Movie » Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back released on May 21, 1980.
Aliens are beings that are not native inhabitants of Earth and a mainstay in many forms of fiction and comics are no exception. This page lists aliens from various comic companies.
Bounty Hunters are usually upper-class Mercenaries, and kill/capture fugitives with a "bounty" or "price on their head".
Based upon the Cliffhanger Serial films of the 1930's and 1940's, some comic issues have endings where the hero or heroine is in deadly peril. Such suspenseful endings entice the reader to secure the next issue to see what happens.
Fantasy is a comic book genre often taking place in fairy tale realms.
Ghosts are souls/spirits of the deceased who appear in the land of the living.
Device used to travel faster than light from one location to another.
To be held in captivity in, for example, a prison.
Is the concept of sexual attraction towards family relatives.
An ancient monastic, academic, meritocratic and paramilitary organization whose origin dates back to c. 25,000 BBY.
The crime of deliberately killing a person.
A mechanical construct capable of performing tasks by itself.
Futuristic genre of fiction.
A secret headquarters is a base of operations for both heroes and villains where they can work in secrecy from the public eye.
Secret Identities have been used by heroes and villains alike to protect themselves and/or others.
A continuation of a story
Practice in which humans are treated as property.
The "galaxy far, far away" in which the Star Wars films and related works take place.
Suspended Animation/Temporal Stasis is where the human (or some form of life) is exposed to extreme cold, stopping their life functions, without killing them.
The Force is an energy field that binds together all life in the Star Wars universe. Only some have the power to wield it - either as a force for the Light Side or the Dark Side of the Force.
Torture is defined as inflicting physical or psychological pain on a person, normally to gather information. As in any other medium, it is often used in comics.
War (Military Conflict) is a genre of comics that emphasizes historical fiction during a wartime setting (particularly during and after World War II). Many of the stories focus on the extreme experiences of soldiers and their combat units under the harshest of conditions.
A genre typically depicting the American Western frontier set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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