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1December 1998
$2.50; 3.50 CAD

Star Wars #1

Dark Horse · December 1998 · on sale 1998-12-16

First appearance: Ki-Adi-Mundi2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Star Wars (Dark Horse, 1998 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
December 1998
Key date
1998-12-16
On-sale date
1998-12-16
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price
$2.50; 3.50 CAD
Pages
32
Barcode
76156898022600111

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ki-Adi-Mundi - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Prelude to Rebellioncover1pencils: Ken Kelly; inks: Ken Kelly; colors: Ken KellyKi-Adi-Mundi First
1Prelude To Rebellion: Part One of Sixcomic story22script: Jan Strnad; pencils: Anthony Winn; inks: Robert Jones; colors: Dave Nestelle, Guy Major; letters: Michael TaylorKi-Adi-Mundi First
2Star Wars Lettersletters page1script: Peet Janes; pencils: Ken Kelly; inks: Ken Kelly; colors: Ken KellyKi-Adi-Mundi
3Bah! Humbug! er, I Mean...in-house column1script: Randy Stradley

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Chrome EditionSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Newsstandbarcode 07099232526923

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Star Wars: Prelude to Rebellion #[nn]
ISBN 1-56971-448-7		2000On eBay ›
Star Wars Omnibus: Rise of the Sith #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-59582-228-4		2009On eBay ›
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Rise of the Sith #2
ISBN 978-1-302-90790-7		2017On eBay ›
Star Wars Legends: Rise of the Sith Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-93209-1		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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