John Byrne had been a comic artist for several years before getting the job to draw the X-Men beginning with December 1977's Uncanny X-Men #108. That gig would propel John Byrne to comic stardom and he remained one of the most popular artists throughout the 80s and into the early 90s. John Byrne only ever drew one cover for the Marvel Comics Star Wars title. His cover for Star Wars #13 was not used for the cover of Star Wars Weekly #26 but a new cover was commissioned instead.
Star Wars #13a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (July 1978) NewsstandStar Wars Weekly #26a - Marvel Comics, England (August 2, 1978) last half of Star Wars #13
Both covers are competently drawn, but John Byrne's cover does a better job of conveying the peril that Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, and R2-D2 face with an enraged Chewbacca.
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