Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back collects issues 39-44 of the Marvel Star Wars series of comics; it has a publishing date of Spring, 1980 and a $2.00 cover price. This is a complete comic book adaptation of the Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. This is an Oversized 10 x 14 inch Treasury sized comic, which were very popular and common in the 1970's. The cover for this issue was also used for The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of The Empire Strikes Back and Marvel Super Special 16: The Empire Strikes Back.