Star Wars #38 represents the thirty-eighth installment of the Legends comic book series, which is titled Star Wars. This issue, penned by John Ostrander, with illustrations by Davidé Fabbri and Christian Dalla Vecchia, was initially released by Dark Horse Comics on January 23, 2002. The story presented is called "The Stark Hyperspace War Part Three of Four," continuing the narrative of the aforementioned war, and depicts the trials faced by Padawans Obi-Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos on the planet Troiken.
The Stark Hyperspace War intensifies further. The Jedi must ensure Senator Valorum's return to Coruscant to prevent the Republic Senate from surrendering. Republic forces remaining on Troiken face increasingly intense attacks, leaving Plo Koon to bear the brunt of the planet's weakening defenses. Can Qui-Gon Jinn uncover the secret behind the virus infecting Republic nav computers and restore hyperspace lane access for the Republic? Simultaneously, Tholme and his apprentice, Quinlan Vos, are in a race to deliver their acquired knowledge to the other Jedi.
The introductory section of the issue clarifies that "The events in this series occur 30 years before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope," which equates to 30 BBY.
Within this issue, Aayla Secura acknowledges the retroactive cameo appearance of Quinlan Vos in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.
- UPC 761568980226; January 23 , 2002 ; Dark Horse Comics ; First printing [1] 03811; Cover A; Jan Duursema & David McCaig
- (No UPC) ; October 20 , 2015 ; Marvel Comics ; Digital edition [6]