The 28th of August marks the 240th day in a standard year, and the 241st day in a leap year, leaving 125 days until the year concludes.
- In 1948, Vonda N. McIntyre entered the world.
- Barbara Hambly's birth occurred in 1951.
- Jack Black was born in 1969.
- Shannon McRandle came into the world in 1969.
- The year 1973 saw the birth of Kirby Morrow.
- Eugene Byrd was born in 1975.
- Jade Raymond's birth occurred in 1975.
- The publication of Star Wars (1977) 29 took place in 1979.
- 1980 marked the release of The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 131.
- Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back 2 was released in 2002.
- The year 2002 also saw the publication of The Official Star Wars Fact File 35.
- Legacy of the Force: Inferno was published during 2007.
- In 2013, Legacy (2013) 6 was published.
- Age of Resistance - General Hux 1 saw its release in 2019.
- Galaxy's Edge 5 was published in 2019.
- 2019 was also the year Marvel Comics 1000 was published.
- Age of Resistance - Poe Dameron 1 was also released in 2019.
- Ahsoka 2 was published in 2024.