art of Revenge picture series on Hyperspace concludes.
- 2007 – Star Wars: Legacy 12: Ghosts, Part 2 published.
- 2008 – "Lando Calrissian: Idiot's Array," by Rich Handley, published as a Hyperspace Exclusive Short Story.
- 2012 – Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 1 published.