Marvel Super Special 16: 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 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. This is a magazine sized edition, a bit larger than a standard comic. The cover for this issue was also used for The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of The Empire Strikes Back and Marvel Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back.