Question: X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair is set in the American epic space opera franchise created by who?
Context: The opening crawl is the signature device of every numbered film of the "Star Wars" series, an American epic space opera franchise created by George Lucas.  It opens with the static blue text, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...", followed by the "Star Wars" logo and the crawl text, which describes the backstory and context of the film.  The visuals are accompanied by the "Main Title Theme", composed and conducted by John Williams. X-wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service is a four-part story arc in the series of comic books written by Michael Stackpole.  The first issue was published on 6 August 1997 by Dark Horse Comics.  The story is set in the "Star Wars" galaxy approximately one year after the Battle of Endor in "Return of the Jedi", and five years after the Battle of Yavin in "Episode IV: A New Hope" X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Warrior Princess is a four-part story arc in the series of comic books written by Michael Stackpole & Scott Tolson.  The first issue was published on 1 October 1996 by Dark Horse Comics.  The story is set in the "Star Wars" galaxy approximately one year after the Battle of Endor in "Return of the Jedi", and five years after the Battle of Yavin in "Episode IV: A New Hope" X-wing Rogue Squadron: Mandatory Retirement is a four-part story arc in the series of comic books written by Michael Stackpole.  The first issue was published on 5 August 1998 by Dark Horse Comics.  The story is set in the "Star Wars" galaxy approximately one year after the Battle of Endor in "Return of the Jedi", and five years after the Battle of Yavin in "Episode IV: A New Hope" X-wing Rogue Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue is a four-part story arc in the series of comic books written by Michael Stackpole & Jan Strnad.  The first issue was published on March 1, 1997, by Dark Horse Comics.  The story is set in the "Star Wars" galaxy approximately one year after the Battle of Endor in "Return of the Jedi", and five years after the Battle of Yavin in "Episode IV: A New Hope". X-wing Rogue Squadron: Masquerade is a four-part story arc in the series of comic books written by Michael Stackpole.  The first issue was published on 4 March 1998 by Dark Horse Comics.  The story is set in the "Star Wars" galaxy approximately one year after the Battle of Endor in "Return of the Jedi", and five years after the Battle of Yavin in "Episode IV: A New Hope" Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas.  It depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". Rogue Squadron is a starfighter squadron in the "Star Wars" franchise.  Many surviving members of Red Squadron, the X-wing attack force that Luke Skywalker joins during the Battle of Yavin in "" (1977), later join Rogue Squadron.  The squadron appears in "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) as Rogue Group.  In the 2016 film "Rogue One", Rebel fighters on a suicide mission to steal the plans for the Death Star self-identify as "Rogue One," a possible precursor to Rogue Squadron. X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair is a four-part story arc in the series of comic books written by Michael Stackpole & Darko Macan.  The first issue was published on 1 February 1996 by Dark Horse Comics.  The story is set in the "Star Wars" galaxy approximately one year after the Battle of Endor in "Return of the Jedi", and five years after the Battle of Yavin in "Episode IV: A New Hope" X-wing Rogue Squadron: Family Ties is a two-part story arc in the series of comic books written by Michael Stackpole.  The first issue was published on 7 January 1998 by Dark Horse Comics.  The story is set in the "Star Wars" galaxy approximately one year after the Battle of Endor in "Return of the Jedi", and five years after the Battle of Yavin in "Episode IV: A New Hope"
Answer: George Lucas