New Star Wars comic content was not only published in the British Star Wars Weekly, but new material was also published in Pizzazz. Pizzazz was a Marvel Comics magazine aimed at the same teenage audience that read the popular 70s magazine, Teen Beat, but also included comic strips. In fact, Pizzazz contained the first original Star Wars comic material before Star Wars #7 was released! The last Star Wars story in Pizzazz was titled The Kingdom of Ice, but the magazine was canceled before the story was completed. Star Wars Weekly #57 - 59 printed the same chapters to The Kingdom of Ice used in the Pizzazz magazine and the final unpublished chapters concluding that story were printed for the first time anywhere in Star Wars Weekly #60.
Star Wars Weekly #60a - Marvel Comics, England (April 18, 1979) original content
The back cover of Star Wars Weekly #60 contains a nicely drawn ad from Palitoy. Palitoy was the British toy company that licensed the Kenner Star Wars toy line for distribution in Britain. In the ad, C-3PO and R2-D2 are pitching a droid drawing contest whereby 6 lucky winners would be able to visit Elsee Studios for a day to watch the making of The Empire Strikes Back! Since the principal photography for the original trilogy took place at Elsee Studios in London, it make sense that a prize like this would be offered to British Star Wars fans.
Star Wars Weekly #60a - Marvel Comics, England (April 18, 1979) back cover
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