Star Wars 20

"I believe in action, Senator... and I'm not departing The Wheel until I see some from you!"

- Zertik Strom

"Deathgame" is the title to the twentieth issue of the first Star Wars ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Archie Goodwin with artwork by Carmine Infantino and finished art by Bob Wiacek. The cover art was also composed by Infantino and inker Wiacek. The story was colored by George Roussos and lettered by John Costanza. It was edited by Archie Goodwin with Mark Gruenwald as assistant editor and Jim Shooter as consulting editor. This issue shipped with a February, 1979 cover date and carries a cover price of .35 cents per copy (US).

Appearances

 * C-3PO
 * Han Solo
 * Leia Organa
 * R2-D2


 * Big Game Administrator
 * Master-Com


 * Living Windmill
 * Simon Greyshade
 * Zertik Strom


 * Chewbacca
 * Doctor
 * Luke Skywalker


 * Alliance to Restore the Republic
 * First Galactic Empire
 * Wheel Security Force


 * Ultaarian Greenbacks
 * Wookiees


 * The Wheel
 * Crimson Casino
 * Executive tower
 * Medlab
 * Royal Lounge


 * Dagger thorns
 * Knife
 * Power mace
 * Power shield
 * Proton torpedoes
 * Robots
 * Droids
 * Astromech droid
 * Protocol droid


 * Airflow car
 * House of Tagge merchant ship
 * Imperial Star Destroyer
 * Rulaarian pleasure yacht
 * TIE Advanced x1 Starfighters
 * X-wing starfighter
 * YT-1300 light freighter
 * Millennium Falcon


 * Superhuman strength


 * 0 ABY
 * Casinos
 * Exploding vehicles
 * Flashback
 * Galactic Civil War
 * Laser weapons
 * Space station
 * Space vessels

Notes & Trivia

 * This issue is reprinted in the Star Wars Legends: The Original Marvel Years Epic Collection trade paperback collection, the Star Wars Omnibus, Volume 13 hardcover collection, Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus, Volume 1 hardcover collection, and the Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Doomworld trade paperback collection.


 * This issue shipped to retailers on November 21st, 1978.


 * Simon Greyshade makes reference to when the Emperor dissolved the Galactic Senate. This took place in 0 BBY as referenced in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.