Star Wars Mara Jade By the Emperor's Hand (1998) comic books
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Issue #1
Published August 1998 by Dark Horse.$4.49Written by Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole. Art by Carlos Ezquerra. Cover by Kilian Plunkett. After she fails to eliminate the young Jedi Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade is dispatched to take down a crimelord who seeks to reestablish the criminal organization Black Sun. Little does she know that the Emperor's imminent date with death will change her life forever! Written by Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole, and illustrated by Carlos Ezquerra. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #2
Published September 1998 by Dark Horse.$6.49$5.20Written by Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole. Art by Carlos Ezquerra. Cover by Kilian Plunkett. Under cover of an Imperial raid, Mara Jade infiltrates the headquarters of would-be Black Nebula overlord Dequc, and assassinates the criminal leader. But back on Imperial Center, she finds evidence that the person she shot was a stand-in, and that the real Dequc is still out there, and gunning for her! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #3
Published October 1998 by Dark Horse.$4.80Written by Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole. Art by Carlos Ezquerra. Cover by Kilian Plunkett. In the wake of the Emperor's death at the hands of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, Mara Jade has been captured! Since her captor is one of only a handful who knows she is the Emperor's Hand, Mara knows she must escape quickly -- or die. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #4
Published November 1998 by Dark Horse.$6.49$5.20$3.90Written by Timothy Zahn and Michael A. Stackpole. Art by Carlos Ezquerra. Cover by Kilian Plunkett. After the death of Emperor Palpatine, Mara Jade escapes from Imperial Center and throws herself headlong into the underground of the Empire's underworld. Though her master is dead, Jade must complete her final mission . . . even if it costs her life! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #5
Published December 1998 by Dark Horse.$4.40$3.30Written by Timothy Zahn. Art by Carlos Ezquerra. Cover by Kilian Plunkett. Fed up with being hunted by her enemies, Mara Jade decides it's time to become the hunter. First on her payback list: the evil Dequc, Black Nebula crime lord -- the man who survived her final assignment for the Emperor! Now, Mara must infiltrate his hidden base, take him down, and escape! Could she finally be in over her head? 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #6
Published January 1999 by Dark Horse.$4.70$2.80Written by Timothy Zahn. Art by Carlos Ezquerra. Cover by Kilian Plunkett. Mara Jade has destroyed many enemies of the Empire in her time, and has always carried out her missions with forethought and skill. But an unforeseen variable is about to enter the scene of her final mission for her dead employer, and Mara knows that her own survival is second to getting the job done! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.
