Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures #3

Drawing on Russ Manning's classic Star Wars newspaper strip material, this 1994 Dark Horse issue brings the third chapter of the "Blackhole" saga to comics readers. Eric Shanower's cover art captures a tense, action-packed moment — a determined Luke Skywalker fires his blaster while C-3PO stands at his side, and a dramatic silhouetted cloaked figure looms in the background as armored troopers and a fallen figure clash in the foreground. It's a vivid snapshot of the scrappy, adventure-serial spirit that made Manning's original strip such a compelling corner of the Star Wars universe.