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