1980

A list of events in 1980 related to Star Wars.

January

01 – The Second Kessel Run serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
02 – Star Wars Weekly 97 published.
02 – Georgina Cordova is born.
04 – Greg Cipes is born.
09 – Star Wars Weekly 98 published.
16 – Lin-Manuel Miranda is born.
16 – Star Wars Weekly 99 published.
18 – Daniel José Older is born.
22 – Star Wars (1977) 34 published.
23 – Star Wars Weekly 100 published.
30 – Star Wars Weekly 101 published.

February

06 – Star Wars Weekly 102 published.
12 – Heather Doerksen is born.
13 – Star Wars Weekly 103 published.
20 – Star Wars Weekly 104 published.
26 – Bring Me the Children serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
26 – Star Wars (1977) 35 published.
27 – Star Wars Weekly 105 published.
28 – Denise Gough is born.

March

06 – Star Wars Weekly 106 published.
12 – Star Wars Weekly 107 published.
15 – Alex Segura is born.
19 – Star Wars Weekly 108 published
25 – Star Wars (1977) 36 published.
26 – Star Wars Weekly 109 published.

Spring

?? – Marvel Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back published.
?? – Marvel Super Special 16: The Empire Strikes Back published.

April

02 – Star Wars Weekly 110 published.
08 – Katee Sackhoff is born.
09 – Star Wars Weekly 111 published.
12 – Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back novelization published.
12 – The Empire Strikes Back Storybook published.
16 – Star Wars Weekly 112 published.
22 – As Long As We Live... serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
22 – Star Wars (1977) 37 published.
23 – Star Wars Weekly 113 published.
30 – Star Wars Weekly 114 published.

May

07 – Star Wars Weekly 115 published.
14 – Star Wars Weekly 116 published.
21 – Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back released.
21 – Star Wars Weekly 117 published.
27 – Star Wars (1977) 38 published.
29 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 118 published.
?? – The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back published.

June

05 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 119 published.
12 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 120 published.
17 – The Frozen World of Ota serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
19 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 121 published.
24 – Star Wars (1977) 39 published.
25 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 122 published.

July

02 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 123 published.
09 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 124 published.
16 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 125 published.
22 – Star Wars (1977) 40 published.
24 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 126 published.
31 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 127 published.

August

07 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 128 published.
11 – Planet of Kadril serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
12 – Han Solo and the Lost Legacy published.
12 – Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back published.
14 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 129 published.
21 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 130 published.
28 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 131 published.

September

02 – Star Wars (1977) 41 published.
04 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 132 published.
11 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 133 published.
14 – Anthony Carboni is born.
18 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 134 published.
23 – Star Wars (1977) 42 published.
24 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 135 published.
29 – is born.
?? – Star Wars: The Making of the Movie published.

October

01 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 136 published.
01 – Kristian Harloff is born.
06 – Han Solo at Stars' End serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
08 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 137 published.
15 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 138 published.
22 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 139 published.
28 – Star Wars (1977) 43 published.

November

25 – Star Wars (1977) 44 published.
29 – Janina Gavankar is born.
?? – The Empire Strikes Back Monthly 140 published.

December

16 – Michael Jibson is born.
23 – Star Wars (1977) 45 published.
27 – Elizabeth Rodriguez is born.
?? – The Empire Strikes Back Monthly 141 published.

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