Rescue of Princess Leia

Facts

Date

1 BBY

Connections

Part of

Galactic Civil War

Appearances

163 Star Wars works, first in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977).

• Reference books 60
• Novels 36
• Comics 20
• Short stories 17
• TV episodes 10
• Activity books 7
• Games 5
• Films 3
• Comic stories 3
• Comic series 1
• Audio 1

Films

• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977)
• Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (2015)

TV episodes

• Chewie vs. Holochess - Let the Wookiee Win (2018)
• Princess Leia – The Rescue (2019)
• Han Solo – Taking Flight for his Friends (2019)
• R2-D2 and C3PO – Trash Compactor Rescue (2019)
• Han Solo - From Smuggler to General (2019)
• Jedi vs. Sith - The Skywalker Saga (2019)
• Han and Chewie - A Lifelong Partnership (2019)
• Kylo Ren and Darth Vader - A Legacy of Power (2020)
• Directing (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)
• Score (Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian) (2020)

Comics

• Star Wars (2015) 2 (2015)
• Darth Vader (2015) 1 (2015)
• Princess Leia 1 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 3 (2015)
• Star Wars (2015) 4 (2015)
• Princess Leia 4 (2015)
• The Force Awakens Adaptation 5 (2016)
• Poe Dameron 14 (2017)
• Star Wars (2015) 35 (2017)
• Star Wars (2015) 40 (2017)
• Star Wars (2015) 41 (2018)
• Star Wars (2015) 42 (2018)
• Darth Vader (2020) 6 (2020)
• Darth Vader (2020) 8 (2020)
• Darth Vader (2020) 12 (2021)
• Darth Vader (2020) 13 (2021)
• Obi-Wan 5 (2022)
• Yoda 9 (2023)
• Yoda 10 (2023)
• Darth Vader (2020) 50 (2024)

Comic stories

• The Trouble at Tibrin (2017)
• Big Inside (2020)
• Tales of Villainy: Invasion of Echo Base (2020)

Comic series

• Star Wars (LINE Webtoon) (2015)

Novels

• The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight (2014)
• Star Wars: A Sound Storybook Adventure (2015)
• Star Wars: The Story of Darth Vader (2015) (2015)
• The Original Trilogy Stories (2015)
• Lost Stars (2015)
• Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (2015)
• The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure (2015)
• A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (2015)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novelization) (2015)
• Star Wars: I Am a Droid (Golden Book) (2016)
• Star Wars: I Am a Jedi (Golden Book) (2016)
• Bloodline (novel) (2016)
• Aftermath: Life Debt (2016)
• Star Wars: I Am a Princess (2016)
• Luke and the Lost Jedi Temple (2016)
• Trapped in the Death Star! (2016)
• Poe and the Missing Ship (2017)
• Star Wars: A New Hope (paperback novel) (2017)
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (paperback novel) (2017)
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (paperback novel) (2017)
• The Rise of a Hero (2017)
• A Leader Named Leia (2017)
• Star Wars: The Power of the Force (book) (2017)
• The Legends of Luke Skywalker (2017)
• The Last Jedi: Rey's Journey (2017)
• Star Wars: I Am a Wookiee (2018)
• Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures (book) (2019)
• Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures: Heroes & Villains (2019)
• The Skywalker Saga (2019)
• Star Wars Unfolds: The Original Trilogy (2020)
• This is Luke (2020)
• The Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
• The Princess and the Scoundrel (2022)
• This is Leia (2023)
• This is Obi-Wan (2023)
• The Star Wars: From The Adventures of Luke Starkiller

Short stories

• A Bad Feeling About This (2015)
• Escape from the Death Star (short story) (2015)
• The Rescue of Princess Leia (2015)
• All Creatures Great and Small (2015)
• Beru Whitesun Lars (short story) (2017)
• Bump (2017)
• Duty Roster (2017)
• End of Watch (2017)
• Palpatine (short story) (2017)
• The Baptist (2017)
• Time of Death (2017)
• Against All Odds (From a Certain Point of View) (2020)
• There Is Always Another (2020)
• A New Adventure (2021)
• Brotherhood (short story) (2023)
• From a Certain Point of View (short story) (2023)
• The Chronicler (2023)

Games

• Star Wars: Card Trader (2015)
• Star Wars: Heroes Path (2015)
• Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes (2015)
• Star Wars: Datapad (2019)
• Rebel Alliance Command Card Pack (2025)

Audio

• A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD (2015)

Activity books

• Star Wars: A New Hope: Activity Book (2015)
• Star Wars: Where's the Wookiee? (2015)
• Star Wars: Where's the Wookiee? Colouring Book (2018)
• Star Wars Annual 2020 (2019)
• Star Wars: Scratch Artist (2021)
• Star Wars Mazes (2021)
• Star Wars: These Are the Droids You're Looking For (2021)

Reference books

• Star Wars: A Galaxy at War (2014)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 10 (2015)
• Star Wars: Star Pilot (2015) (2015)
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (2015)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 28 (2015)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 14 (2015)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 32 (2016)
• Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 68 (2016)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 43 (2016)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 50 (2016)
• Princess Leia: Royal Rebel (2016)
• Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (2017)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 72 (2017)
• Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away (2017)
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded (2017)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 77 (2017)
• Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (2017)
• Star Wars: The Rebel Files (2017)
• Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 1 (2018)
• Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (2018) (2018)
• Star Wars Bust Collection 1 (2018)
• Dawn of Rebellion (2018)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (2018)
• Knights of Fate (2018)
• Cyphers and Masks (2018)
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition (2018)
• Star Wars: Millennium Falcon: A 3D Owner's Guide (2018)
• Star Wars: Meet the Heroes: R2-D2 (2019)
• Star Wars: Who's Who in the Galaxy: Character Storybook (2019)
• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (2019)
• Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi (2019)
• Star Wars: Book of Lists (2020)
• Imperial Troops (2020)
• R2-D2 (reference book) (2020)
• The Star Wars Book (2020)
• Star Wars: Fascinating Facts (2020)
• Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection (2020)
• C-3PO (reference book) (2021)
• Battle Stations of the Empire and the First Order (2021)
• General Equipment (1) (2021)
• Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith (2021)
• Star Wars Jedi Pocket Expert (2022)
• Star Wars: Timelines (2023)
• Star Wars: The Secrets of the Wookiees (2023)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (2024)
• Star Wars: Darth Vader 32 (magazine) (2025)
• Star Wars: Complete Locations, New Edition (2025)
• Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi: The Chronicles of Luke Skywalker (2026)
• Chikyu no Arukikata Sutā Wōzu (2026)
• Star Wars: Star Pilots (2026)
• +10 more

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