Revenge of the Jedi

Revenge of the Jedi is a comic strip written by Archie Goodwin and illustrated by Al Williamson. It was published by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate from November 1982 to January 1983. It has also been posted online on Hyperspace. The comic documents several events, including Admiral Gial Ackbar and the Mon Calamari joining the Rebel Alliance and Darth Vader taking command of his recently built Super Star Destroyer, Executor.

Development

Revenge of the Jedi introduced the character of Admiral Ackbar. At the time the strip was created, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi was still in production.

Revenge of the Jedi was a working title of the third installment of the original Star Wars trilogy. The word "Revenge" was ultimately used in the title of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Gial Ackbar (First appearance) C-3PO Chewbacca Jan Dodonna Leia Organa Orlok (First appearance) R2-D2 Luke Skywalker Han Solo First Unidentified Imperial admiral (First appearance) Second Unidentified Imperial admiral (First appearance) Darth Vader

Creatures

Lake worm (First appearance)

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R2-series astromech droid Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid

Events

Galactic Civil War Battle of Daluuj (First appearance) Destruction of Laakteen Depot (First appearance) Blockade of Yavin (Indirect mention only)

Locations

Daluuj (First appearance) Fondor Fondor Shipyards Hoth Laakteen (First appearance) Laakteen Depot (First appearance) Yavin 4 Great Temple

Organizations and titles

Ackbar family (First appearance) Admiral Alliance to Restore the Republic Galactic Empire Commander Stormtrooper Supreme Commander Order of the Sith Lords Sith Lord

Sentient species

Human Corellian Cyborg Mon Calamari (First appearance) Wookiee Rwook

Vehicles and vessels

Bulk freighter (First appearance) Executor-class Star Dreadnought Executor Imperial-class Star Destroyer Imperial ground-skimmer (First appearance) TIE/LN starfighter YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon

Weapons and technology

Armor Darth Vader's armor Stormtrooper armor Blaster Blaster pistol DL-44 heavy blaster pistol Blaster rifle E-11 blaster rifle Lightsaber Inflatable landing strip (First mentioned)

Collections

• Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 3
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Newspaper Strips Vol. 2

External links

• Revenge of the Jedi on Hyperspace (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)
• Revenge of the Jedi strips at Daily Star Wars' 30th Anniversary blog (backup link)

In other languages

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