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Star Wars: Droids – Volume 2                                         Comics Lot
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…

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In 1995, Dark Horse Comics published the second Star Wars: Droids comic book series. It was an eight-issues featuring the continued misadventures of Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio. As chronicled in the first, 1994 series, Droids takes place years before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, before the fateful day Luke Skywalker met Artoo and Threepio for the first time, those two troublesome droids had some amazing adventures all their own! And these adventures / misadventures are featured in two new story arcs; “Rebellion” & “Season of Revolt”. … with titles like these, droid mayhem is sure to ensue.

Now… a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Droids! This time, the two droids have been deputized, and have joined forces with a police robot named Unit Zed to capture a criminal named Olag. After a lengthy chase through space, the droids find that they have followed Olag to his home planet of Nar Shadda, a decadent world which gives Mos Eisley a run for its money in the scum and villainy department…

Star Wars: Droids – Volume 2 (1995) contains:

Star Wars: Droids #1 – April 1995
“Rebellion Part 1 of 4”
Writer: Ryder Windham
Artists: Ian Gibson w/ Perry McNamee

Olag Greck is a con man and arch criminal, and he’s hiding out exactly where you might expect: among his own, wretched kind on the smuggler planet Nar Shaddaa. But knowing where he is and actually arresting him are two completely different matters as the newly-deputized Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio discover. Smugglers and criminals have no affection for old droids, particularly when they’re carrying badges! They’re just a couple of used appliances in hot pursuit of a perp, and a world of accomplices stand in their way!
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Star Wars: Droids #2 – May 1995
“Rebellion Part 2 of 4”
Writer: Ryder Windham
Artists: Ian Gibson w/ Perry McNamee

Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio may have bitten off more than they can chew! Their boss has been blown to bits, and they’re marooned in perhaps the most dangerous place in the universe: Nar Shaddaa! The beautiful and deadly Jace Forno has somehow wormed her mercenary self into the spaceport’s top security position, and it seems like she’s got an agenda for taking care of all kinds of meddlesome droids!
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Star Wars: Droids #3 – June 1995
“Rebellion Part 3 of 4”
Writer: Ryder Windham
Artists: Ian Gibson w/ Perry McNamee

Trapped on a drone barge headed for a recycling center, See-Threepio is about to have his memory wiped clean! Artoo races to rescue his old pal, but will Threepio even recognize the plucky little droid by the time he arrives?
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Star Wars: Droids #4 – July 1995
“Rebellion Part 4 of 4”
Writer: Ryder Windham
Artists: Ian Gibson w/ Perry McNamee

All space-lanes lead to Boonda the Hutt’s palace! From one direction comes Olag Greck, looking to strike a shady deal, and from the other comes a drone barge loaded to the gunwales with angry droids, among them a mysteriously transformed See-Threepio. He’s undergone a drastic change of personality and become a charismatic leader of the droid rebellion. But the cavernous halls of Boonda’s palace hold surprises for everyone, and as with all Hutt palaces, not everyone who enters gets out alive!
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Star Wars: Droids #5 – September 1995
“Season of Revolt Part 1 of 4”
Writer: Jan Strnad
Artists: Bill Hughes w/ Keith Williams, Rich Perrota & Chris Chalenor

Some believe heroism is a result of genetics; others, that it is a result of teaching. But for Artoo, it’s the result of a computer virus! Following their fateful encounter with Boonda the Hutt, Threepio and Artoo are acquired by an Ithorian on Nar Shaddaa. When the Ithorian’s herd ship is attacked by alien kidnappers, Artoo is compelled to protect an apparently helpless human. Artoo’s selfless act is soon revealed to exceed standard droid programming when Threepio discovers that his small friend has been overtaken by the Caretaker Virus!
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Star Wars: Droids #6 – October 1995
“Season of Revolt Part 2 of 4”
Writer: Jan Strnad
Artists: Bill Hughes w/ Keith Williams & Perry McNamee

After a failed attempt to rescue the hapless Smiley from the clutches of Dictator-Forever Craw, Artoo and Threepio find themselves captives in Craw’s palace! And, as if life weren’t already complicated enough for Threepio and Artoo, a revolution breaks out inside the palace grounds! They came to save their friend, but now they’re fighting to save themselves!
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Star Wars: Droids #7 – November 1995
“Season of Revolt Part 3 of 4”
Writer: Jan Strnad
Artists: Bill Hughes w/ Keith Williams, Rich Perrota & Perry McNamee

In order to save their friend Smiley, Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio have fallen in with a crew of Targonnian revoltists looking to overthrow Dictator-Forever Craw. Smiley is trapped in Craw’s castle, behind the palace’s impenetrable force field. To save their friend, Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio must infiltrate the castle and shut down its protective field! The droids need to save Smiley because his brain contains the secret of the savorium herb…a secret which could shake the galaxy to its foundations!
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Star Wars: Droids #8 – December 1995
“Season of Revolt Part 4 of 4”
Writer: Jan Strnad
Artists: Bill Hughes w/ Keith Williams, Rich Perrota & Perry McNamee

The galaxy teeters on the brink of revolution, and See-Threepio and Artoo-Detoo are the only ones who can stop it! The Ithorian’s plan to seed a rapture-producing herb, known as Savorium, throughout the troubled galaxy is interrupted by the power-mad dictator Craw. Now Threepio and Artoo face a dilemma: they can defend the Ithorian’s plan, and survive, or they can destroy the Ithorian’s ship and cargo, at the cost of their own existence!
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Comics lot contains: Star Wars: Droids Volume 2 (1995) Issues #1-8.  Dark Horse Comics

Comics are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

All First Printings
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Publication Date: 1995
Format per comic: FC, 32 pages, Comic, 10.25″ x 6.5″
UPC: None Stated

Collectible Entertainment note: Comics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 are in Fine + to Very Fine condition.  Very Nice Set!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Star Wars collector and/or enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended.

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