Star Wars #82

From Marvel's long-running Star Wars series, issue #82 (April 1984) arrives with a cover penciled by Ron Frenz and inked by Tom Palmer that plunges straight into alien-world tension. Luke Skywalker is down on one knee, seemingly caught off guard, while an armored, helmet-wearing warrior raises a bladed weapon above him — and the pair are surrounded by a crowd of remarkably varied alien beings beneath a looming planetary body. The story is titled "Diplomacy," which makes that menacing standoff on the cover all the more intriguing, with interior work by writer Jo Duffy and artist Ron Frenz promising plenty of Star Wars adventure.