EPISODE VI: RETURN OF THE JEDI

    VHS
    2 DISC DVD WITH 1983 & 2004 VERSIONS
    3 DISC TRILOGY DVD SET
    4 DISC TRILOGY DVD

STORY BY GEORGE LUCAS
SCREENPLAY BY GEORGE LUCAS AND LAWRENCE KASDAN
DIRECTED BY RICHARD MARQUAND
PRODUCED BY LUCASFILM, LTD.
DISTRIBUTED BY TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
RELEASED MAY 24, 1983
SPECIAL EDITION RELEASED MARCH 7, 1997

NOTE: All adaptations of the film story have been listed on a separate page along with any story that overlaps with the film. Click here to see the listings.

NOTE: The Mara Jade mini-series covers events directly after the story Sleight of Hand from the Tales From Jabba???s Palace collection. The first two issues overlap with events from Return of The Jedi, with the rest of the series taking place directly after the film.

MARA JADE:  BY THE EMPEROR'S HAND

# 1-3 STORY BY TIMOTHY ZAHN; WRITTEN BY MICHAEL STACKPOLE; ART BY CARLOS EZQUERRA
# 4-6 WRITTEN  BY TIMOTHY ZAHN; ART BY CARLOS EZQUERRA
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS: AUGUST 1998-JANUARY 1999
COLLECTION PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS: OCTOBER 1999

NOTE: The Bounty Hunter Wars Trilogy is devided into two sections Now, which takes place durring Return Of The Jedi, and Then, which takes place just after A New Hope.

THE BOUNTY HUNTER WARS TRILOGY, now sections

   #1 THE MANDALORIAN ARMOR
   #2 THE SLAVE SHIP
   #3 HARD MERCHANDISE

WRITTEN BY K.W. JETER
PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA; JULY 1998 - MARCH 1999
COLLECTION PUBLISHED BY THE SCI FI BOOK CLUB: JULY 1999

THE JABBA TAPE

WRITTEN BY JOHN WAGNER; ART BY KILIAN PLUNKETT
PART 1 PUBLISHED IN TOPP'S STAR WARS
GALAXY MAGAZINE #13: NOV 1997
PARTS 2-4 PUBLISHED IN TOPP'S STAR WARS
GALAXY COLLECTOR #1-3: WINTER 1998-SUMMER 1998
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS : DEC 1998

SANDBLASTED

WRITTEN AND DRAWN BY KILLIAN PLUCKETT
PUBLISHED IN TALES #4 BY DARK HORSE COMICS: JUNE 2000
PUBLISHED IN 'S TALES VOL. 1: JAN. 2001

A DAY IN THE LIFE

WRITTEN BY BRETT MATTHEWS; ART BY ADRIAN SIBAR
PUBLISHED IN TALES #12 BY DARK HORSE COMICS: JUNE 2002
PUBLISHED IN TALES VOL.3: JAN. 2003

THE TRUCE AT BAKURA

WRITTEN BY KATHY TYERS
PUBLISHED BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA: NOV. 1993

NOTE: "Free Memory" takes place durring "The Truce At Bakura."

FREE MEMORY

WRITTEN BY BRETT MATTHEWS; DRAWN BY VATCHE MAVLIAN
PUBLISHED IN TALES #10 BY DARK HORSE COMICS; DEC. 2001
PUBLISHED IN TALES VOL.3: JAN. 2003

NOTE: "Lucky" is written as a flashback story with the flashback taking place two years before The Battle of Yavin and the set up occurring here.

LUCKY

WRITTEN BY ROB WILLIAMS; ART BY MICHAEL LACOMBE
PUBLISHED IN DARK HORSE COMICS'S TALES #23: MAY 2005
PUBLISHED IN DARK HORSE COMICS'S TALES TPB VOL. 6: JAN 2006

NOTE: The heroes return to their temporary base on Endor.

DO OR DO NOT

WRITTEN  BY JAY LAIRD; ART BY TIMOTHY II
PUBLISHED IN TALES 15 BY DARK HORSE COMICS: MARCH 2003
PUBLISHED IN TALES VOL.4: JAN. 2004

A WOOKIEE SCORNED

WRITTEN BY JASON HALL; DRAWN BY CHRISTINA CHEN
PUBLISHED IN TALES #10 BY DARK HORSE COMICS; DEC. 2001
PUBLISHED IN TALES VOL.3: JAN. 2003

NOTE: Marvels Comics #81 tells a story that happens a few days after the heroes return from Bakura (originally it was supposed to be right after Episode VI, but hey I'm flexible). In the story Han, Leia, and Artoo go back to Tatooine to retrieve some money that Han had in a bank account before he was frozen. Unfortunately, Artoo is kidnapped by the Jawas forcing Han and Leia to attack the sandcrawler. In the sandcrawler Artoo discovers that the Jawas have recovered Boba Fett after the Sarlac spat him out. Boba also has memory loss, that is until Han jumps in the crawler to get Artoo. Han works quickly to get himself, Artoo, and Fett to safety as the crawler heads for the Sarlac pit, but, at the wrong moment, Fett's memory comes back and Han has to jump out of the crawler before he can save Fett. Both Boba Fett and the crawler crash into the pit.
    Now if you've read The Bounty Hunter Wars, and the short story Last One Standing you probably know that there are many continuity problems with this story, but it is an fix easy. When you read the story just skip the Boba Fett parts. At the end Han jumps in the crawler, saves Artoo, and the jumps to safety before the sandcrawler crashes (probably not into the Sarlac as indicated in the comic, more likly a clif or a big rock). If you do this you'll lose a little of the exciting conclusion, but the story does become a nice reflection for Han as he tries to readjust to the universe after being frozen for a year. The story also has some neat moments where Han and Leia learn that just because they killed Jabba, Darth Vader, and The Emperor it doesn't mena they've solved the universe's problems.

JAWAS OF DOOM
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #81)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY RON FRENZ
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: MARCH 1984
PUBLISHED AS PART OF DARK HORSE COMIC'S CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO???# 4: JUNE 1999
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 5: MARCH 2003

X-WING ROGUE LEADER

WRITTEN BY HADEN BLACKMAN; ART BY GARY ERKINE
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS:  SEPT.-NOV. 2005
PUBLISHED AS PART OF STAR WARS OMNIBUS: X-WING ROGUE SQUADRON VOLUME 1 BY DARK HORSE COMICS
MAY 25, 2006

DIPLOMACY
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #82)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY RON FRENZ
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: APRIL 1984
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

STILL ACTIVE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #87)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY BOB McLEOD AND TOM PALMER
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: SEPT. 1984
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

THE HERO
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #85)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY BOB McLEOD AND TOM PALMER
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: JULY 1984
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

FIGUREHEAD
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #88)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY BOB McLEOD AND TOM PALMER
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: OCT. 1984
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

THE CHOICE
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #90)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY BOB McLEOD AND TOM PALMER
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: DEC. 1984
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

WOOKIEE WORLD
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #91)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY TONY SALMONS AND TOM PALMER
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: JAN. 1985
#91 PUBLISHED AS PART OF DARK HORSE COMIC'S CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO???# 1: MARCH 1999
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

THE DREAM
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #92)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY JAN DUURSEMA AND TOM MANDRAKE
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: FEB. 1985
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

CATSPAW
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #93)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY SAL BUSSEMA
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: MARCH 1985
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

SMALL WARS
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #94)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY CYNTHIA MARTIN
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: APRIL 1985
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

NO ZELTRONS
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #95)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY CYNTHIA MARTIN
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: MAY 1985
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

DUEL WITH A DARK LADY
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #96)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY CYNTHIA MARTIN
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: JUNE 1985
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

ESCAPE
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #97)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY CYNTHIA MARTIN
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: JULY 1985
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

FAR, FAR AWAY
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #101)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY CYNTHIA MARTIN
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: NOV. 1985
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

TOUCH OF THE GODDESS
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #99)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY RON FRENZ
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: SEPT. 1985
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

FIRST STRIKE
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #100)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY CYNTHIA MARTIN WITH ART NICHOLS AND SAM DE LA ROSA
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: OCT. 1985
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

SCHOOL SPIRIT
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #102)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY SAL BUSSEMA
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: DEC. 1985
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

TAI
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #103)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY CYNTHIA MARTIN
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: JAN. 1985
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

NAGAIS AND DOLLS
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #104)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY CYNTHIA MARTIN
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: MARCH 1986
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

THE PARTY'S OVER
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #105)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY CYNTHIA MARTIN
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: MAY 1986
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

MY HIROMI
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #106)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY CYNTHIA MARTIN
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: JULY 1986
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

ALL TOGETHER NOW
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #107)

WRITTEN BY JO DUFFY; ART BY CYNTHIA MARTIN
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: SEPT. 1986
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

NOTE: The Alliance of Free Planets changes it's name to the New Republic just after the events in issue 107 above. Luke, Han and Lando are sent out scouting and diplomatic missions, while Lumiya, left for dead in #107, escapes to the outer rim territories.

SEOUL SEARCHING
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #84)

WRITTEN BY ROY RICHARDSON
ART BY DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI AND TOM PALMER
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: JUNE 1984
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE THRONE ROOM
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #89)

WRITTEN BY ANN NOCENTI; ART BY BRET BLEVINS
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: NOV. 1984
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 6: JUNE 2003

SUPPLY AND DEMAND
(MARVEL COMICS SERIES #98)

WRITTEN BY ARCHIE GOODWIN; ART BY AL WILLIAMSON
PUBLISHED BY  MARVEL COMICS: AUG. 1985
PUBLISHED IN DARK HORSE COMIC'S CLASSIC STAR WARS: THE VANDELHELM MISSION: MARCH 1995
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS AS PART OF CLASSIC STAR WARS: A LONG TIME AGO... VOLUME 7: JULY 2003

CHEWBACCA #3; CHAPTER 7 -  LANDO OR: A BET

WRITTEN BY DARKO MACAN; ART BY MARTIN EGELAND
PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS: MARCH 2000
COLLECTION PUBLISHED BY DARK HORSE COMICS: JAN. 2001

NOTE: In Gathering Shadows a character refers to the Battle of Endor as occurring 2 months ago, in the interests of keeping continuity he was most likely referring to the second Battle of Endor from Marvel 100.

GATHERING SHADOWS

WRITTEN BY KATHY BURDETTE
PUBLISHED AS PART OF TALES FROM THE NEW REPUBLIC
BY BANTAM/ SPECTRA: DECEMBER 1999