Star Wars #83

Lando Calrissian takes center stage on Bob McLeod's cover for this May 1984 entry in Marvel's long-running Star Wars series, shown diving through the air above an ornate, crowded cityscape while jet-propelled armored figures streak through a fiery red sky behind him. The sense of freefall urgency is palpable — whatever's happening in "Sweetheart Contract," it clearly isn't going smoothly for Lando. With Linda Grant writing and McLeod pulling triple duty on pencils, inks, and lettering inside, this mid-run issue offers a solid creative team tackling the galaxy far, far away.