The Empire Strikes Back Weekly
Marvel UK · 1980 · 22 issues
Publication history The Empire Strikes Back Weekly (1980) · this series The Empire Strikes Back Monthly (1980) #140–158→
About the series
From 1980 onward, Marvel UK’s The Empire Strikes Back Weekly ran for 22 issues, reprinting classic Star Wars adventures with a focus on the saga’s core heroes and villains—Luke, Han, Leia, Darth Vader, and more. The series leaned on the talents of Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby for writing, with Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, and Don Heck handling art, blending Marvel’s Silver Age storytelling with the galaxy far, far away. It stands as a distinctive UK-centric chapter in Star Wars comics history, offering a weekly dose of the franchise during its early cinematic peak.