1980

A list of events in1980 related toStar Wars.

January[]

• 01 –The Second Kessel Run serial begins at theLos Angeles Times Syndicate.
• 02 –Star Wars Weekly 97 published.
• 02 –Georgina Cordova is born.
• 04 –Greg Cipes is born.
• 09 –Star Wars Weekly 98 published.
• 16 –Lin-Manuel Miranda is born.
• 16 –Star Wars Weekly 99 published.
• 18 –Daniel José Older is born.
• 22 –Star Wars (1977) 34 published.
• 23 –Star Wars Weekly 100 published.
• 30 –Star Wars Weekly 101 published.

February[]

• 06 –Star Wars Weekly 102 published.
• 12 –Heather Doerksen is born.
• 13 –Star Wars Weekly 103 published.
• 20 –Star Wars Weekly 104 published.
• 26 –Bring Me the Children serial begins at theLos Angeles Times Syndicate.
• 26 –Star Wars (1977) 35 published.
• 27 –Star Wars Weekly 105 published.
• 28 –Denise Gough is born.

March[]

• 06 –Star Wars Weekly 106 published.
• 12 –Star Wars Weekly 107 published.
• 15 –Alex Segura is born.
• 19 –Star Wars Weekly 108 published
• 25 –Star Wars (1977) 36 published.
• 26 –Star Wars Weekly 109 published.

Spring[]

• ?? –Marvel Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back published.
• ?? –Marvel Super Special 16: The Empire Strikes Back published.

April[]

• 02 –Star Wars Weekly 110 published.
• 08 –Katee Sackhoff is born.
• 09 –Star Wars Weekly 111 published.
• 12 –Star WarsEpisode V: The Empire Strikes Back novelization published.
• 12 –The Empire Strikes Back Storybook published.
• 16 –Star Wars Weekly 112 published.
• 22 –As Long As We Live... serial begins at theLos Angeles Times Syndicate.
• 22 –Star Wars (1977) 37 published.
• 23 –Star Wars Weekly 113 published.
• 30 –Star Wars Weekly 114 published.

May[]

• 07 –Star Wars Weekly 115 published.
• 14 –Star Wars Weekly 116 published.
• 21 –Star Wars:Episode VThe Empire Strikes Back released.
• 21 –Star Wars Weekly 117 published.
• 27 –Star Wars (1977) 38 published.
• 29 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 118 published.
• ?? –The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back published.

June[]

• 05 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 119 published.
• 12 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 120 published.
• 17 –The Frozen World of Ota serial begins at theLos Angeles Times Syndicate.
• 19 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 121 published.
• 24 –Star Wars (1977) 39 published.
• 25 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 122 published.

July[]

• 02 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 123 published.
• 09 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 124 published.
• 16 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 125 published.
• 22 –Star Wars (1977) 40 published.
• 24 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 126 published.
• 31 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 127 published.

August[]

• 07 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 128 published.
• 11 –Planet of Kadrilserial begins at theLos Angeles Times Syndicate.
• 12 –Han Solo and the Lost Legacy published.
• 12 –Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back published.
• 14 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 129 published.
• 21 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 130 published.
• 28 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 131 published.

September[]

• 02 –Star Wars (1977) 41 published.
• 04 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 132 published.
• 11 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 133 published.
• 14 –Anthony Carboni is born.
• 18 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 134 published.
• 23 –Star Wars (1977) 42 published.
• 24 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 135 published.
• 29 –Zachary Levi is born.
• ?? –Star Wars: The Making of the Movie published.

October[]

• 01 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 136 published.
• 01 –Kristian Harloff is born.
• 06 –Han Solo at Stars' End serial begins at theLos Angeles Times Syndicate.
• 08 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 137 published.
• 15 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 138 published.
• 22 –The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 139 published.
• 28 –Star Wars (1977) 43 published.

November[]

• 25 –Star Wars (1977) 44 published.
• 29 –Janina Gavankar is born.
• ?? –The Empire Strikes Back Monthly 140 published.

December[]

• 16 –Michael Jibson is born.
• 23 –Star Wars (1977) 45 published.
• 27 –Elizabeth Rodriguez is born.
• ?? –The Empire Strikes Back Monthly 141 published.

Unknown[]

• The Making of "The Empire Strikes Back"