Star Wars (1977) 14

Star Wars 14

Publisher's summary[]

Space pirates are using a sonic jammer to take down any and all ships, whether they're Rebel or Imperial!

Plot summary[]

On the water world ofDrexel,GovernorQuarg has used his sonic jammer to cause theMillennium Falcon to crash into the water near his giantcity-ship.Han is believed dead, whileLuke Skywalker,Chewbacca, and thedroids are imprisoned inside of Quarg's galleon. Quarg has simultaneously been waging a war against theDragon Lords who even now attack his ship, riding atop giantsea-dragons.

Quarg has now turned his sonic jammer towards an even greater prize—a stolenImperialbattlecruiser locked in Drexel's orbit. The pirate,Crimson Jack and his first mate,Jolli, attempt to break free of their ship's systems-lock, but find that they are trapped.

Han, meanwhile, is not dead at all. The Dragon Lords have rescued him and have taken him to a secret underground cave. Theleader of the Dragon Lords tells Han that Quarg's sonic jammer is driving the sea serpents mad and slowly killing them. Han agrees to help if they agree to help him in return by salvaging theMillennium Falcon.

Governor Quarg has foundPrincessLeia hiding within theMillennium Falcon and chases her back onto the city-ship. Believing that Han is dead, Chewbacca goes berserk and breaks free of the prison. Luke has been forced into doing Quarg's dirty work until he reunites with Han who explains to him what the sonic jammer is doing to the dragons. Luke rescues Leia and knocks Quarg from the city-ship into the ocean, killing him, just as the jamming equipment is destroyed by theFalcon.

Development[]

Star Wars 14 was written and edited byArchie Goodwin, penciled byCarmine Infantino, inked byTerry Austin, and colored byJanice Cohen, with lettering byDenise Wohl. Infantino and Austin also illustrated the cover art. The issue was first published byMarvel Comics onMay 9,1978,^[1] and a digital edition was released onSeptember 29,2015.^[3] The issue has also been collected in several trade paperbacks from both Marvel andDark Horse Comics. In the Dark Horse trade paperbackStar Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Volume 1, the cover ofStar Wars 14 is pictured with a solid white background, rather than the red vector field.^[4]

Media[]

Editions[]

• UPC 071486028178; May 9, 1978; Marvel Comics; First printing^[1]
• (No UPC); September 29, 2015; Marvel Comics; Digital edition^[3]

Cover gallery[]

First printing

First printing(Whitman)

Digital edition

Collected in[]

• Star Wars Weekly 27 &28
• Star Wars Annual 1979
• Return of the Jedi Weekly 31 &32
• Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld
• Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Volume 1
• Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 1

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Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Star Wars (1977) #14 onMarvel Comics'official website(backup link)(First printing)
• Star Wars (1977-1986) #14 onMarvel Comics'official website(backup link)(Digital edition)