Classic Star Wars #5 represents the fifth installment in the Classic Star Wars comic book line, brought to readers by Dark Horse Comics.
Specifically, this Classic series presented recolored and reformatted editions of the Star Wars daily newspaper strip created in the early 1980s by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson. To adapt the stories for the comic book format, Williamson contributed additional artwork and panels to improve the narrative flow.
Contained within this issue is the central portion of the The Serpent Masters comic strip storyline.
Following the crash landing of the Imperial vessel they commandeered, Luke and his newly acquainted ally, Tanith Shire, find themselves prisoners, enslaved by the Serpent Masters dwelling on Tanith's native world. With Artoo and Threepio incapacitated and the Millennium Falcon situated light-years distant, Luke is compelled to orchestrate his own liberation, relying solely on his intellect, abilities, and his dependable lightsaber!