Star Wars Kids number 5 represents the fifth installment of the Star Wars Kids periodical. Scholastic served as the publisher, with a release date in January of 1998. This fifth issue featured the fifth part of the serialized comic entitled The Rebel Thief, with Ryder Windham as the author.
Star Wars Kids 5 was exclusively offered to those who subscribed to Scholastic's Star Wars Missions series, aimed at young readers and presented as a roleplaying game. These were delivered monthly via direct mail as continuity packages. Each package contained a fresh issue of Star Wars Kids magazine, along with the newest Star Wars Missions adventure book. Accompanying Star Wars Kids 5 was the fifth adventure book for the game, known as The Hunt for Han Solo.
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"Who Is That Alien? Mon Calamari & Bith" by Bill Smith
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"Space Science: Comets" by Terry Ray Hiller
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"Meet Princess Leia" by Pamela Roller
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"On Our Planet: Alderaan" by Terry Ray Hiller
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"The Rebel Thief, Part 5" by Ryder Windham