Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - Official Collectors Edition

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Official Collectors Edition was a magazine published in 1980 by Paradise Press to promote the release of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. It included information regarding the characters, creatures and machines of the movie, as well as the movie's production, profiles of the movie's production staff and a plot synopsis, which notably omitted the movie's famous revelation.

Contents

• Main Character Profiles
  • Darth Vader
  • Princess Leia
  • Luke Skywalker
  • See-Threepio
  • Artoo-Detoo
  • Han Solo
  • Chewbacca
• Plot Synopsis — Part 1: HOTH
  • Sidebar: Tauntaun
  • Sidebar: Probe Robot
  • Sidebar: Medical Droid/Too-Onebee
  • Sidebar: Imperial All Terrain Armored Transport
  • Sidebar: Snowspeeder
• Plot Synopsis — Part 2: DAGOBAH AND THE ASTEROIDS
  • Sidebar: Yoda/Dagobah
  • Sidebar: Bounty Hunters
• Plot Synopsis — Part 3: CLOUD CITY
  • Sidebar: Lando Calrissian
• The Script
• The Visualizers: Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston
• On Location: Finse
• On The Set: Journey to the Bog Planet, The Millennium Falcon, John Barry
• Industrial Light & Magic: A Tour around a Technological Wonderland
• Gary Kurtz: Producer
• Irvin Kershner: Director
• George Lucas: Concept