Star Wars #13

Marvel's 1978 Star Wars series pushes boldly beyond the film with this issue, subtitled "Deadly Reunion — Friend Against Friend on a Star-Lost World!" The cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin puts Chewbacca front and center in a fierce, lunging pose, with Luke Skywalker and C-3PO caught up in the chaos around him and R2-D2 visible in the foreground — while a speech bubble warns, "Master Luke, this time we don't dare let the Wookiee win!" It's a wonderfully kinetic image that promises something delightfully unexpected when allies find themselves at odds, backed by the interior talents of Archie Goodwin, Carmine Infantino, and their collaborators.