Kessel Run

Kessel Run is a Star Wars gen fanzine.
There were four issues, each one containing fiction, poetry, articles, and a massive amount of art.
==Issue 1==
Kessel Run 1 was published in 1981 and contains 165 pages.
Dedication: "This first issue of Kessel Run is dedicated to the end of hypocrisy, backstabbing and censorship in the world of fannish publishing in general and to the Princess Leia Organa in specific."
From the editorial: 
* editorial
* Old Comrade's Children by Christine Jeffords, art by Dot Sasscer (3)
* The Question, poem by Marcia Brin, art by Bev Swan (4)
* To Kill a Corellian by Kay Crist, art by Cathye Faraci (16)
* Classified by Debbie Alexander and Wendy Heilweil, art by Kyle Baker (31)
* It Can't Stay Winter Forever, poem by Irene Shafer, art by Dot Sasscer (33)
* The Last Dream by M.H. Loughlin, art by Dale Holman (35)
* Corellian Haze by Samantha Blackley, art by Cathye Faraci (discussed in Han and Leia in Fanfiction) (41)
* Circle, poem by Marcia Brin, art by Gee Moaven (47)
* A Personal Statement from Susan Matthews (48)
* Delayed Reaction, satire by Irene Shafer, art by Cathye Faraci (49)
* Toward a Corellian Conquest by Pat Nussman, art by Gee Moaven (how good a team are Han and Leia on Ord Mantell?) (discussed in Han and Leia in Fanfiction) (reprinted in Alliance and Empire #1) (57)
* cartoon by Kay Crist (75)
* Past Tense, poem by Karen Miller, art by Gee Moaven (77)
* New Beginnings by Lynne Terry, art by MRO Ludwig (78)
* A Friend's Hymn, poem by Beverly Lorenstein, art by Yvonne Zan (79)
* Soliloquy on a String of Beads by Wanda Lybarger, art by Lybarger (87) (reprinted in Kessel Run #2)
* Report to the War Council: The Battle for Bespin by Susan Matthews, art by Matthews and Yvonne Zan (89)
* Interpretations, article by Michelle Malkin and Beverly Lorenstein (93)
* Pro-Leia responses by various and sundry fen (94)
* Departures by Christine Jeffords, art by Linda Yamashiro (part of the Brightstar Universe) (99)
* Martyrs to the Cause, poem by Peggy Barilla, art by Yvonne Zan (115)
* Marcia Brin, art by Carol McPherson (An alternate universe version of Han and Leia's first meeting.) (discussed in Han and Leia in Fanfiction) (116)
* Wanderer, poem by Lynne Terry, art by Gee Moaven (133)
* Dust in the Wind by Michelle Malkin, art by Stefanie Hawks (young Han Solo comes up again Imperial treachery) (134)
* this issue has a number of lengthy letters written in response to the Leia-bashing in Against the Sith #9, see that zine
* art by Gee Moaven, Dot Sasscer (front cover), Cathye Faraci, Wanda Lybarger, Susan Matthews, MRO Ludwig, Bev Swan, Dale Holman, Kyle Baker, Linda Yamashiro (back cover), Carol McPherson, Stefanie Hawks
File:Kesselrun1-1.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Dot Sasscer for "Old Comrade's Children"
File:Kesselrun1-2.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Bev Swan for "The Question"
File:Kesselrun1-3.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Cathye Faraci for "To Kill a Corellian"
File:Kesselrun1-4.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Dale Holman for "The Last Dream"
File:Kesselrun1-5.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Gee Moaven, portrait of Lando Calrissian, for "Circle"
File:Kesselrun1-6.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Gee Moaven for "Toward a Corellian Conquest"
File:Kesselrun1-7.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Gee Moaven for "Past Tense"
File:Kesselrun1-8.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Wanda Lybarger for "Soliloquy on a String of Beads"
File:Kesselrun1-9.jpg|inside page from issue #1, uncredited art, page 88
File:Kesselrun1-10.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Linda Yamashiro for "Departures"
File:Kesselrun1-11.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Yvonne Zan for "The Start of Something Big"
File:Kesselrun1-12.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Stefanie Hawks for "Dust in the Wind"
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
===From LoCs in "Kessel Run" #2===
Note: there are a lot of misspellings in the letters below, the ones printed in Kessel Run #2, and are by way of the authors or the editor.
The editor also notes in the zine that she received many letters of comment that she did not print due to lack of space.
===From Other Zines===
==Issue 2==
Kessel Run 2 was published in 1981 and is 215 pages long. 
The art is by Wanda Lybarger, Yvonne Zan, Cathye Faraci, Kim Reis, June M. Edwards, Debra R. Drake, Anne Davenport, Sergio Iaconianni, Bev Swan, Carol McPherson, Judith Low, Dot Sasser, J.R. Dunster, Deborah Kogan, MRO Ludwig, Stephanie Hawks, and Karen River.
 
* The Readers Blast Off! (LoCs) (4)
* Quisling, story by Deborah June Laymon and Deborah K. Goldstein, art by June M. Edwards (13)
* Eternal Heart, poem by Beverly Lorenstein, art by Debra R. Drake (33)
* So Much for Reality, Right?, story by Jane S. Sibley, art by Anne Davenport (34)
* A Consumer’s Guide to Star Wars Pro-Fic, article by Eluki bes Shahar (47)
* Tete-a-Tete, dialogue by Karen Miller, art by Sergio Iaconianni (49)
* The Life Day Peril, story by Chris Jeffords, art by Cathye Faraci (part of the Brightstar Universe) (52)
* Oh, You're Quite Welcome, Sir, poem by Jacqueline Taero (74)
* , vignette by Pat Nussman (75)
* Visitor's Day, vignette by Wanda Lybarger art by Bev Swan (77)
* Mission to Garin, story by Sheila Paulson, art by Carol McPherson (Han and Chewie encounter trouble on a cargo run.) (80)
* In Joke, cartoon by Pam Kowalski (88)
* Fugitive Devotions by Susan Matthews, art by Judith Low (89)
* Close Encounters of the First Kind, story by Marcia Brin, art by Dot Sasscer (90)
* Blind Man's Bluff, story by Kay Crist, art by J.R. Dunster (99)
* Perchance, vignette by Sharon F, art by Cathye Faraci (111)
* Choices, poem by Jane E. Sibley, art by June E. Edwards (112)
* The Albatross' Blood, story by L.A. Adolf, art by Sergio Iaconianni (How does Chewbacca's son Lumpy react to Lando after learning what has happened to Han on Cloud City?) (115)
* Rogues’ Gallery, art folio by June M. Edwards, title art by Deborah Kogan (123)
* The Odd (or even?) Extra Page (128)
* The Rest is History, story by Irene Shafer, art by Wanda Lybarger (SW meets the Frisco Kid.) (129)
* After Dinner Conversation, poem by Pat Nussman, art by Dot Sasscer (153)
* Sun-Grazer, story by Anne Elizabeth Zeek and Barbara Wenk, art by MRO Ludwig (155)
* A Lover's Embrace, poem by Sharon F, art by Bev Swan (159)
* Solo, poem by Ann Colford, art by Wanda Lybarger (161)
* Still a Chance, dialogue by Cynthia Shannon, art by Stefanie Hawks (163)
* In Whose Back Yard?, article by Judith Gran (165)
* Together We'll Rule the Galaxy -- Father and Son, poem by Michelle Malkin, art by Debra R. Drake (177)
* Soliloquy on a String of Pearls, vignette by Wanda Lybarger, art by Lybarger (discussed in Han and Leia in Fanfiction) (178) (reprinted from issue #1)
* Superscription, vignette by Deborah J. Laymon, art by Debra R. Drake (180)
* Spoken Words, Hidden Meanings, poem by Sharon F. art by Karen River (183)
* Reflections in Starlight, story by Sharon F, art by Stefanie Hawks (184)
* New Kid on the Block, story by Marcia Brin, art by Dot Sasscer (190)
* Love's Mysteries, story by Pat Nussman, art by Wanda Lybarger (Han and Leia realize their feelings for each other on the ill-fated trip to Bespin. A definitive Han and Leia story and a classic of Star Wars fanzine fandom. PG13, contains some adult situations. Reprinted in Alliance & Empire #2) (194)
* The Huckster Room, ads (79, 216)
There is a massive amount of art in this issue, a sample is below.
File:Kessel2-1.jpg| from issue #2, June M. Edwards for "Quisling"
File:Kessel2-2.jpg| from issue #2, Anne Davenport for "So Much for Reality, Right?"
File:Kessel2-19.jpg| from issue #2, Anne Davenport for "So Much for Reality, Right?"
File:Kessel2-3.jpg| from issue #2, Cathye Faraci for "Life Day Peril"
File:Kessel2-4.jpg| from issue #2, Bev Swan for "Visitor's Day"
File:Kessel2-5.jpg| from issue #2, Carol McPherson for "Mission to Garin"
File:Kessel2-6.jpg| from issue #2, Judith Low for "Fugitive Devotions"
File:Kessel2-7.jpg| from issue #2, J.R. Dunster for "Blind Man's Bluff"
File:Kessel2-8.jpg| from issue #2, Cathye Faraci for "Per Chance"
File:Kessel2-9.jpg| from issue #2, Sergio Iaconianni for "Albatross' Blood"
File:Kessel2-10.jpg| from issue #2, Cathye Faraci for the art portfolio
File:Kessel2-11.jpg| from issue #2, Cathye Faraci for the art portfolio
File:Kessel2-12.jpg| from issue #2, Dot Sasscer for "After Dinner Conversation"
File:Kessel2-13.jpg| from issue #2, MRO Ludwig for "Sun-Grazer"
File:Kessel2-14.jpg| from issue #2, Bev Swan for "Embrace"
File:Kessel2-15.jpg| from issue #2, Pam Kowalski, cartoon "Well, Doctor?" "Oh, About 600 Pages, I should Think, Give or Take a Chapter or Two."
File:Kessel2-16.jpg| from issue #2, Debra R. Drake for "Superscription"
File:Kessel2-17.jpg| from issue #2, Stefanie Hawks for "Reflections in Starlight"
File:Kessel2-18.jpg| from issue #2, Wanda Lybarger for "Love's Mysteries"
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
===From LoCs in "Kessel Run" #3===
===From Other Zines===
==Issue 3==
Kessel Run 3 was published in 1983 and contains 295 pages.
The art is by Wanda Lybarger, J.R. Dunster, Carol Walske, Eluki bes Shahar, Cathye Faraci (interior and back cover), Shirley Palmer, Yvonne Zan (interior and inside back cover), Stefanie Hawks (front cover and interior), Anne Davenport, Mary Stacy-McDonald, MRO Ludwig, Wendy Ikeguchi, Bev Swan, Nancy Stasulis, June Edwards, Judith Low, Dale Holman, Debra Drake, Kathey Spivey, and Cheree Cargill.
"This issue of Kessel Run is dedicated to my father, Harold Malkin, who drove me and my typewriter on repeated trips to and from the typewriter repair shop. Without his help this zine would not exist. Thank you. Dad. It is also dedicated to Luke Skywalker and the formation of a new order of Jedi."
* The Readers Blast Off! (letters of comment) (5)
* Beloved Enemy, story by Deborah Laymon and Deborah Goldstein ("The final conflict between Vader, the Jedi and Luke's father.")(17)
* That's Your Uncle Speaking, poem by Janet McClellen (41)
* , story by Chris Callahan ("A half-trained Leia Organa is called on to save Luke Skywalker when he is ambushed by Darth Vader. Written after The Empire Strikes Back, before Return of the Jedi." Includes Maeve Solo.) (42)
* Speculation, poem by Jaqueline Taero (51)
* Reassessment by Rieekan, poem by Jacqueline Taero (51)
* Han Solo and the Amazing Technicolor Lightsaber, play in rhyme-form by Carol Walske ("Who has fallen to the Dark Side -- Han or Luke? A fully illoed play...") (69)
* Dialogue on a Starry Night, dialogue by Joan Shumsky ("Han and Leia discuss their true feelings.") (73)
* , story by Martie Benedict ("Set before Star Wars: A New Hope. While taking a much-needed vacation, Han meets the mysterious Oracle of Keth and discovers she needs some help only he can provide.") (80)
* Thoughts in an an Asteroid Cave (Hers, His), two poems (92)
* The Ultimate Right, story by Patricia D'Orazio ("How does Leia choose between military expediency and the lives of millions of innocent civilians?") (94)
* Next Time, vignette by Linda Knights ("Given the chance, will Luke kill Darth Vader?") (119)
* , story by Pat Nussman ("Han and Leia have an encounter long before the Death Star is built. What do child slavers and militant pacifists want with 6-year old Leia Organa and how did 18-year old Han Solo get involved?") ("What do child slavers and militant pacifists want with 6 year Leia Drgana? And how did 18 year old Han Solo get involved?") (reprinted in Who's Scruffy-Lookin'?) (123)
* What's in a Rose?, article by Jean Stevenson ("A short history of names in the SW universe.") (137)
* Listener in Hell, vignette by Pat Nissan ("Senator Leia Organa defies death to learn a fatal accident.") (141)
* Witness for the Defense, story by Carol Hines-Strode ("When Darth Vader is framed for incompetency of his own Dark Lords will he choose to face death or dishonor?") (143)
* The Solo-Wise Woman, poem by Debra Drake (169)
* Free Advice, poem by Marge E. Longhurst (171)
* We Need -- What About You Need?, poem by Lonna Poland (173)
* Pavane, vignette by Pat Nissan (175)
* Decision, poem by Jeanine Hennig (177)
* A Search for Truth, story by Pat Nolan ("When Luke returns to Dagobah to complete his training will he learn the truth about his past?") (178)
* Questions in the Dark, vignette by Christine Jeffords ("Who does Leia really love?") (193)
* Protector, vignette by Jean Stevenson ("Who can Leia turn to now that Han is gone?") (195)
* Dichotomy, poem by Marcia Brin (199)
* Apology, story by Jeanine Hennig ("How does Lando manage to save Luke's life after his rescue?") (also in Catalyst! Collected) (201)
* High Stakes, story by Patricia D'Orazio ("How does a smuggler win 11-year old Han in a card game?") (205)
* To Conquer Death, vignette by Linda Knights (215)
* Moonflower Secrets, story by Sharon F ("Are Han and Leia really who they seem to be.") (218)
* Wintersoul, poem by Pat Nussman (227)
* Hyperspace Interlude, vignette by Joan Shumsky (229)
* Run That By Me One More Time, story by Marcia Brin ("A school day 500 years after the events in Star Wars.") (231)
* Song for the an Uncommon Man, song by Jean Stevenson (234)
* , story by Pat Nussman (A prequel looking at the childhood of one of the rebels. Part of The Lady of the Rebellion series. "A reason for Han's cynicism about the Jedi.") (236)
* Han's Con, story by Sharon F ("How does Han outwit Darth Vader and survive?") (240)
* And You Knew, poem by Irene Shafer (250)
* Hindsight, poem by Nancy Baker (251)
* Skyfall, story by Anne Elizabeth Zeek ("Will Luke fall to the Dark Side? Will the Vader defeat the Emperor? What is the secret of Han's past? Is Leia the Dark Lady?") (reprinted in The Compleat Zeek) (252)
File:Kesselrun3-2.jpg|from issue #3, Cathye Faraci for "Beloved Enemy"
File:Kesselrun3-3.jpg|from issue #3, Mary Stacy-McDonald for "That's Your Uncle Speaking"
File:Kesselrun3-4.jpg|from issue #3, MRO Ludwig for "Act III, Scene One"
File:Kesselrun3-5.jpg|from issue #3, Carol Walske for "Han Solo and the Amazing Technicolor Lightsaber"
File:Kesselrun3-6.jpg|from issue #3, Carol Walske for "Han Solo and the Amazing Technicolor Lightsaber"
File:Kesselrun3-7.jpg|from issue #3, Wanda Lybarger for "R & R"
File:Kesselrun3-8.jpg|from issue #3, June Edwards (signed Daara)
File:Kesselrun3-9.jpg|from issue #3, Eluki bes Shahar, commentary on Open Letters to Star Wars Zine Publishers (1981). Three men ponder a zine, the middle figure is George Lucas: The first man says, "Hm... It's tasteful... It's Well-Done... Beautiful..." Lucas says, "I'd say it's art..." The third man says, "But is it wholesome?"
File:Kesselrun3-10.jpg|from issue #3, Eluki bes Shahar, commentary on Open Letters to Star Wars Zine Publishers (1981). A fan opens the door and several stormtroopers are there holding brief cases. The fan says, "Um...? The lawyers from Lucasfilm are here."
File:Kesselrun3-11.jpg|from issue #3, Nancy Stasulis for "The Ultimate Right"
File:Kesselrun3-12.jpg|from issue #3, Stefanie Hawks for "Next Time"
File:Kesselrun3-13.jpg|from issue #3, Wanda Lybarger for "At First Sight"
File:Kesselrun3-14.jpg|from issue #3, Joni Wagner
File:Kesselrun3-15.jpg|from issue #3, June Edwards (signed Daara) for "Listener in Hell"
File:Kesselrun3-16.jpg|from issue #3, June Edwards (signed Daara) for "Listener in Hell"
File:Kesselrun3-17.jpg|from issue #3, Wendy Ikiguchi for "The Solo-Wise Woman"
File:Kesselrun3-18.jpg|from issue #3, Judith Low for "Pavane"
File:Kesselrun3-19.jpg|from issue #3, Kathy Spivey for "A Search for Truth"
File:Kesselrun3-20.jpg|from issue #3, Mary Stacy-McDonald for "Protector"
File:Kesselrun3-21.jpg|from issue #3, Bev Swan for "Apology"
File:Kesselrun3-22.jpg|from issue #3, Bev Swan for "Apology"
File:Kesselrun3-23.jpg|from issue #3, Dale Holman for "To Conquer Death"
File:Kesselrun3-24.jpg|from issue #3, Cathye Faraci for "Moonflower Secrets"
File:Kesselrun3-25.jpg|from issue #3, Debra Drake for "Wintersoul"
File:Kesselrun3-26.jpg|from issue #3, Yvonne Zan for "Hyperspace Interlude"
File:Kesselrun3-27.jpg|from issue #3, Carol Walske for "Song for an Uncommon Man"
File:Kesselrun3-28.jpg|from issue #3, Wanda Lybarger for "Prelude: The Falconer"
File:Kesselrun3-29.jpg|from issue #3, Jackie Dunster for "Skyfall"
File:Kesselrun3-30.jpg|from issue #3, Yvonne Zan, the inside back cover
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
===From LoCs in "Kessel Run" 4===
===From Other Zines===
==Issue 4==
Kessel Run 4 was published in 1984 and is 337 pages long.
From the frontispiece: "This last issue of Kessel Run is, like the first issue dedicated to the end of hypocrisy, backstabbing, and censorship in the world of fannish publishing. It is also dedicated to the hope that fewer fen will allow their dreamworld to become their only reality."
* The Readers Blast Off (LoCs) (4)
* The Legend of the Starbird, vignette by Kathryn Agel, art by Debra R. Drake (pre SW vignette: "Why are some Corellian pilots better than others?") (part of Starbird's Children Universe.) (12)
* The Dark Path, story by Pat Molitar, art by Carol Selemi (pre SW story: "Anakin Skywalker's fall from Ben Kenobi's point of view.") (15)
* There Have Always Been Leias in the House of Organa by Martie Benedict, art by Judith Low (pre SW vignette: "How did Leia come to be Bail Organa's daughter?") (28)
* , story by Martie Bendict, art by Wanda Lybarger (Pre SW story: "Han and Cheuie must rescue a 'little bird' in order to defeat an evil warlord bent on conquest.") (30)
* Free Flight, filk by Martie Benedict, art by Wanda Lybarger (54)
* Life-Line, story by Anne Zeek, art by Martynn (pre and post ANH story: "Han and Leia must rescue Luke from the Imps with the help of Han's old friend Alain, also known as Dracula") (reprinted from Dracula) (56) 
* Blood-Line, story by Anne Zeek (post ANH story: "Alain's revenge on Leia and Darth Vader for Han's death.") (88)
* Born to the Breed, story (a Black Sabre story) by Deborah Laymon and Deborah Goldstein, art by MRO Ludwig (pre SW story: "What kind of training did Leia go through to make her able to withstand being tortured on the Death Star?") (93)
* , pre-SW vignette by Marcia Brin, art by Wanda Lybarger (Han is troubled by dreams. "Han Solo must learn to accept his post before he can face the future.") (part of the "Storm Cycle" --Other parts are "Reap the Whirlwind" in The Wookiee Commode #4 and "First Lesson" in Flip of a Coin #11. It is a a darker universe based in part on Lucas' thumbnail bio of Han in SKYWALKING, which also tells us that Wookiees have the Force. From this bio, we know that Han, for example, spent half his childhood with the Wookiees and, therefore, at the least, was exposed to the Force at an early age. Meaning, of course, that his comments to Luke in A NEW HOPE were deliberately misleading. Even with this brief bio, Han's origins remain completely mysterious.) (reprinted in Who's Scruffy-Lookin'?) (137)
* Best Laid Plans, story by Janice Bratton, art by Kathi Spivey (post TESB story: "Leia's plan to keep Han with the Alliance goes awry.") (141)
* Resolutions of a Star Wars Mary Sue, humor by Janet MacLellan, art by Anne Davenport ("The ultimate fannish character speaks her piece," reprinted from the third issue) (154)
* Star Wars Art Portfolio: Scenes We'd Liked to Have Seen in the Star Wars Saga -- Suzy Sansom, Martynn, Angela Varesano, Vicki Brinkmeier, Dani, Yvonne Zan, Wanda Lybarger, Stefanie Hawks, Cathye Faraci, Leah Rosenthal, Nancy Stasulis, Kathi Spivey and June Edwards (155)
* Old Friends and Acquaintances by Carol Hines-Stroede, art by Nancy Stasulis post TESB story: "(Lando and Vader must work together to save a space station") (170)
* Shelter Talk, dialogue by D.J. Driscoll, art by Yvonne Zan (TESB dialogue: "a weird conversation between two friends") (185)
* Novitiate by Jeanine Hennig, art by Jenni (post TESB: "Luke returns to Tatooine to train and do some heavy soul-searching.") (187)
* Aspects of Evil in the Star Wars Saga, article by Liz S. (209)
* And Now Luke's Side, LoCs (214)
* Star Wars Quiz by Barbara T(216)
* Evolution of a Jedi, article by Angela-Marie Versano, art by June Edwards (218)
* Climbing the Tree Of Life: From The Star Wars Saga Point of View, article by Rebecca Kaplowitz (221)
* Buddhism in Star Wars, article by Beverly Lorenstein, art by Nancy Stasulis (232)
* What Meaning Victory?, vignette by Linda Knights, art by Vicki Brinkmeier ( post ROTJ vignette: "Luke's thoughts about his future.") (238)
* The Star Dreams, poem by M.H. Loughlin, art by L.C. Wells (240)
* Midnight Reflections, poem by Pat Nussman, art by J.R. Dunster (242)
* Vader's Nightmare, vignette by Angela-Maria Versano, art by June Edwards (244)
* Point of View, short story by June Edwards, art by Edwards (post ROTJ story: "If Anakin Skywalker had lived how would he have fit in the New Republic?") (246)
* by Pat Nussman, art by Suzy Sansome (post TESB story: A rather dark Princess Leia story set directly after The Empire Strikes Back. "What terrible price must Leia pay to forget the grief of Han's death?") (250)
* ...In Lover's Meetings, story by Pat Nussman, art by Suzy Sansome (A sequel to "Journey's End...") (post TESB story: "Luke risks his life to save Leia from her decision in this sequel to "Journey's End."") (254)
* The Ultimate Alternative, vignette by Ann E. Huizenga, art by J.R. Dunster (258)
* Ewok Meets Stormtrooper, Death Star Conversation, poem by Jacqueline Taero (261)
* Truths, poem by Cary A. Bucar, art by Angela M. Varesano (262)
* Web, vignette by Marcia Brin, art by Bev Peterson (post ROTJ vignette: " What is Mon Botha's secret and when will she reveal it?") 264)
* A Flip of the Coin, vignette by Nancy Cole, art by Angela Varesano (ROTJ vignette: "A truly nasty alternate.") (267)
* Farewell, My Lady, poem by Marcia Brin, art by Wanda Lybarger (268)
* And Now I See, vignette by Lonna Poland, art by Mary Stacy-McDonald (post TESB: "Han's reasons for deciding to stay with the Alliance.") (270)
* Mistress Chance, poem by Madge Longhurst, art by Cheree Cargill (273)
* Answers at Midnight, poem by Angela-Marie Varseno, art by Angela-Marie Varseno (274)
* Retaliation, poem by Kathryn Agel, art by Cheree Cargill (276)
* Vader's Lamet: Truth, poem by June Edwards, art by Edwards (278)
* Mea Maxima Culpa, vignette by L.A. Adolf and Jacqueline Taero, art by Stefanie Hawks (post ROTJ: "One of our heroes falls and it is up to the other and his daughter to save him.") (280)
* The Gallant Thing, poem by Kathryn Agel, art by Debra R. Drake (283)
* Alpha in Omega, poem by Nancy Stasulis, art by Bev Peterson (284)
* La Madre de los Delores, poem by Deborah Laymon, art by Judith Low (286)
* The ManyWorlds Interpretation of Quantum Physics, or Heeeeeeeere's Biggs! by Susan Matthews, Bev Clark and Pam Kowalski (post ROTJ vignette: "Luke discovers that everything is not what it seems to be.") (288)
* Aftermath and Beginning, story by Becky Cope, art by Mary Stacy-McDonald (290)
* Valedictory, poem by Jenni (294)
* Meditation at a Pyre, poem by Terri Black, art by Jenni (296)
* Patterns of Darkness, Patterns of Light, poem by Denise Habel, art by Wanda Lybarger (298)
* Dialogue by Sharon F, art by J.R. Dunster (302)
* Tainted Bloodlines, vignette by Kathi Spivey, art by Spivey (304)
* Reflections on a Wedding Day, poem by Karen Zygowitz, art by L.C. Wells (306)
* Sword of Darkness, Sword of Light by Patricia D'Orazio, art by Nancy Stasulis (post ROTJ story, "The Emperor still lives and chaos reigns.") (308)
* The Circle of Love, vignettes by Ann Wortham, art by J.R. Dunster (330)
This issue contains a massive amount of art. A sample is included below.
File:Kessel4-1.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Carol Selemi for "The Dark Path"
File:Kessel4-2.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Nancy Stasulis for "Sword of Darkness, Sword of Light"
File:Kessel4-3.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Judith Low for "There Have Always Been Leias in the House of Organa"
File:Kessel4-4.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Wanda Lybarger for "Free Flight"
File:Kessel4-5.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Martynn for the art portfolio
File:Kessel4-6.jpg|inside page from issue #4, MRO Ludwig for "Born to the Breed"
File:Kessel4-7.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Kathy Spivey for "Best Laid Plans"
File:Kessel4-8.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Vicki Brinkmeier for the art portfolio
File:Kessel4-9.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Dani for the art portfolio
File:Kessel4-10.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Yvonne Zan for the art portfolio
File:Kessel4-11.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Cathye Faraci for the art portfolio
File:Kessel4-12.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Leah Rosenthal for the art portfolio
File:Kessel4-13.jpg|inside page from issue #4, June Edwards for the art portfolio
File:Kessel4-14.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Kathi Spivey for the art portfolio
File:Kessel4-15.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Jenni for "Novitiate"
File:Kessel4-16.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Nancy Stasulis for "Buddhism in Star Wars"
File:Kessel4-17.jpg|inside page from issue #4, J.R. Dunster for "Midnight Reflections"
File:Kessel4-18.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Suzy Sansome for "Journey's End..."
File:Kessel4-22.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Bev Peterson for "Web"
File:Kessel4-20.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Judith Low for "La Madre de los Delores"
File:Kessel4-21.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Cheree Cargill for "Retaliation"
File:Kessel4-19.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Angela M. Varesano for "Answers at Midnight" 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
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