It started shipping to newsstands starting September 26.
This issue was published with three different collector's covers. Commander 5052, Commander 1004, & a 2nd Airborne Company trooper were all featured, each with their own cover.
- "Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic" by Karen Traviss and Ryan Kaufman, with illustrations by Chris Trevas
- "Lurking In The Shadows: The Creatures of Episode III" by Daniel Wallace
- "The Art of Revenge of the Sith, Part 2" by Jonathan W. Rinzler
- Republic HoloNet News Special Inaugural Edition 16:5:241
- History of Star Wars posters by Pete Vilmur