Star Wars (1977) 51

Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: upc, release date and unrecognized parameters: era, publication date, isbn Star Wars 51: Resurrection of Evil is the fifty-first issue in the Marvel Star Wars series of comics.

Plot summary

General Rieekan receives word from Rebel spies that the Galactic Empire is constructing a new superweapon known as the Tarkin. Realizing the danger the new weapon poses, Rieekan sends for the group of Rebels who survived the original Death Star, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Chewbacca, and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2. The three Rebels and two droids are sent to the planet Hockaleg in the Patriim system in order to infiltrate an Imperial construction crew and make their way on board the Tarkin. However, Darth Vader observes as the Rebels arrive in the giant weapon, and sets events in motion to capture his long sought after adversary, Luke Skywalker. But little does the Dark Lord know that some of his own men are secretly plotting against him due to his vicious punishments imposed against their fellow Imperial officers.

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Brunok (First appearance)
C-3PO
Lando Calrissian
Chewbacca
Boba Fett (Mentioned only)
Jace (First appearance)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Mentioned only)
Kuhru (First appearance)
Shem-Lern (First appearance)
Palpatine (Mentioned only)
Leia Organa
R2-D2
Carlist Rieekan
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo (Mentioned only)
Maraba Tev (First appearance)
Unidentified Tarkin construction crewman (First appearance)
Darth Vader
Voal (First appearance)

Organisms

Bantha (Mentioned only)
Gundark
- Long-necked gundark (First appearance)
Slug (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Events

Galactic Civil War
- Battle of Hoth (Indirect mention only)
- Battle of Yavin (Indirect mention only)
- Destruction of Alderaan (Mentioned only)
- Infiltration of the Tarkin (First appearance)
- Rescue on Death Star I (Mentioned only)

Locations

Alderaan (Mentioned only)
Hoth (Mentioned only)
- Echo Base (Indirect mention only)
Kharzet III (First appearance)
Patriim system (First appearance)
- Hockaleg (First appearance)
  - Hockaleg spaceport (First appearance)
- Patriim shipyards (First appearance).
Unidentified overgrown mudball (First appearance)
Yavin 4 (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Rebel Fleet (Mentioned only)
- Bosun (First appearance)
- Captain
- Commander
- General
- Rebel pilot
- Supreme Commander (First appearance)
Corona sailor (First mentioned)
First Mate
Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Navy
  - Captain
  - Death Squadron
- Major
- Stormtrooper Corps
  - Stormtrooper
    - Corporal
Gunrunner
Order of the Sith Lords
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Sith Lord
Pilot
Princess

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

All Terrain Armored Transport
All Terrain Scout Transport
Death Star I (Mentioned only)
Death Star II (Mentioned only)
Eclipse-class dreadnought (First appearance) (Retcon)
EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate
Executor-class Star Dreadnought
- Executor
GR-75 medium transport
Imperial-class Star Destroyer
Probe ship (Leia Organa's) (First appearance)
Shem-Lern's starship (First appearance)
Shuttle
T-65 X-wing starfighter
Tarkin (First appearance)
YT-1300 light freighter
- Millennium Falcon

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Asteroid belt
- Asteroid
Baldric
Cantina (Mentioned only)
Drydock
"Grubber"
Hangar
Hyperspace
Message canister (First appearance)
Parsec
Planet
Rebel flight suit
Shem-Lern's species language (First appearance)
Shyriiwook
The Force
- Force choke
- Mind control

Behind the scenes

David Michelinie and Walt Simonson begin their regular run on the title with this issue. The names of Walt Simonson, as well as Tom Palmer (inker) and Louise Jones (editor) can be seen in the close-up of the blueprints to the Tarkin during the briefing room scene.

Creatures called Gundarks make their first appearance in the Expanded Universe but they are very different from their canonical form. These creatures were retconned to be "Long-necked Gundarks."