Episode I: Queen Amidala is a standalone comic book that recounts an adventure experienced by Padmé Amidala and Jar Jar Binks on Tatooine. This event occurs between scenes in the movie Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Mark Schultz penned the comic, Galen Showman provided the illustrations, and Dark Horse Comics released it on July 28, 1999. Later, in 2015, Marvel Comics published a digital version of Episode I: Queen Amidala under the Star Wars Legends label.
Though her planet is under blockade and her people are held captive, the newly crowned Queen Amidala of Naboo possesses remarkable wisdom for a teenager. Forced into exile and escorted away by Jedi, Amidala intends to view every situation as a potential solution to her planet's troubles. However, her deliverance might depend on someone else…perhaps in the most unexpected place!
- UPC 761568983326; July 28 , 1999 ; Dark Horse Comics [1] 00111; Cover A; Timothy Bradstreet
- UPC 761568990331; July 28, 1999; Dark Horse Comics [1] 00111; Cover B; Lucasfilm Ltd.
- Star Wars Legends edition; December 8 , 2015 ; Marvel Comics [4] Digital; Cover A; Timothy Bradstreet