Empire to Jedi - Star Wars #51 (Sept 1981) - "Resurrection of Evil"

Our coverage continues of the Marvel Star Wars comics published between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi! In this episode, Pat Sampson joins The Irredeemable Shag to dive into Marvel STAR WARS #51 (September 1981), written by David Michelinie with art by Walt Simonson and Tom Palmer. The Empire has unleashed a terrifying new superweapon, THE TARKIN! Can our Star Warriors save the galaxy? Meanwhile, can Darth Vader survive the revenge of his own officers? Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback from the previous episode!

00:00:30 - Introductions

00:12:20 - Guest's origin with Star Wars comics

00:19:45 - Guest's favorite Star Wars expanded universe character

00:23:10 - Star Wars #51 cover discussion

00:27:10 - Star Wars #51 interior discussion

01:21:00 - The Golden Plif Award

01:27:20 - Your listener feedback from the last episode

01:45:50 - Sign off

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