sold phenomenally through newsstand outlets and generated reorders from ID Wholesalers was the biography of Pope John-Paul II.

As a kid who was barely born before Star Wars came out, it's interesting to hear how people back then first responded to the title. When some people a few years back were saying the titles "Attack of the Clones" or "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" sounded corny, I asked them whether titles like "The Empire Strikes Back" or "Temple of Doom" might have sounded just as cheesy to audiences at one time. It never even occurred to me that even the original "Star Wars" title was questionable.

It's interesting to hear that Lucas himself took a personal interest in seeing that the comic book was made. It's kind of surprising hehimself. It was assigned to Englehart and Gil Kane but their version was never printed, perhaps in part because by then Wolfman was no longer EIC. Later Kirby was assigned to take a crack at it, but Wolfman would not have had anything to do with that since he was no longer in charge. I would guess that after Kirby finished his adaptation, it was simply decided that the book was not likely to sell and that's why it was shelved.

I remember passing over Star Wars #1 at a 7-11 store across the street from the drugstore and convenience store where I normally bought my comics. The comic didn't appeal to me either before or after the movie. Actually, seeing Star Wars (the movie) was a memorable experience