"Droids" Comic Book for April 1986

Summary

The Star Wars saga's success on the big screen made it inevitable that the movies' characters would spread to other media. Robots C-3PO and R2-D2 appeared in the animated television series Star Wars: Droids from 1985-1986. The Saturday morning cartoon in turn inspired a comic book adaptation that ran for eight issues.

The Star Wars saga's success on the big screen made it inevitable that the movies' characters would spread to other media. Robots C-3PO and R2-D2 appeared in the animated television series Star Wars: Droids from 1985-1986. The Saturday morning cartoon in turn inspired a comic book adaptation that ran for eight issues.

Artifact

Comic book

Date Made

April 1986

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

91.332.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 10.125 in

Width: 6.625 in

Length: .125 in

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