Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back released in May 1980.
A list of events in 1980 related to Star Wars.
January[]
- 01 – The Second Kessel Run serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
- 02 – Star Wars Weekly 97 published.
- 02 – Georgina Cordova is born.
- 04 – Greg Cipes is born.
- 09 – Star Wars Weekly 98 published.
- 16 – Lin-Manuel Miranda is born.
- 16 – Star Wars Weekly 99 published.
- 18 – Daniel José Older is born.
- 22 – Star Wars (1977) 34 published.
- 23 – Star Wars Weekly 100 published.
- 30 – Star Wars Weekly 101 published.
February[]
- 06 – Star Wars Weekly 102 published.
- 12 – Heather Doerksen is born.
- 13 – Star Wars Weekly 103 published.
- 20 – Star Wars Weekly 104 published.
- 26 – Bring Me the Children serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
- 26 – Star Wars (1977) 35 published.
- 27 – Star Wars Weekly 105 published.
- 28 – Denise Gough is born.
March[]
- 06 – Star Wars Weekly 106 published.
- 12 – Star Wars Weekly 107 published.
- 15 – Alex Segura is born.
- 19 – Star Wars Weekly 108 published
- 25 – Star Wars (1977) 36 published.
- 26 – Star Wars Weekly 109 published.
Spring[]
- ?? – Marvel Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back published.
- ?? – Marvel Super Special 16: The Empire Strikes Back published.
April[]
- 02 – Star Wars Weekly 110 published.
- 08 – Katee Sackhoff is born.
- 09 – Star Wars Weekly 111 published.
- 12 – Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back novelization published.
- 12 – The Empire Strikes Back Storybook published.
- 16 – Star Wars Weekly 112 published.
- 22 – As Long As We Live... serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
- 22 – Star Wars (1977) 37 published.
- 23 – Star Wars Weekly 113 published.
- 30 – Star Wars Weekly 114 published.
May[]
- 07 – Star Wars Weekly 115 published.
- 14 – Star Wars Weekly 116 published.
- 21 – Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back released.
- 21 – Star Wars Weekly 117 published.
- 27 – Star Wars (1977) 38 published.
- 29 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 118 published.
- ?? – The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back published.
June[]
- 05 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 119 published.
- 12 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 120 published.
- 17 – The Frozen World of Ota serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
- 19 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 121 published.
- 24 – Star Wars (1977) 39 published.
- 25 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 122 published.
July[]
- 02 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 123 published.
- 09 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 124 published.
- 16 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 125 published.
- 22 – Star Wars (1977) 40 published.
- 24 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 126 published.
- 31 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 127 published.
August[]
- 07 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 128 published.
- 11 – Planet of Kadril serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
- 12 – Han Solo and the Lost Legacy published.
- 12 – Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back published.
- 14 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 129 published.
- 21 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 130 published.
- 28 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 131 published.
September[]
- 02 – Star Wars (1977) 41 published.
- 04 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 132 published.
- 11 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 133 published.
- 14 – Anthony Carboni is born.
- 18 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 134 published.
- 23 – Star Wars (1977) 42 published.
- 24 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 135 published.
- 29 – Zachary Levi is born.
- ?? – Star Wars: The Making of the Movie published.
October[]
- 01 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 136 published.
- 01 – Kristian Harloff is born.
- 06 – Han Solo at Stars' End serial begins at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
- 08 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 137 published.
- 15 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 138 published.
- 22 – The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 139 published.
- 28 – Star Wars (1977) 43 published.
November[]
- 25 – Star Wars (1977) 44 published.
- 29 – Janina Gavankar is born.
- ?? – The Empire Strikes Back Monthly 140 published.
December[]
- 16 – Michael Jibson is born.
- 23 – Star Wars (1977) 45 published.
- 27 – Elizabeth Rodriguez is born.
- ?? – The Empire Strikes Back Monthly 141 published.