Star Wars #29

Marvel's Star Wars #29 from 1979 promises intense action right on its cover, where a figure in a vivid pink suit grapples hand-to-hand with a dark, mechanized adversary against a large pale moon — a small inset panel in the corner hints at a lightsaber-wielding hero waiting in the wings. The confrontation, titled "Dark Encounter," crackles with urgency thanks to the dynamic cover art by Carmine Infantino and Bob Wiacek, whose bold linework gives the struggle a kinetic, almost cinematic energy. A fine entry in Marvel's long-running galaxy-spanning series, this issue delivers the kind of high-stakes tension that kept readers coming back month after month.