Star Wars Tales Volume 1

Life, Death, and the Living Force

Script: Jim Woodring Pencils: Robert Teranishi Colors: Christopher Chuckry 14 pages Galactic Year: 33 BBY Preceded by: A Summer's Dream Followed by: Incident at Horn Station

Mara Jade: A Night on the Town

Script: Timothy Zahn Pencils: Igor Kordey Colors: Keith Wood 16 Pages Galactic Year: 5 ABY Preceded by: Supply and Demand Followed by: Marooned

Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 1)

Script: Ron Marz Pencils: Claudio Castellini Colors: Guy Major 16 Pages Galactic Year: 1 BBY Preceded by: Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika Followed by: Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 2)

Skippy the Jedi Droid

Script: Peter David Pencils: Martin Egeland Inks: Howard S. Shum Colors: Harold MacKinnon 8 Pages Galactic Year: 0 ABY Preceded by: X-wing Rogue Squadron #1/2 Followed by: Resurrection

Routine

Script: Tony Isabella Pencils: John Nadeau Colors: Dave Nestelle 8 Pages Galactic Year: 5 BBY Preceded by: Luke Skywalker: Walkabout Followed by: Young Lando Calrissian

Han Solo and Chewbacca, flying the Jaina's Light (named after Han's mother), are stopped by the Vigilant, an Imperial ship. A Level One inspection is performed on Jaina's Light, but the Imperial Captain Deyd Llnewe and Lieutenant Raprice find nothing. This happens two more times, with the inspection being more intensive each time, Llnewe being convinced that Solo is up to something. After the third unsuccessful inspection, Han and Chewie are sent on their way, when Captain Llnewe suddenly realizes that the ships Solo was piloting were different each time; Han was not smuggling spice or some other illegal substance, but ships. Deyd orders his gunners to fire on Han, but he was long gone by then.

Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 2)

Script: Ron Marz Pencils: Claudio Castellini Inks: Jason Hvam Colors: Guy Major 16 Pages Galactic Year: 1 BBY Preceded by: Darth Vader: Extinction (Part 1) Followed by: The Hovel on Terk Street

Stop That Jawa!

Story & Art: Dave Cooper 8 Pages Galactic Year: 3 ABY Preceded by: Skreej Followed by: A Hot Time in the Cold Town Tonite

Incident at Horn Station

Script: Dan Jolley Pencils: Sean Phillips Colors: Matthew Hollingsworth 18 Pages Galactic Year: 33 BBY Preceded by: Life, Death, and the Living Force Followed by: Prelude to Rebellion

The Death of Captain Tarpals

Script: Ryder Windham Pencils: Tom Fowler Colors: Dave Nestelle 8 Pages Galactic Year: 32.5 BBY Preceded by: Darth Maul Followed by: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace

In the Gungan city of Otoh Gunga, Chef Marshoo catches Jar Jar Binks in the kitchen trying to scavenge leftovers. Marshoo prepares to punch Jar Jar just as Captain Roos Tarpals comes in to arrest Jar Jar for the very same thing. He puts the handcuffs on Jar Jar and takes him away. Soon after, Tarpals tells Jar Jar that everyone down at the station is calling him "The Death of Captain Tarpals." Suddenly Tarpals is ambushed by Marshoo and some of his friends, who prepare to beat down Jar Jar as they'd planned. They throw a frying pan at Jar Jar, but he ducks, and it goes flying into his kaadu, who retaliates with a kick to Marshoo, sending him and his cohorts into a small fountain. Jar Jar revives Tarpals, and asks to be released after taking care of Marshoo. Roos ignores him and takes him to the surface of Naboo, where he shall live for a long time to come.

Deal with a Demon

Script: John Ostrander Pencils: Jan Duursema Inks: Rick Magyar Colors: Dan Jackson 10 Pages Galactic Year: 32 BBY Preceded by: Outlander Followed by: Force Fiction

Vilmarh Grahrk has been hired by the people of Ootoola (who he fondly refers to as "fishfaces") to smuggle Princess Foolookoola off-planet; she is currently being hunted down by the purists of Ootoola, who previously killed the patriarch and his wife, seizing power of the planet. He and Naradan D'ulin, the caretaker of the princess, begin taking her to Villie's ship, when they're suddenly ambushed by a group of Ootoola purists. Villie hands the princess over, telling Naradan that the purists offered more credits than the loyalists did. Naradan and the princess are taken away and put into the purists' prison.

That night, Villie blows open the prison door and rescues them, only to get a punch in the face from Naradan. Vilmarh explains that before, with the princess running loose, everybody was looking for her, but now that they've assumed she's still locked up, nobody will be trying to find her. Naradan grabs a rifle in case she decides to shoot him, and they head out. They spot a couple of guards, and Villie casually walks up to them, steals one of their blasters, and shoots both of them. Villie, Naradan and the princess quickly escape the palace and head to Vilmarh's ship, the Inferno, where they are vocally greeted by NT. They fly off, Villie destroying the palace on his way up. They make their way to the planet Dur Sabon, where Foolookoola is to live her life among the Dur Sabon until she can return to Ootoola.

Lady Luck

Script: Rich Handley & Darko Macan Pencils: Chris Brunner Colors: Michelle Madgen & Dave Stewart 16 Pages Galactic Year: 1 ABY Preceded by: My Brother, My Enemy Followed by: Dark Lord's Conscience

Three Against the Galaxy

Script: Rich Hedden Pencils: Rick Leonardi Inks: Mark Lipka Colors: Dave McCaig 22 Pages Galactic Year: 5 ABY Preceded by: Marooned Followed by: Boba Fett: Agent of Doom

Moment of Doubt

Script: Lovern Kindzierski Pencils: Robert Teranishi Colors: Dave McCaig 14 Pages Galactic Year: 3 ABY Preceded by: Duel a Dark Lord Followed by: Hoth

The story takes place 3 A.B.Y. Awarru Tark arrives aboard the Star Destroyer Avenger in a YT-1300 freighter, answering Darth Vader’s call for bounty hunters to find the Millennium Falcon. When he meets with Vader he immediately launches a vicious assault on the Sith Lord with Grenades and light blades that extend from his arms.

As Vader reaches into Tark’s mind he finds Awarru Tark is actually Stauz Czycz. Czycz underwent a surgical transformation to implant a force field generator into his body, so that he could attack Vader as revenge, having lost his own family in an Imperial assault on his homeworld.

Using telekinesis to disable the generator, Vader decapitates Czycz, leaving him to consider Czycz’s status as more machine than man.

A Death Star is Born

Script: Kevin Rubio Pencils: Lucas Marangon Colors: Dave Nestelle 12 Pages Galactic Year: 2 BBY Preceded by: The Black Cavern Followed by: Han Solo At Stars' End

Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, Tol Sivron, and Bevel Lemelisk submit their Death Star proposal to Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader. The perceived flaws of the schematics are humorously discussed.The appearance of Bevel Lemelisk is different in this comic than in any other source where he is portrayed. This was an intentional choice on behalf of the comic's creator, although for unknown reasons. One should also note the presence of Ackbar, a Mon Calamari, and Grand Moff Tarkin's slave, soon to be Rebel Alliance Admiral listening in through the door

Several references in the story allude to popular culture, including the following:

The Imperial insignia, reminiscent of Mickey Mouse-ears;

A "Bob's Big Boy" fast food chain statue;

A hologram of Yogi Bear;

The starship from the Star Trek series known as Starship Enterprise.

The Beatles' Yellow Submarine

Spare Parts

Script: Mark Evanier & Sergio Aragonés Pencils: Sergio Aragonés Colors: Tom Luth 4 Pages Galactic Year: 22 ABY Preceded by: Union Followed by: Chewbacca

Sand Blasted

Story & Art: Kilian Plunkett Colors: Dave Nestelle 28 Pages Galactic Year: 4 ABY Preceded by: The Jabba Tape Followed by: A Day in the Life