Via Starwars.com:

The year was 1983. Fans across the world had grown up as Star Wars kids, chewing through whatever content they could find including comics reprinted in a variety of languages and formats across the planet. Star Wars toys were among the most successful ever produced and the anticipation for the final chapter in the trilogy was at a fever pitch. Fans wanted to know everything they could about the final film. Who lives? Who dies? Do Han, Luke, and Leia perish on Tatooine? Is Darth Vader really Luke’s father?

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