Via Starwars.com:

ARRIVING IN THE UK ON MARCH 15, 1978, THIS ISSUE DELIVERED THE GOODS FOR THE FIRST GENERATION OF STAR WARS FANS.

Issue #6 of Star Wars Weekly has a very special meaning for me and my Star Wars journey. As a six-year-old, I was well aware of the approach of Star Wars and — as far as I can remember — even though I’d not yet seen the film, my friends were buzzing about it. As a voracious reader I’d chew through anything I could get my hands on, so bless Mom’s best friend Marilyn for buying me my very first Star Wars comic: issue 6 of the UK Star Wars Weekly. To this day I remind her it’s all her fault…

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