The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning
Attribution
Writer	Archie Goodwin
Penciller	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Inker	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Letterer	Jim Novak
Colorist	Glynis Wein
Cover artist	Al Williamson Carlos Garzon
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	June 3, 1980 (shipping)[1] June 24, 1980 (on-sale)[2] September 1980 (cover)
Pages	17
General information
Era	Rebellion era
Timeline	3 ABY
Series	Marvel Star Wars
Issue number	39
Preceded by	Star Wars 38: Riders in the Void
Followed by	Star Wars 40: The Empire Strikes Back: Battleground Hoth

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Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning is the thirty-ninth issue in the Marvel Star Wars series of comics.

Plot summaryEdit

The Rebel Alliance has established a new base on the ice planet called Hoth, but an Imperial probe droid discovers their location and transmits the data before it can be destroyed. Luke Skywalker has been attacked by one of the Wampas and is taken to the creatures cave, but Luke escapes from its custody and, with the help of Han Solo, returns to Echo Base. Captain Firmus Piett receives the probe droid's signal and reports his findings to Darth Vader who immediately orders the fleet to the Hoth system.

AppearancesEdit

Behind the scenesEdit

This is Part One of the six part adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back.

The price changes from forty cents to fifty cents with this issue.

As mentioned in the editorial comment of the letters page, Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon each pencil and ink the issues of the comics adaptation.

Only small references link the ESB story arc with the rest of the series; otherwise we have no clue on how and when the Alliance colonized Hoth, what happened to Jan Dodonna and other original characters etc. Storywise, the ESB story arc begins abruptly

CollectionsEdit

Wookieepedia has 6 images related to Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning.

• Marvel Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back
• Marvel Super Special 16: The Empire Strikes Back
• The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of The Empire Strikes Back
• Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1
• Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (TPB)
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - The Special Edition (TPB)
• Classic Star Wars Box Set
• Star Wars: The Special Edition Box Set
• Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil
• Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2
• Omnibus: The Complete Saga

External linksEdit

•  The Empire Strikes Back: Chapter One on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)

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