1977 Screen Superstar and Star Wars

I grabbed this Star Wars special issue* earlier this month and was immediately blown away by all of the original airbrush artwork in the magazine.

The magazine’s 64-pages long, saddle-stitched, and loaded with articles, artwork, movie publicity stills, and everything you would expect from a 1977 magazine devoted to Star Wars.

The cover and Stormtrooper painting, below, were both by Joe Petagno. I think this is the same artist, but it’s tough to really tell for certain. Anyway, it’s an entertaining magazine and a little digging uncovered this Dragon Cache blogspot post sharing more of the magazine. Check it out.

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