Cover: Phil Noto

Star Wars #74

Jan 2020 · Marvel · 3.99 USD

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“Rebels and Rogues, Part VII”

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Star Wars (2015) #74 is the penultimate chapter of the entire 75-issue modern Marvel Star Wars run that began in 2015, making it the second-to-last canonical comic story bridging the gap between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi in that volume's era. As 'Rebels and Rogues Part VII,' it brings three simultaneous Rebel missions to their dramatic convergence point — including the jaw-dropping Chewbacca-versus-Darth-Vader hand-to-hand confrontation that gave the issue its memorable tagline — while also seeding the Rebellion's search for a new base that will ultimately resolve as the discovery of Hoth. It represents the climax of Greg Pak and Phil Noto's final arc on the series, a sprint to the finish line that underscores the creative ambition of their short but energetic run.

writer Greg Pak · artist, inker, colorist Phil Noto · letterer VC's Clayton Cowles · cover Phil Noto

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History

Writer Greg Pak and artist Phil Noto joined the Star Wars (2015) series with issue #68 as the title entered its final stretch, following Jason Aaron's and then Kieron Gillen's long tenures. Pak's 'Rebels and Rogues' multi-part arc split its three storylines across separate planets and crews, a structural choice that Noto reinforced visually by assigning a distinct color palette to each location — a storytelling technique readers noted allowed them to orient themselves instantly on each page turn. Issue #74 was published on November 13, 2019, with a January 2020 cover date, one week before the series finale (#75), and was later collected in the trade paperback Star Wars Vol. 13: Rogues and Rebels alongside #73, #75, and the Star Wars: Empire Ascendant (2019) one-shot.

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Issue #74 of the Star Wars (2015) Marvel series — the penultimate issue of that 75-issue run — published November 13, 2019, with a January 2020 cover date.
Written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Phil Noto; part of their collaborative 'Rebels and Rogues' arc that ran from issue #68 through #75.
Carries the story title 'Rebels and Rogues Part VII,' the seventh chapter of the arc's eight-part structure.
Features Chewbacca engaging in direct hand-to-hand combat with Darth Vader — a dramatic set piece marketed as 'Wookiee vs. Sith!' — while simultaneously depicting Han Solo, Leia, and Dar Champion in a confrontation with a Star Destroyer, and Luke Skywalker navigating his uneasy alliance with the Force-sensitive grifter Warba Calip.
The issue begins threading the in-story search for a new Rebel base, a plot thread that resolves in issue #75 with the rebels arriving at Hoth, directly bridging the arc to the setting of The Empire Strikes Back's opening.
Doctor Aphra and Beilert Valance appear in the broader arc's climax, with their roles capping the narrative in the collected edition.
Collected in Star Wars Vol. 13: Rogues and Rebels (Marvel, 2020), which bundles issues #73–75 with the Star Wars: Empire Ascendant (2019) #1 one-shot.
The issue received a 'Greatest Moments' variant cover (art by Pauline Voss) as part of a Marvel-wide anniversary program, in addition to the standard Phil Noto Cover A.