1980

A list of events in 1980 related to Star Wars.
==January==
*01 – The Second Kessel Run serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
*02 – Star Wars Weekly 97 published.
*02 – Georgina Cordova is born.
*04 – Greg Cipes is born.
*09 – Star Wars Weekly 98 published.
*16 – Lin-Manuel Miranda is born.
*16 – Star Wars Weekly 99 published.
*18 – Daniel José Older is born.
*22 – Star Wars (1977) 34 published.
*23 – Star Wars Weekly 100 published.
*30 – Star Wars Weekly 101 published.
==February==
*06 – Star Wars Weekly 102 published.
*12 – Heather Doerksen is born.
*13 – Star Wars Weekly 103 published.
*20 – Star Wars Weekly 104 published.
*26 – Bring Me the Children serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
*26 – Star Wars (1977) 35 published.
*27 – Star Wars Weekly 105 published.
*28 – Denise Gough is born.
==March==
*06 – Star Wars Weekly 106 published.
*12 – Star Wars Weekly 107 published.
*15 – Alex Segura is born.
*19 – Star Wars Weekly 108 published
*25 – Star Wars (1977) 36 published.
*26 – Star Wars Weekly 109 published.
==Spring==
*?? – Marvel Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back published.
*?? – Marvel Super Special 16: The Empire Strikes Back published.
==April==
*02 – Star Wars Weekly 110 published.
*08 – Katee Sackhoff is born.
*09 – Star Wars Weekly 111 published.
*12 – Star Wars
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back novelization published.
*12 – The Empire Strikes Back Storybook published.
*16 – Star Wars Weekly 112 published.
*22 – As Long As We Live... serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
*22 – Star Wars (1977) 37 published.
*23 – Star Wars Weekly 113 published.
*30 – Star Wars Weekly 114 published.
==May==
*07 – Star Wars Weekly 115 published.
*14 – Star Wars Weekly 116 published.
*21 – Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back released.
*21 – Star Wars Weekly 117 published.
*27 – Star Wars (1977) 38 published.
*29 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 118 published.
*?? – The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back published.
==June==
*05 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 119 published.
*12 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 120 published.
*17 – The Frozen World of Ota serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
*19 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 121 published.
*24 – Star Wars (1977) 39 published.
*25 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 122 published.
==July==
*02 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 123 published.
*09 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 124 published.
*16 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 125 published.
*22 – Star Wars (1977) 40 published.
*24 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 126 published.
*31 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 127 published.
==August==
*07 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 128 published.
*11 – Planet of Kadril serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
*12 – Han Solo and the Lost Legacy published.
*12 – Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back published.
*14 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 129 published.
*21 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 130 published.
*28 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 131 published.
==September==
*02 – Star Wars (1977) 41 published.
*04 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 132 published.
*11 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 133 published.
*14 – Anthony Carboni is born.
*18 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 134 published.
*23 – Star Wars (1977) 42 published.
*24 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 135 published.
*29 – Zachary Levi is born.
*?? – Star Wars: The Making of the Movie published.
==October==
*01 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 136 published.
*01 – Kristian Harloff is born.
*06 – Han Solo at Stars' End serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
*08 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 137 published.
*15 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 138 published.
*22 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 139 published.
*28 – Star Wars (1977) 43 published.
==November==
*25 – Star Wars (1977) 44 published.
*29 – Janina Gavankar is born.
*?? – The Empire Strikes Back Monthly 140 published.
==December==
*16 – Michael Jibson is born.
*23 – Star Wars (1977) 45 published.
*27 – Elizabeth Rodriguez is born.
*?? – The Empire Strikes Back Monthly 141 published.
==Unknown==
*The Making of "The Empire Strikes Back"
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