Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day is an annual day when comic book retailers give out free one-shot issues. It began in 2002 and is held on the first Saturday in May.
Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, and Viz Media have released various Star Wars comics on Free Comic Book Day.
==Star Wars releases==
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Collected (TPB) issue	Released issue 	Future issue
===Legends===
Issue	Title 	Publication date	Trade paperback 	Omnibus 	Epic Collection 	Marvel Omnibus
2002 	A Jedi's Weapon 	May 4, 2002 	Star Wars Tales Volume 3February 26, 2003 	 	Star Wars LegendsEpic Collection:The Menace Revealed Vol. 4January 30, 2024	
2004 	Hide in Plain Sight 	May 1, 2004 	Star Wars: Clone Wars AdventuresVolume 2November 17, 2004 	 	 	
2005 	Star Wars—Free Comic Book Day 2005 Special	May 7, 2005 	Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume 7:When They Were BrothersFebruary 26, 2003	Star Wars Omnibus:Clone Wars Volume 3:The Republic FallsDecember 9, 2012	Star Wars LegendsEpic Collection:The Clone Wars Vol. 4August 9, 2022 	
2006 	Routine Valor 	May 6, 2006 	Star Wars Fan Club Special 2008March 2008 	Star Wars Omnibus:Clone Wars Volume 3:The Republic FallsDecember 9, 2012	Star Wars LegendsEpic Collection:The Clone Wars Vol. 3April 7, 2020 	
2009 	The Gauntlet of Death 	May 2, 2009 	The Clone Wars:In Service of the RepublicJune 30, 2010 	 	 	
2011 	Opress Unleashed 	May 7, 2011 	The Clone Wars:Strange AlliesOctober 19, 2011 	 	 	
2012 	The Art of the Bad Deal 	May 5, 2012 	Star Wars Volume 4:A Shattered HopeOctober 28, 2014 	 	Star Wars LegendsEpic Collection:The Empire Vol. 4June 5, 2018 	Star Wars Legends:The Empire OmnibusVol. 3January 7, 2025
2013 	The Assassination of Darth Vader 	May 4, 2013 	Star Wars Volume 1:In the Shadow of YavinOctober 1, 2013 	 	Star Wars LegendsEpic Collection:The Empire Vol. 7September 6, 2022 	
===Canon===
Issue	Title 	Publication date	Trade paperback 	Omnibus
2018 	Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2018 	May 5, 2018 	Star Wars Adventures, Volume 4:Smuggler's BluesDecember 4, 2018 	Star Wars Adventures Omnibus,Volume 1January 28, 2020
2019 	Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019 	May 4, 2019 	 	Star Wars Adventures: Beware Vader's CastleJanuary 26, 2021
2021 	The High Republic – The Edge of Balance/Guardians of the Whills	August 14, 2021 	Guardians of the Whills: The MangaAugust 10, 2021The High Republic: The Edge of Balance,Vol. 1September 7, 2021 	
2021 	The High Republic Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2021 	August 14, 2021 	Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures,Volume TwoFebruary 22, 2022 	Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures —The Complete Phase 1August 29, 2023
2023 	Free Comic Book Day 2023: All Ages 	May 6, 2023 	 	Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures —The Complete Phase 1August 29, 2023
2024 	Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars 1 	May 4, 2024 	Star Wars Vol. 8:The Sith and the SkywalkerSeptember 3, 2024Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 9 –Rise of the Schism ImperialSeptember 10, 2024	
2024 	Free Comic Book Day 2024: All Ages 	May 4, 2024 	 	
2025 	Free Comic Book Day 2025: Star Wars 1 	May 3, 2025 	 	
2025 	Free Comic Book Day 2025: All Ages 	May 3, 2025 	 	
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==External links==
*Official website
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