- "Little by little... they're whittling away our forces! Forces still not rebuilt to their level before the battle of the Death Star. And we don't know where in the name of the Force they're coming from!"
- ―General Dodonna
| "Siege at Yavin!" | |
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| Star Wars | |
| Title: | "Siege at Yavin!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 25 |
| Cover price: | .40 |
| Cover date: | July, 1979 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Archie Goodwin |
| Writers: | Archie Goodwin |
| Pencilers: | Carmine Infantino |
| Inkers: | Gene Day |
| Cover artists: | Carmine Infantino |
| Cover inker: | Bob Wiacek |
| Colorists: | Ben Sean |
| Letterers: | Joe Rosen |
| Editors: | Archie Goodwin |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Star Wars #24 |
| Next: | Star Wars #26 |
"Siege at Yavin!" is the story title to the twenty-fifth issue of the first Star Wars comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written and edited by Archie Goodwin and illustrated by Carmine Infantino. It was inked by Gene Day. Infantino also provided the cover art illustration for this issue, which was inked by Bob Wiacek. The story was colored by Ben Sean and lettered by Joe Rosen. This issue shipped with a July, 1979 cover date and carried a cover price of 40 cents per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Jorman Thoad
- Stormtroopers
- TIE pilot
Organizations
Races
Locations
- Centares
- Yavin system
- Yavin 4
- Massassi Temple
Items
Vehicles
- Mining Explorer
- T-65 X-wing starfighter
- TIE/In starfighter
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- Star Wars was created by George Lucas.
- This issue shipped to retailers on April 24th, 1979.
- This issue also shipped with a diamondback cover price frame.
- The events of this issue take place in 0 ABY.
- This is the first appearance of Orman Tagge. He appears next in Star Wars #26.
- This is the first appearance of Lieutenant Shanks. He appears next in Star Wars #26.
- This is the first and only appearance of Jorman Thoad.
- Reference is made to Grand Moff Tarkin in this issue. Tarkin was killed aboard the Death Star I in Star Wars #6.
Reprints[]
The story was from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes: