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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published May 1984
Cover Price 2.00 USD
Pages 68
Editing Don Markstein

Cover Details - "Star Wars"

Characters Darth Vader
Genre Science Fiction
Pencils Al Williamson
Inks Al Williamson
Letters Typeset

1 page story "Contents/A Letter From The Publisher"

Script Rick Norwood
Letters Typeset

1 page letters page "Dear Pencil-Pal"

Script Don Markstein
Letters Typeset
Notes Letters Page, including letters from Kurt Busiek and Mike Moretti.

12 page Star Wars story "The Final Trap"

Characters Darth Vader; The Emperor; Luke Skywalker; Han Solo; Leia; R2-D2; C3PO; Chewbacca
Genre Science Fiction
Script Archie Goodwin
Pencils Al Williamson
Inks Al Williamson
Letters Al Williamson?
Notes Title as per the episode guide to Star Wars Newspaper Strips on Wikipedia.
Reprinted from Star Wars daily and Sunday (L.A. Times Syndicate) 1984.02.06 - 1984.03.11

6 page Hagar The Horrible story "Hagar The Horrible"

Characters Hagar; Helga; Kvack; Honi; Lucky Eddie; Hamlet; Hernia; Snert; Dr. Zook
Genre Humor
Script Dik Browne
Pencils Dik Browne
Inks Dik Browne
Letters Dik Browne
Reprinted from Hagar The Horrible (King Features Syndicate) 1984.02.13 - 1984.03.10

12 page Steve Canyon story "Rescue In North Africa"

Characters Poteet Canyon; Mary Joe Tudor; General Camphill; Steve Canyon; Summer Canyon; Quiz Brennen; Doe Redwood
Genre Adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Milton Caniff
Inks Milton Caniff
Letters Milton Caniff
Reprinted from Steve Canyon daily and Sunday (Field Enterpises Inc.) 1984.02.14 - 1984.03.12

6 page O'Neill story "His Duty"

Genre Humor
Script Dan O'Neill
Pencils Dan O'Neill
Inks Dan O'Neill
Letters Dan O'Neill
Reprinted from O' Neill Sunday (San Francisco Chronicle) 1984.01.23 - 1984.03.12

10 page Spider-Man story "Amazing Spider-Man"

Characters Spider-Man; Mary-Jane Watson; John Braxton; Dolly Norbert; J. Jonah Jamesom; Joe Robertson
Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Floro Dery; Fred Kida
Inks Floro Dery; Fred Kida
Notes Fred Kida assumes art duties starting with the strip dated 19th March.
Reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man daily (The Register And Tribune Syndicate) 1984.02.13 - 1984.03.28

3 page Popeye story "Royal Spook"

Characters Popeye; Olive Oyl; Wimpy; Swee-Pea
Genre Humor
Script Bud Sagendorf
Pencils Bud Sagendorf
Inks Bud Sagendorf
Letters Bud Sagendorf
Reprinted from Popeye daily (King Features Syndicate) 1984.03.19 - 1984.03.31

8 page Bloom County story "Bloom County"

Characters Opus; Oliver Wendell Jones; Binkley; Portnoy; Steve Dallas; Milo
Genre Humor
Script Berke Breathed
Pencils Berke Breathed
Inks Berke Breathed
Letters Berke Breathed
Reprinted from Bloom County daily (Universal Press Syndicate) 1983.12.12 - 1984.01.17