The Official Star Wars Fact File 9

The Official Star Wars Fact File 9 was the ninth issue of The Official Star Wars Fact File, released on February 27, 2002. The issue was authored by Darren Allanson, Andrew Darling, Chris Gardner, and Iain Lowson. It also featured original artwork by Carl Lyons and Tig Sutton.
==Contents==
*The Boonta Eve Classic Podrace 
**How the result of Tatooine's biggest podrace to influence galactic history.
*Chewbacca 
**What befell the Wookiee who was one of the great heroes of the Rebellion.
*Captain Panaka 
**Leader of Naboo's Royal Security Forces.
*Coruscant - Imperial City 
**Under the Empire, the heart of Coruscant was turned to a new purpose.
*Droid Manufacturers 
**Industrial Automaton is one of the premmier droid mmanufacturers in the galaxy.
*Electrobinoculars 
**Used in war and peace, electrobinoculars give a close-up view of distant events.
*STAP (Single Trooper Aerial Platform) 
**Fast, agile and heavily armed attack platforms of the Trade Federation army.
==Development==
The Chewbacca article includes original artwork by Carl Lyons depicting Chewbacca and the STAP article includes original artwork depicting a blueprint line illustration of the STAP by Tig Sutton.
==Appearances==
==Notes and references==
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