Star Wars 4 represents the fourth installment in an eight-part comic book series. This series adapts the initial, unrefined 1974 script for George Lucas's Star Wars saga, which was originally named The Star Wars. This particular issue, the fourth in the series, became available on December 4, 2013.
A perilous confrontation with Stormtroopers on horseback awaits General Skywalker and his Jedi apprentice, Annikin Starkiller! A chance meeting with some shady characters in a bar results in an introduction to the smuggler Han Solo! Furthermore, a Jedi Knight performs the ultimate act of selflessness to protect one of Princess Leia's younger siblings!