Classic Star Wars 20

Classic Star Wars 20

This particularClassic series were reformatted and colored reprints of theStar Wars daily newspaper strip byArchie Goodwin andAl Williamson from the early 1980s.

Williamson supplied new panels and art to flow the stories for traditional comic format.

Publisher's summary[]

Developments in our favorite far-away galaxy a long time ago are winding their way rapidly to the point at which the events of the movieThe Empire Strikes Back begin – with the Rebels engaged in battle with Empire forces on the ice planet Hoth. But before that, our Rebel heroes will have to face a regular rogues' gallery ofStar Wars rapscallions and wretches – Darth Vader, Raskar, Skorr, and even that most nefarious of bounty hunters... Boba Fett! This wonderfully received reprint series comes to a climactic conclusion with a special 48-page issue featuring Al Williamson's original newspaper strip art, new never-before-seen Al Williamson Star Wars art, and, of course, a brand new Al Williamson cover! Who could ask for more!

Opening crawl[]

The strange ship that's followedthe Millennium Falcon to Hothturns out to be hostile, as it fires awarning shot across the Falcon'sbow. Luke convinces Han that the bestsolution is to surrender. The unidentifiedship uses a tractor beam to bring theFalcon and its crew on board, as a codedmessage is sent from the ship to Jabba theHutt on Tatooine. It turns out to be Raskaronboard, and Han and Luke are soon disarmed asRaskar offers Han a deal: his freedom for a betterprice than Jabba's bounty. Luke suggests giving up thereward from Leia, which they try to convince Raskar ishidden on Ord Mantell. Raskar, however, thinks it'sactually hidden on Hoth. He forces the Rebels to lead himback to Hoth in the Falcon. Once there, Han pilots the Falconinto a labyrinth of ravines, and manages to stall it out andcrash land in the snow. Luke offers an escape plan: dig throughone of the cavern walls - right into a series of even largercaverns.

Contents[]

• "A New Beginning"
• "Showdown"
• "The Final Trap"

Media[]

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Cover art

Dark Horse cover

Collected in[]

• Classic Star Wars Volume 3: Escape to Hoth
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Newspaper Strips Vol. 2

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Classic Star Wars (1992) #20 onMarvel Comics'official website(backup link)