The fourth issue of Star Wars Official Poster Monthly, brought to you by Paradise Press, saw its release in January of 1978.
- John May pens " Luke Skywalker —From Youth to Man", an in-depth examination of the young Jedi 's life.
- Jon Trux authors "The Building of Artoo ," which offers a behind-the-scenes perspective on how John Stears constructed the iconic astromech droid for the original Star Wars film .
- " Soldiers of the Empire! ," by Anthony Fredrickson : This piece details the Imperial Stormtroopers , including their origins, training regimen, advancement procedures, and retirement protocols. It portrays Stormtroopers as clones , interestingly, this was written notably before Attack of the Clones or Revenge of the Sith were released.
- A look at TheForce.Net - Time Tales - Arcana Historica - 1978 on TheForce.net (available via archive from June 26, 2022)