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People sometimes look down on Marvel Comics ; line of Star Wars comics from the late 1970s and early 1980s, because of the random green rabbit character and other stuff. But LucasFilm Jennifer Heddle has a great article on the official Star Wars blog, explaining why they were essential. In fact, not onl
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