Illustrated satirical magazines were commonplace when Star Wars was released in 1977, so it is not surprising that the movie sensation was a frequent target of these publications. The four main U.S. satirical magazines are Mad, Cracked, Crazy, and Sick and all four published several issues over their run that would feature Star Wars content. The Sick issues featuring Star Wars are the hardest to acquire as it undoubtedly had the lowest circulation of the four magazines.
Sick #1 was published by Crestwood Publications in August 1960. Hewfred Publications was the publisher of Sick from issue #63 in November 1968 until issue #108 in February 1976. Charlton Comics would take over and be Sick's final publisher when the magazine was cancelled in August 1980 with issue #134. Charlton Comics would go out of business in 1985. Sick #118 contains a 5-page Star Wars parody titled Star Bores by Dave Manak. Unlike Sick's peers, this issue does not contain a Star Wars themed cover, but instead features mundane artwork with a blurb that reads: "Plus Star Wars".
Sick #118a - Charlton Comics, U.S. (January 1978)
With uninspired covers like this, it isn't any wonder Sick was not long for the world.
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