STAR WARS

With July 1982 and #158 Marvel UK simplified the title of their monthly Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back to just Star Wars. From #167 the comic also began reprinting Marvel US' adaptation of another Lucasfilm property, Raiders of the Lost Ark. The comic continued under the name Star Wars until #171, cover dated July 1983 but presumably released the month before, as comics are generally forward-dated. That same month, June 1983, the title was relaunched as a weekly once more, this time retitled Return of the Jedi to tie in with the cinematic release of the latest Star Wars movie and the corresponding comic adaptation of same. Collected EditionsStar Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Volume 3 (#159) — Description from Comic Vine community (comicvine.gamespot.com · https://comicvine.gamespot.com/star-wars/4050-47796/).