Darth Vader #42 represents the forty-second installment in the 2020 canon comic book series titled Star Wars: Darth Vader. Greg Pak is the writer behind this issue, with illustrations provided by Adam Gorham and Federico Blee; it was released by Marvel Comics on January 3, 2024.
THE SCHISM IMPERIAL IS RISING! Following the events of DARK DROIDS, DARTH VADER delves into his abilities as he confronts the most formidable group of rebel heroes he has ever encountered! Simultaneously, the most significant danger to the EMPEROR'S authority is emerging… from within THE EMPIRE itself! Will the DARK LORD OF THE SITH obliterate it… or become a part of it? This issue marks the comic-book introduction of ENRIC PRYDE, a character from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker!