British Star Wars Annual 1981

Grandreams published Star Wars Annual 1981.  The content of this hardcover book includes Star Wars #45, 47, and 48.

Star Wars Annual 1981 a - Grandreams, England (Spring 1981)
contains Star Wars #45, 47, and 48.

The colorful cover is drawn by British artist Paul Neary.  Neary was the editor-in-chief of Marvel U.K. in the 1990s.  During his time as editor-in-chief, he oversaw the launch of line of U.S.-sized comics (traditional British comics are magazine-sized) that were also marketed and sold in the U.S.  The first five titles were Death's Head II, Knights of Pendragon II, Motormouth, Warheads, and Hell's Angel.  Initially, these titles sold very well and the line expanded quickly, but the entire comic market crashed in 1993.  Marvel U.K. became a victim of the crash and it's assets were sold to Panini Comics.