Star Wars Insider 40 is the fortieth issue of Star Wars Insider magazine. It was published in October/November 1998. Two cover variants were available for issue 40: a newsstand version featuring a Y-wing battle and a subscriber-exclusive cover featuring a battle droid.
Contents
Departments
- "From the Editor's Desk"
- "Rebel Rumblings"
- "Prequel Update"
- "In the Star Wars Universe: Richard LeParmentier" (by Scott Chernoff)
- "Prequel Profile: Trisha Biggar" (by Jamie Painter)
- "Star News"
- "The Wonder Column" (by Anthony Daniels)
- "Straight From the Horse's Mouth" – Dark Forces Rising (by Peet Janes)
- "Scouting the Galaxy" (by Stephen J. Sansweet)
- "Jawa Trader"
- "The Last Page" (by Tsuneo Sanda)
Features
- "Hugh Quarshie: The Quarshie Quotient" (by Scott Chernoff)
- Episode I's mercurial Captain Panaka tells Scott Chernoff why acting in a Star Wars prequel beats Shakespeare any day.
- "LucasArts: Behind the Magic" (by Jamie Painter)
- The release of the "lost" Biggs scenes and cut Cantina footage are just two highlights of LucasArts' new Behind the Magic CD-ROM. Jamie Painter peeks behind the curtain.
- "Atari Wars: A Star Wars Video Game History" (by Matt Yeo and David Kelsall)
- Before LucasArts, there was Atari and Intellivision. Matt Yeo and David Kelsall of the U.K.'s Star Wars: The Official Magazine lead this trip down Star Wars gaming's memory lane.
- "Star Wars Rocks!" (by Jon Bradley Snyder)
- From rock and rap to country and reggae, Star Wars has inspired musicians of every genre. Jon Bradley Snyder unveils his exhaustive account of the best and most bizarre Star Wars music in the galaxy. And wev'e got the photos to prove it.
Media
Cover gallery
Newsstand cover
Subscriber cover