Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures #8

This 1995 Dark Horse entry in the Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures series showcases a cover by Kilian Plunkett that plunges Princess Leia and a companion into immediate peril — a massive, coiling creature dominates the foreground as the two scramble desperately to escape its reach, with an energy burst flashing between them and the beast. The sheer scale of the creature against the two figures gives the image a wonderfully tense, pulpy energy that captures the spirit of Russ Manning's original storytelling. Fans of Manning's classic work will find this a satisfying package, collecting his writing, art, and inking alongside Ray Murtaugh's coloring in the story "As Long As We Live.