Star Wars Insider 79 was the seventy-ninth edition of the publication Star Wars Insider. It was distributed across two months, January and February of 2005, and featured two different covers.
The magazine started its distribution to subscribers on November 23, and became available on newsstands by December 7.
- " Prequel Update " (by Brett Rector) After a busy summer dedicated to filming, the Industrial Light & Magic postproduction team can now officially commence their work.
- " The Wookiees Walk Amongst Us " (by Brett Rector) At long last, after five films and a span of 27 years, the Wookiees are properly showcased on the silver screen. Insider interviews Peter Mayhew, a seasoned Star Wars actor, along with Axel Dench, a newcomer, to discover what it entails to portray a Wookiee.
- " Kashyyyk Realized " (by Brett Rector) Senior Concept Designer Ryan Church shares the methods he and his team of talented artists are using to bring the world of Kashyyyk to life.
- " A Visionary's Legacy: An Interview with Ralph McQuarrie " (by Ron Magid) In the concluding part of our three-part interview, Ralph McQuarrie discusses his creation of backgrounds for the original trilogy and his contributions to Return of the Jedi, the saga's final film.
- " Death in the Catacombs " (by Mike W. Barr) An unlikely pair—Jedi Knight Jyl Somtay and the silver-tongued smuggler Naj Pandoor—must enter the perilous caves of Geonosis to capture a renegade scientist and retrieve a powerful Geonosian weapon.
- "Letter from the Editor"
- " Comlink "
- " Skywalking "
- " Jedi Library " — One Picture at a Time (by Jane Irene Kelly)
- " Drawn by the Force " — Clone Wars Villains Face Their Fates: Days of Reckoning (by Dan Wallace)
- " Technical Readout " — Theed Royal Palace (by Christopher Trevas)
- " Ask the Master " — Six Degrees of Antilles, and You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned (by Pablo Hidalgo)
- " Scouting the Galaxy " — Would I Take a Trip On The Way-Back Machine? (by Steve Sansweet)
- " Anchorhead Arcade " Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed (by Aki Sugawara)
- " Jabba's Collection " — Episode III Toys: The Frenzy Is About To Begin (by starwars.Hasbro.com)
- " Best of Hyperspace " — "Didn't We Just Leave This Party?" (by Pablo Hidalgo and Bonnie Burton)
- Bantha Tracks Vol. 10
- " Laugh It Up, Fuzzball " (by Randy Martinez)
- Star Wars Insider #79 Online Supplement on Hyperspace (the content is obsolete and a backup link is unavailable)