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* ExecutiveMeddling: One of the rare good examples. Lucasfilm prevented almost all direct interactions between Darth Vader and the main rebel cast, and to compensate the writers turned him into TheChessmaster and an occasional talent for ThePlan.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: One of the rare good examples. Lucasfilm prevented almost all direct interactions between Darth Vader and the main rebel cast, and to compensate the writers turned him into TheChessmaster and with an occasional talent for ThePlan.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: One of the rare good examples. Lucasfilm prevented almost all direct interactions between Darth Vader and the main rebel cast, and to compensate the writers turned him into TheChessmaster, with echoes of a MagnificentBastard and an occasional talent for ThePlan.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: One of the rare good examples. Lucasfilm prevented almost all direct interactions between Darth Vader and the main rebel cast, and to compensate the writers turned him into TheChessmaster, with echoes of a MagnificentBastard TheChessmaster and an occasional talent for ThePlan.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Averted with the whole series. Initially, Creator/StanLee planned to decline making a series based on ''Film/ANewHope'', dismissing it as just another sci-fi film. When Lee became aware that Sir Creator/AlecGuinness was in the cast, however, he was intrigued and Roy Thomas was able to convince him to accept Lucasfilm's offer, which in turn reportedly saved Marvel Comics from financial bankruptcy. Had Lee turned down the offer, perhaps Marvel Comics would have ceased to exist a long time ago. The only downside for Marvel was that Lee bargained from the ''Star Wars'' franchise's publicist, Charles Lippincott, a sales quota of 100,000 copies before Marvel would pay royalties to Lucasfilm. That quota was quickly surpassed beyond Lee's expectations, and Lee had to renegotiate with Lippincott who was able to be the one playing hardball then from a position of strength.
** Early plans for a post-''ESB'' arc involved the Empire building a second Death Star. The idea was vetoed by Lucasfilm, but they didn't give a reason why at the time. The people at Marvel, however, could see right through this and figured "a new Death Star" would be part of the still-upcoming ''Return of the Jedi''. Ultimately, Lucasfilm approved the same plot with a second Death Star swapped out for a new superweapon, the ''Tarkin''.
** Averted with the whole series. Initially, Creator/StanLee planned to decline making a series based on ''Film/ANewHope'', dismissing it as just another sci-fi film. When Lee became aware that Sir Creator/AlecGuinness was in the cast, however, he was intrigued and Roy Thomas was able to convince him to accept Lucasfilm's offer, which in turn reportedly saved Marvel Comics from financial bankruptcy. Had Lee turned down the offer, perhaps Marvel Comics would have ceased to exist a long time ago. The only downside for Marvel was that Lee bargained from the ''Star Wars'' franchise's publicist, Charles Lippincott, a sales quota of 100,000 copies before Marvel would pay royalties to Lucasfilm. That quota was quickly surpassed beyond Lee's expectations, and Lee had to renegotiate with Lippincott who was able to be the one playing hardball then from a position of strength.
** Early plans for a post-''ESB'' arc involved the Empire building a second Death Star. The idea was vetoed by Lucasfilm, but they didn't give a reason why at the time. The people at Marvel, however, could see right through this and figured "a new Death Star" would be part of the still-upcoming ''Return of the Jedi''. Ultimately, Lucasfilm approved the same plot with a second Death Star swapped out for a new superweapon, the ''Tarkin''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Averted with the whole series. Initially, Creator/StanLee planned to decline making a series based on ''Film/ANewHope'', dismissing it as just another sci-fi film. When Lee became aware that Sir Creator/AlecGuinness was in the cast, however, he was intrigued and Roy Thomas was able to convince him to accept Lucasfilm's offer, which in turn reportedly saved Marvel Comics from financial bankruptcy. Had Lee turned down the offer, perhaps Marvel Comics would have ceased to exist a long time ago. The only downside for Marvel was that Lee bargained from the ''Star Wars'' franchise's publicist, Charles Lippincott, a sales quota of 100,000 copies before Marvel would pay royalties to Lucasfilm. That quota was quickly surpassed beyond Lee's expectations, and Lee had to renegotiate with Lippincott who was able to be the one playing hardball then from a position of strength.
**WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early plans for a post-''ESB'' arc involved the Empire building a second Death Star. The idea was vetoed by Lucasfilm, but they didn't give a reason why at the time. The people at Marvel, however, could see right through this and figured "a new Death Star" would be part of the still-upcoming ''Return of the Jedi''. Ultimately, Lucasfilm approved the same plot with a second Death Star swapped out for a new superweapon, the ''Tarkin''.
** Averted with the whole series. Initially, Creator/StanLee planned to decline making a series based on ''Film/ANewHope'', dismissing it as just another sci-fi film. When Lee became aware that Sir Creator/AlecGuinness was in the cast, however, he was intrigued and Roy Thomas was able to convince him to accept Lucasfilm's offer, which in turn reportedly saved Marvel Comics from financial bankruptcy. Had Lee turned down the offer, perhaps Marvel Comics would have ceased to exist a long time ago. The only downside for Marvel was that Lee bargained from the ''Star Wars'' franchise's publicist, Charles Lippincott, a sales quota of 100,000 copies before Marvel would pay royalties to Lucasfilm. That quota was quickly surpassed beyond Lee's expectations, and Lee had to renegotiate with Lippincott who was able to be the one playing hardball then from a position of strength.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The comics can be easily dated into two periods, those being before and after ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' in 1983, by way of who Luke is getting [[ShipTease pushed towards]] - for most of its run, the writers were convinced that Luke and Leia were an OfficialCouple, going so far as to continue pushing them together even after ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' put more focus on Leia getting together with Han. Obviously, Luke and Leia getting together [[IncestSubtext presented issues]] when they were revealed to be brother and sister in ''[=RotJ=]'', so the comic writers were forced to immediately push the brakes on that.
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* OvertookTheSeries: The comic got ahead of the movies themselves after the first six issues (which were adaptations of the film). Ironic since it's a comic book adaptation of a screen franchise.
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* OvertookTheSeries: OvertookTheManga: The comic got ahead of the movies themselves after the first six issues (which were adaptations of the film). Ironic since it's a comic book adaptation of a screen franchise.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: One of the rare good examples. Lucasfilm prevented almost all direct interactions between Darth Vader and the main rebel cast, and to compensate the writers turned him into TheChessmaster, with echoes of a MagnificentBastard and an occasional talent for ThePlan.
* ExiledFromContinuity: Once the ''Star Wars'' ExpandedUniverse really came into being with ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy'' and Creator/DarkHorseComics took over the license, the Marvel comics were largely ignored except for a few subtle nods here and there. This changed in the late 90s and early 00s, when the EU started more explicitly referencing the events of the comic, including making the villain Lumiya a major character after the ''Literature/NewJediOrder'' novels before serving as a major antagonist in ''Literature/LegacyOfTheForce''. After the Disney buyout, the Marvel comics were just as non-canon as everything else in Legends, until elements from it were reintroduced in ''ComicBook/StarWarsAdventures''.
* OvertookTheSeries: The comic got ahead of the movies themselves after the first six issues (which were adaptations of the film). Ironic since it's a comic book adaptation of a screen franchise.
* SequelGap: In 2019, 33 years after the comic's cancellation and 5 years after the end of the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' continuity, issue #108 of this series was released as part of Creator/MarvelComics' [[MilestoneCelebration 80th anniversary celebrations]].
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The comics can be easily dated into two periods, those being before and after ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' in 1983, by way of who Luke is getting [[ShipTease pushed towards]] - for most of its run, the writers were convinced that Luke and Leia were an OfficialCouple, going so far as to continue pushing them together even after ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' put more focus on Leia getting together with Han. Obviously, Luke and Leia getting together [[IncestSubtext presented issues]] when they were revealed to be brother and sister in ''[=RotJ=]'', so the comic writers were forced to immediately push the brakes on that.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Averted with the whole series. Initially, Creator/StanLee planned to decline making a series based on ''Film/ANewHope'', dismissing it as just another sci-fi film. When Lee became aware that Sir Creator/AlecGuinness was in the cast, however, he was intrigued and Roy Thomas was able to convince him to accept Lucasfilm's offer, which in turn reportedly saved Marvel Comics from financial bankruptcy. Had Lee turned down the offer, perhaps Marvel Comics would have ceased to exist a long time ago. The only downside for Marvel was that Lee bargained from the ''Star Wars'' franchise's publicist, Charles Lippincott, a sales quota of 100,000 copies before Marvel would pay royalties to Lucasfilm. That quota was quickly surpassed beyond Lee's expectations, and Lee had to renegotiate with Lippincott who was able to be the one playing hardball then from a position of strength.
** Early plans for a post-''ESB'' arc involved the Empire building a second Death Star. The idea was vetoed by Lucasfilm, but they didn't give a reason why at the time. The people at Marvel, however, could see right through this and figured "a new Death Star" would be part of the still-upcoming ''Return of the Jedi''. Ultimately, Lucasfilm approved the same plot with a second Death Star swapped out for a new superweapon, the ''Tarkin''.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: One of the rare good examples. Lucasfilm prevented almost all direct interactions between Darth Vader and the main rebel cast, and to compensate the writers turned him into TheChessmaster, with echoes of a MagnificentBastard and an occasional talent for ThePlan.
* ExiledFromContinuity: Once the ''Star Wars'' ExpandedUniverse really came into being with ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy'' and Creator/DarkHorseComics took over the license, the Marvel comics were largely ignored except for a few subtle nods here and there. This changed in the late 90s and early 00s, when the EU started more explicitly referencing the events of the comic, including making the villain Lumiya a major character after the ''Literature/NewJediOrder'' novels before serving as a major antagonist in ''Literature/LegacyOfTheForce''. After the Disney buyout, the Marvel comics were just as non-canon as everything else in Legends, until elements from it were reintroduced in ''ComicBook/StarWarsAdventures''.
* OvertookTheSeries: The comic got ahead of the movies themselves after the first six issues (which were adaptations of the film). Ironic since it's a comic book adaptation of a screen franchise.
* SequelGap: In 2019, 33 years after the comic's cancellation and 5 years after the end of the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' continuity, issue #108 of this series was released as part of Creator/MarvelComics' [[MilestoneCelebration 80th anniversary celebrations]].
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The comics can be easily dated into two periods, those being before and after ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' in 1983, by way of who Luke is getting [[ShipTease pushed towards]] - for most of its run, the writers were convinced that Luke and Leia were an OfficialCouple, going so far as to continue pushing them together even after ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' put more focus on Leia getting together with Han. Obviously, Luke and Leia getting together [[IncestSubtext presented issues]] when they were revealed to be brother and sister in ''[=RotJ=]'', so the comic writers were forced to immediately push the brakes on that.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Averted with the whole series. Initially, Creator/StanLee planned to decline making a series based on ''Film/ANewHope'', dismissing it as just another sci-fi film. When Lee became aware that Sir Creator/AlecGuinness was in the cast, however, he was intrigued and Roy Thomas was able to convince him to accept Lucasfilm's offer, which in turn reportedly saved Marvel Comics from financial bankruptcy. Had Lee turned down the offer, perhaps Marvel Comics would have ceased to exist a long time ago. The only downside for Marvel was that Lee bargained from the ''Star Wars'' franchise's publicist, Charles Lippincott, a sales quota of 100,000 copies before Marvel would pay royalties to Lucasfilm. That quota was quickly surpassed beyond Lee's expectations, and Lee had to renegotiate with Lippincott who was able to be the one playing hardball then from a position of strength.
** Early plans for a post-''ESB'' arc involved the Empire building a second Death Star. The idea was vetoed by Lucasfilm, but they didn't give a reason why at the time. The people at Marvel, however, could see right through this and figured "a new Death Star" would be part of the still-upcoming ''Return of the Jedi''. Ultimately, Lucasfilm approved the same plot with a second Death Star swapped out for a new superweapon, the ''Tarkin''.
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