529: Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #55 "PLIF!" with Anna Graves & Jeff Caffrey


Have you, like us, been eagerly awaiting the Star Wars Marvel comics issue that introduces the telepathic, energy-eating Hoojibs?Join us and our special guests in a breakdown of Marvel’s 1981 comic Star Wars #55: “Plif!” — one of the most beloved issues from the original Marvel Star Wars run. You can also listen and read along in 1983’s read-along record Planet of the Hoojibs Read Along Storybook.

Recorded live from Rebel Scum Con, this special presentation features special guests Anna Graves (voice of Duchess Satine Kryze in The Clone Wars) and Jeff Caffrey (VCN Network), who bring the story to life with dramatic flair. 

Don’t worry if you don’t have the comic — the vibrant art by Walt Simonson and Tom Palmer will be projected for all to enjoy.

Today in Star Wars History - September 7, 1985

Happy 40th Anniversary to Ewoks and Droids!
Both animated series premiered on September 7, 1985, as The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour on ABC-TV. We've even had executive producer Miki Herman on the show to dive into their creation — including that unforgettable Ewoks theme by Taj Mahal!

🖖 And a special shoutout to Star Trek, celebrating 59 years since the debut of the original series (September 8, 1966)!

#55 “PLIF!"

  • Release Date: October 20, 1981
  • Writer: David Michelinie
  • Art: Walt Simonson, Tom Palmer
  • Cover: Walt Simonson
  • Editor-in-Chief: Jim Shooter

Princess Leia leads a Rebel survey team to the forest planet Arbra, hoping to establish a new base after evacuating Hoth. There, they meet the Hoojibs—small, telepathic creatures who feed on electricity and accidentally drain the Rebels’ power. Their leader, Plif, reveals they’ve been displaced by a monstrous creature called the Slivilith. To reclaim the cave and power crystals, the Rebels and Hoojibs must join forces.

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