I spend a lot of time looking at Star Wars comics while doing research for this blog. Many times, I'll come across something that is interesting but outside the scope of what I'm researching, note it, and come back to it later. A while ago, I noticed that the cover logo being used for reprints of Star Wars #2 is different than the logo on the issue that was original published. It is a subtle, but interesting change. For Star Wars #1, the logo did not join the first and last two letters of the title as is standard for the Star Wars logo. This was fixed for the second issue.
Star Wars #2a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (August 1977)
I first noticed the discrepancy in the Dark Horse published Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld trade paperback. The Star Wars #2 cover reprinted in that collection has the separate first and last two letters on the logo. This different logo has been used on subsequent reprints of Star Wars #2.
Star Wars #2 cover used in reprints
Even Wookieepedia incorrectly states:
On the cover of both this issue and the previous one, the first and last two letters of the Star Wars logo are not attached to each other.
This appears to be true for modern reprints of Star Wars #2, but not for the issue as it was originally printed in 1977.
So, what is the origin of this change? I've looked through my collection to see if this alternate cover appears on any of the foreign editions, but I have not been able to find any. If anyone knows or has an older reprint that uses the alternate logo, I would definitely be interested in hearing about it!
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