Contents THE PHANTOM MENACE SPECIAL. Deleted scenes and dialogue information, main cast profiles, interview quotes, many rare photos and production artwork. Plus a new short story set just before the events of THE PHANTOM MENACE, and an ARCHIVE on THE CLOAK OF DECEPTION novel by James Lucerno.

Contents LOCATION FILMING SPECIAL. A tour de force of articles covering all the location filming across all six films (including visits to Tunisia, Ian Trussler's journies to Spain, Lake Como-Italy, and Death Valley, and special behind the scenes sections of Yuma and Crescent City for RETURN OF THE JEDI). There is also a special article on what AFICONADO had hoped to see on the then upcoming STAR WARS ORIGINALTRILOGY DVDs in 2004. And for all fans of teddy bear action heroes, there's a look at the Ewok tv movies of the mid eighties and an interview with human star Eric Walker.

Contents THE MAKING OF STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE. A special behind the scenes issue, compiled by Scott Weller and Chris Baker, on the making of the first STAR WARS movie, primarily the main studio filming, plus complete profiles on the cast and crew. The issue also includes a separate career profile/review feature on Mark Hamill by Ian Trussler, a look at STAR WARS recycled movie concepts, a new Luke Skywalker short story, and a feature on how the HEROES JOURNEY myth equally applies to Anakin Skywalker as well as his son, Luke.