publication date: April-October 1996

pencil: Kilian Plunkett

story: John Wagner

inks: P. Craig Russell

colors: Cary Porter

Set between the second and third film (V and VI episode).
Emperor Palpatine wants Luke Skywalker and puts Darth Vader and Xizor, leader of the Black Sun on his trail.
Xizor takes on Boba Fett and any bounty hunters he can find.
In an attempt to find out where Han is, Leia meets Xizor, but falls prey to her powers of control over women.
Only with his willpower (jedi) can she resist him.
Our heroes head to Tatooine to free Han Solo.

No story from the comic book series prior to the Disney purchase (October 30, 2012) was recognized in the new continuity.
SW4 indicates the date on which the 4th cinematic episode is set, "a" indicates "forward", "d" indicates "after". The scale is in years.

Star Wars TimeLine:

• 5,000 to SW4: The Golden Age of the Sith

• 4,990 to SW4: The Fall of the Sith Empire

• 4,000 to SW4: Ulic Qel Droma and the battle of Onderon

• 3,999 to SW4: The Nomi Sunriders saga

• 3,998 to SW4: The Return of Freedon Nadd

• 3,998 to SW4: Dark Lord of the Sith

• 3,990 to SW4: The Sith War

• 3,986 to SW4: Redemption

• 30 to SW4: Aurra Sing

• 32 to SW4: Darth Maul

• 32 to SW4: EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE

• 0-10 to SW4: Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire

• 5-10 to SW4: Droids

• 25 to SW4: EPISODE 2: THE ATTACK OF THE CLONES

• 25 to SW4: Repubblic

• SW4: STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE

• 0+ n SW4: Darth Vader

• 3 n SW4: The shadow of the Empire

• 3 n SW4: EMPIRE STRIKE BACK

• 3 n SW4: Jabba De’ Hutt: The Art of Deal

• 3.5 n SW4: The price of a rogue

• 4 n SW4: X-Wing Rouge Squadron: The Phantom Affair

• 4 n SW4: X-Wing Rouge Squadron: Battleground Tatooine

• 4 n SW4: X-Wing Rouge Squadron: The Warrior Princess

• 4 n SW4: X-Wing Rouge Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue

• 4 n SW4: Shadows of the Empire

• 4 n SW4: RETURN OF THE JEDI

• 4 n SW4: Mara Jade: by the Emperor’s Hand

• 4 n SW4: Classic Star Wars: the Vandelheim Mission

• 4 n SW4: The heir of the Empire

• 4 n SW4: Challenge to the New Republic

• 4 n SW4: The last command

• 5 n SW4: Boba Fett: engines of destruction

• 10 n SW4: Dark Empire: the dark side of the Force

• 10 n SW4: Dark Empire II: the emperor's revenge

• 10 n SW4: Boba Fett: Death, Lies & Treachery

• 11 n SW4: Empire's End: the end of the empire

• 11 n SW4: Kenix Kill

• 11+ n SW4: Crimson Empire

• 11+ n SW4: Crimson Empire II

• 12+ n SW4: Jedi Academy: Leviathan

• 20+ n SW4: Union

• 25+ n SW4: Chewbacca