"EVERY SAGA HAS A BEGINNING..."

Sunday 13 February 2022

CLASSIC ART: WHEN DARTH MET THARG!

Art by Brian Bolland.

The arrival of the original Star Wars in cinemas by December 1977 onwards, alongside the then recent debut of the superb and highly imaginative British sci-fi weekly comic 2000AD, proved a match made in heaven for myself and thousands of other kids around the country. And 2000AD (then fused with Tornado comic) always enjoyed promoting the right-up-their-street saga with each Original Trilogy film, alongside lots of great competitions. Who didn't want that Electronic Battle Command Game seen on the above cover?!

https://thevintagetoyadvertiser.org/2016/05/01/2000-ad-comics-featuring-star-wars/

The start of a well researched and highly enjoyable history of Star Wars in the pages of 2000AD:

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