Under cover of an Imperial raid, Mara Jade infiltrates the headquarters of would-be Black Nebula overlord Dequc, and assassinates the criminal leader. But back on Imperial Center, she finds evidence that the person she shot was a stand-in, and that the real Dequc is still out there, and gunning for her!
- UPC 761568976380; September 2, 1998; Dark Horse Comics; First printing
- ; December 22, 2015; Marvel Comics; Digital edition
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