Star Wars: Republic #81

A roaring Wookiee dominates this striking Dark Horse cover, brandishing a green lightsaber amid dense jungle foliage while a cloaked human figure crouches in the foreground, hand outstretched — with the cover tagline promising that "the Wookiees' greatest secret" is about to be revealed. Jan Duursema's cover art sets a tense, mysterious tone perfectly suited to the opening chapter of a three-part arc. Writer John Ostrander and artist Duursema, inked here by Dan Parsons, were among the most dependable creative teams working in the Star Wars galaxy in 2005.