Star Wars Tales

Star Wars Tales (occasionally styled as Star Wars: Tales) is a quasi-canonical^[4] Legends comic book anthology series from Dark Horse Comics. It had a twenty-four issue run and was published quarterly, beginning in 1999 and concluding in 2005. Each issue features several short stories from various creators that are set in multiple eras of Star Wars storytelling. Star Wars Tales was collected in six paperback volumes that each contain four issues.

Development

The Free Comic Book Day issue Star Wars: Tales—A Jedi's Weapon was published in May 2002. It is comprised of the story "A Jedi's Weapon,"^[5] which was later featured in Star Wars Tales 12.^[6]

Continuity

Some of the stories featured in Star Wars Tales are non-continuity. The success of the series ultimately led to Star Wars Infinities, a group of comic book miniseries that tell alternate-history versions of the Star Wars original trilogy.^[7]

Media

Issues

Color code key:
Collected (TPB) issue	Released issue	Future issue

Issue	Title	Publication date	Trade paperback
1	Star Wars Tales 1	September 29, 1999[1]	Volume 1 February 20, 2002[8]
2	Star Wars Tales 2	January 5, 2000[9]
3	Star Wars Tales 3	March 29, 2000[3]
4	Star Wars Tales 4	June 28, 2000[10]
5	Star Wars Tales 5	September 27, 2000[11]	Volume 2 May 1, 2002[12]
6	Star Wars Tales 6	December 20, 2000[13]
7	Star Wars Tales 7	March 7, 2001[14]
8	Star Wars Tales 8	June 13, 2001[15]
9	Star Wars Tales 9	October 10, 2001[16]	Volume 3 February 26, 2003[17]
10	Star Wars Tales 10	December 12, 2001[18]
11	Star Wars Tales 11	March 20, 2002[19]
FCBD	Star Wars: Tales—A Jedi's Weapon	May 2002[5]
12	Star Wars Tales 12	June 5, 2002[20]
13	Star Wars Tales 13	September 25, 2002[21]	Volume 4 January 29, 2004[22]
14	Star Wars Tales 14	December 11, 2002[23]
15	Star Wars Tales 15	March 12, 2003[24]
16	Star Wars Tales 16	June 25, 2003[25]
17	Star Wars Tales 17	October 1, 2003[26]	Volume 5 February 23, 2005[27]
18	Star Wars Tales 18	December 24, 2003[28]
19	Star Wars Tales 19	April 14, 2004[29]
20	Star Wars Tales 20	June 30, 2004[30]
21	Star Wars Tales 21	October 20, 2004[31]	Volume 6 January 25, 2006[32]
22	Star Wars Tales 22	February 23, 2005[33]
23	Star Wars Tales 23	May 11, 2005[34]
24	Star Wars Tales 24	July 13, 2005[2]

Sources

• "The Horse's Mouth" — Star Wars Insider 48
• Star Wars Tales #6 on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
• Star Wars Tales #8 on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
• Early Look at Star Wars Tales #14 on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
• A Look at Star Wars Tales #15 on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
• Star Wars Tales #21 Preview: "Nomad" on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
• Star Wars: The Comics Companion
• The High Republic 1 Behind-the-Scenes Exclusive
• Make the Jump Into Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories With the New Dark Horse Comic – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references

Star Wars Tales
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · FCBD · 12 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 Collections Volume 1 · Volume 2 · Volume 3 · Volume 4 · Volume 5 · Volume 6
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