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Galactic Civil War

Galactic Civil War

The Galactic Civil War was an incredibly lengthy war that lasted for decades between the Empire and the Rebellion. It began with the formation of the Rebel Alliance and ended with the formation of the Galactic Alliance.

Name:
Galactic Civil War
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Start year:
1977
First issue:
Star Wars #1 Star Wars
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Plot Summary

Following Emperor Palpatine's rise to power at the close of the Clone Wars, the systems fell one by one under the Galactic Empire's dictatorship rule. Many became desperate for freedom, and thus a group known as the Rebel Alliance was forged, and the Galactic Civil war began.

The Galactic Civil War is a blanket term that encompases the vast majority of stories centered around the conflict between the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire such as the original Star Wars movie trilogy, and continues in stories following a period of time after the events of Return of the Jedi such as Heir to the Empire, The Last Command, and Dark Empire to name a few.

Collected Editions

  • Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 1
  • Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 2
  • Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 3
  • Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 4
  • Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 5
  • Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 6
  • Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Edition: Darklighter
  • Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Edition: Splinter of the Mind's Eye
  • Star Wars: A Long Time Ago...: A Fool's Bounty
  • Star Wars: A Long Time Ago...: Dark Encounters
  • Star Wars: A Long Time Ago...: Doomworld
  • Star Wars: A Long Time Ago...: Far, Far Away
  • Star Wars: A Long Time Ago...: Resurrection of Evil
  • Star Wars: A Long Time Ago...: Screams in the Void
  • Star Wars: A Long Time Ago...: Wookiee World
  • Star Wars: Dark Empire
  • Star Wars: Dark Empire II
  • Star Wars: Dark Empire II
  • Star Wars: Empire: Betrayal
  • Star Wars: Empire: The Heart of the Rebellion
  • Star Wars: Honor and Duty
  • Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt: The Art of the Deal
  • Star Wars: Rebellion - My Brother, My Enemy
  • Star Wars: Rebellion - Small Victories
  • Star Wars: Rebellion - The Akahista Gambit
  • Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye
  • Star Wars: Tales Vol. 1
  • Star Wars: Tales Vol. 2
  • Star Wars: Tales Vol. 3
  • Star Wars: Tales Vol. 4
  • Star Wars: Tales Vol. 5
  • Star Wars: Tales Vol. 6
  • Star Wars: Vector Vol. 2
  • Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue
  • Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 1
  • Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 2
  • Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 3
  • Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 4
  • Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 5
  • Star Wars Omnibus: Boba Fett
  • Star Wars Omnibus: Droids
  • Star Wars Omnibus: Shadows of the Empire
  • Star Wars Omnibus: The Complete Saga: Episodes I Through VI
  • Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Vol. 1
  • Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Vol. 2
  • Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Vol. 3

Related Items

  • Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

Issues

July 1977

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Star Wars (1977) #1 Star Wars July 31st, 1977

November 1979

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Star Wars (1977) #29 Dark Encounter November 30th, 1979

December 1979

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Star Wars Annual (1979) #1 The Long Hunt December 31st, 1979

May 1982

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Star Wars (1977) #59 Bazarre May 31st, 1982

December 1982

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Star Wars Annual (1979) #2 Shadeshine! December 31st, 1982

October 1983

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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) #1 In the Ha… October 31st, 1983

December 1983

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Star Wars Annual (1979) #3 The Apprentice December 31st, 1983

September 1986

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Star Wars (1977) #107 All Together Now September 30th, 1986

August 1992

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Classic Star Wars (1992) #1 The Bounty Hunter of … August 1st, 1992

June 1994

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Classic Star Wars (1992) #20 Showdown, The Final … June 1st, 1994

August 1994

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Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures (1994) #1 August 1st, 1994

January 1995

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Star Wars: Droids: Special (1995) #1 January 31st, 1995

April 1995

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Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures (1994) #9 April 1st, 1995

June 1995

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Star Wars: River of Chaos (1995) #1 June 1st, 1995

July 1995

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Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) #1 The Re… July 1st, 1995

December 1995

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Star Wars: Boba Fett (1995) #1 Bounty on Bar-Kooda December 1st, 1995
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Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1995) #1 December 1st, 1995

August 1996

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Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds (1996) #1 Dark Lor… August 31st, 1996

March 1997

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Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End (1997) … March 1st, 1997

November 1997

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Star Wars: Shadow Stalker (1997) #1 November 1st, 1997

February 1998

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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Evolution (1998… February 1st, 1998

August 1998

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Star Wars: Mara Jade - By the Emperor's Hand (199… August 1st, 1998

November 1998

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Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) #35 Manda… November 1st, 1998

September 1999

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Star Wars Tales (1999) #1 Life, Death, and the Li… September 1st, 1999
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Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters - Scoundrel's Wages… September 1st, 1999

May 2001

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Star Wars: Infinities - A New Hope (2001) #1 Part… May 1st, 2001

July 2002

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Star Wars: Infinities - The Empire Strikes Back (… July 1st, 2002

September 2002

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Star Wars: Empire (2002) #1 Betrayal, Part 1 of 4 September 1st, 2002

November 2003

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Star Wars: Infinities - Return of the Jedi (2003)… November 1st, 2003

July 2005

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Star Wars Tales (1999) #24 Marked July 1st, 2005

Volumes

1977

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Star Wars (1977) 4 issue(s)

1979

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Star Wars Annual (1979) 3 issue(s)

1983

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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) 1 issue(s)

1992

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Classic Star Wars (1992) 2 issue(s)

1994

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Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures (1994) 2 issue(s)

1995

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Star Wars: Boba Fett (1995) 1 issue(s)
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Star Wars: Droids: Special (1995) 1 issue(s)
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Star Wars: River of Chaos (1995) 1 issue(s)
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Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1995) 1 issue(s)
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Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) 2 issue(s)

1996

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Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds (1996) 1 issue(s)

1997

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Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End (1997) 1 issue(s)
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Star Wars: Shadow Stalker (1997) 1 issue(s)

1998

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Star Wars: Mara Jade - By the Emperor's Hand (199… 1 issue(s)
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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Evolution (1998) 1 issue(s)

1999

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Star Wars Tales (1999) 2 issue(s)
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Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters - Scoundrel's Wages… 1 issue(s)

2001

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Star Wars: Infinities - A New Hope (2001) 1 issue(s)

2002

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Star Wars: Empire (2002) 3 issue(s)
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Star Wars: Infinities - The Empire Strikes Back (… 1 issue(s)

2003

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Star Wars: Infinities - Return of the Jedi (2003) 1 issue(s)

2006

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Star Wars: Boba Fett: Overkill (2006) 1 issue(s)
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Star Wars: Rebellion (2006) 3 issue(s)

2024

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Star Wars: Ewoks (2024) 1 issue(s)
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Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku: Insurgency Rising… 3 issue(s)

2025

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Star Wars (2025) 1 issue(s)
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Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku: Last Stand (2025) 4 issue(s)
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Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku: Republic Under Si… 2 issue(s)