Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1 marks the initial installment of a five-part comic book mini-series, Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison, penned by the author W. Haden Blackman.
A terrorist assault abruptly interrupts the commencement festivities for the inaugural group of Imperial cadets! However, the true objectives of this assault are none other than the newly appointed Emperor and his right-hand man, Darth Vader.
Amidst the chaos, a single individual—a remarkably intelligent cadet, now disabled, who, until the instant of the attack, was enjoying a pinnacle of personal achievement—is prepared to join forces with Vader to safeguard the Emperor's life!