A list of events in 1980 related to Star Wars merchandise.
Toy Line Resease(s)[]
- Kenner releases The Empire Strikes Back line
January[]
- Marvel Star Wars 31: Return to Tatooine published
February[]
- Marvel Star Wars 32: The Jawa Express published
March[]
- Marvel Star Wars 33: Saber Clash published
April[]
- Marvel Star Wars 34: Thunder in the Stars published
- April 12 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (novel) published
May[]
- Marvel Star Wars 35: Dark Lord's Gambit published
- The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of The Empire Strikes Back published
- Burger King releases the Burger King/Coca-Cola Collector's Series Empire Strikes Back Glasses
- May 1 Marvel Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back published
- May 20 Marvel Super Special 16: The Empire Strikes Back published
- May 21 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back premiers
June[]
- Marvel Star Wars 36: Red Queen Rising published
July[]
- Marvel Star Wars 37: In Mortal Combat published
August[]
- Marvel Star Wars 38: Riders in the Void published
- August 12 Han Solo and the Lost Legacy published
September[]
- Marvel Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning published
October[]
- Marvel Star Wars 40: The Empire Strikes Back: Battleground: Hoth published
November[]
- Marvel Star Wars 41: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit published
December[]
- Marvel Star Wars 42: The Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi published
External links[]
| Star Wars merchandising Through the Years |
| 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 |
| 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 |
| 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 |
| 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 |
| 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 |
| 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2026 • 2027 |
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