In 1996, to celebrate the upcoming release of The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition, Starlog reprinted all three volumes of the Technical Journal as "Special Edition" versions. Each Special Edition volume came in a sealed poly bag along with bonus content in the form of an eight-page gatefold supplement.
A German language version was also released in 1996 by .
- ISBN 0912849143, July1994, Starlog Communications International, Inc., first edition
- ISBN 7189649172, 1996, Starlog Communications International, Inc., Special Edition
- 1996, , German edition
- A Brief History of the Empire
- Stormtroopers
- Speeder Bike
- Imperial Star Destroyer
- Main Bridge Plan
- TIE Series Spacecraft
- TIE/LN starfighter
- TIE/sa bomber
- TIE/IN interceptor
- TIE Advanced x1
- TIE Fighter Pilot
- Death Star Hangar
- The Death Star
- Emperor's Throne Room
- Death Star Reactor Core
- Interrogation Droid
- Imperial Walkers
- AT-AT
- AT-ST
- Darth Vader
- Vader's Body Armor
- Vader's Lightsaber
- Vader's Belt Boxes
- Vader's Mask
- Vader's Chest Box (Life Systems Computer)
- Imperial Shuttle
- Imperial Landing Platform
- Imperial Probe Droid
- Blaster Weapons
- Blaster Rifle
- Blaster Pistol
- Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- Death Star
- Imperial AT-AT
- Imperial Landing Craft