Star Wars #17

Marvel's Star Wars #17 from 1978 promises something a little different with its cover banner: a special "untold tale of Luke Skywalker's past." Dave Cockrum and Bob McLeod's cover art puts a determined, blaster-raised Luke front and center beneath twin suns, debris and what appear to be alien figures scattered across a rocky landscape behind him — all under the bold chapter title "Crucible!" Inside, Chris Claremont and Archie Goodwin co-write, with Herb Trimpe on art, making this a genuinely interesting creative collaboration for any fan of the galaxy far, far away.