Good afternoon,
Today I'll be writing about the ninety-sixth issue of Marvel's first Star Wars title. The cover showed Lumiya engaged in battle with Luke Skywalker. The story was called "Duel With a Dark Lady!" The issue had a cover date of June 1985.
The tale began on the planet Kinooine. The first seven pages were captionless and showed the confrontation between Luke and Lumiya. It ended with Luke's defeat. Lumiya later locked the unconscious Skywalker in a cell. Her associate Den talked with her about the long-awaited revenge that she'd finally accomplished. Den then examined Skywalker's saber hilt and observed how the weapon was unable to effectively compete against the dual electric and corporeal natures of Lumiya's whip.
A short while later, the two villains reached the cell where the missing rebel scout and Dani were being held. Den wanted to interrogate the Zeltron personally. Lumiya allowed Den to have both prisoners, now that she had what she wanted.
Not far away, Kiro was recovering from his wounds suffered by the Dark Lady. He awoke in the waters near their temporary camp. There was no sign of Luke or Dani. He entered their ship, looking for the cold-weather survival gear that C-3PO was supposed to have packed. Instead, he found party dresses.
He eventually found a helmet that would suffice as a breather and made his way to the enemy base. The Iskalonian silently dispatched the guards and found Luke's cell. He used a stinger gun from his homeworld to blast open the door. Kiro tended to Luke's wounds and gave his friend a few items for an idea that Skywalker had. Luke was thankful for his assistance and promised to teach Kiro the ways of the Force if he wished.
The duo soon found Lumiya standing atop a hill. Luke asked for his saber back and took it using the Force. He prepared for another battle, but this time he had an extra weapon, namely another lightsaber that he'd just constructed with a smaller blade to tackle the natures of his opponent's weapon.
Using both sabers in tandem, Luke was able to force the whip from Lumiya's hand. It fell to the hill below. He then sliced through part of the protective armor, revealing more of the woman underneath. He'd figured out that his foe was Shira Brie, the former Imperial agent who'd been placed in the Rebellion as a spy (and shown in issue numbers 56 through 63 of this title).
Shira blamed Luke for her condition. Luke explained that he didn't know at first who he'd fired upon. He tried to express what happened to Vader at the end. However, that was soon overshadowed by large ships entering the planet's atmosphere. The Nagai fleet was there.
I'd guessed that Lumiya might be Shira back during her first appearance on Herdessa. I knew that a lot of regular fans were clamoring for her return, and that it took a while because creative teams had changed on the book since her initial storyline. Cynthia Martin drew Lumiya okay, but the Nagai fleets were less than impressive. They looked like a bunch of lines and odd-shaped objects connected together without much purpose behind them.
That's all I have for now. Next time, I'll discuss the ninety-seventh issue of this series. We'll see who was aboard the Nagai invasion fleet, and learn more about the new foes. We'll also see the Alliance's reaction to this new threat and follow Luke and Kiro as they attempt to rescue Dani. Until then, have a great week and don't forget to be kind to one another.
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