Empire #4 represents the fourth installment within the Star Wars: Empire comic book collection. This issue, featuring the narrative "Betrayal, Part 4," was released to the public on January 2, 2003 under the imprint of Dark Horse Comics.
Lord Vader is presented with a suggestion: that he and a strong, youthful Jedi unite their strengths to depose the Emperor. Surprisingly, this proposition originates from the young Jedi, directed towards the Sith's Dark Lord! Concurrently, the Emperor, along with his highly skilled Royal Guards, confronts a separate group of potential challengers – a clandestine, disloyal group of Imperial officers alongside their devoted Stormtroopers! The narrative unveils the occurrences in the days and weeks leading directly up to A New Hope.