1980

January

 * 1 The Second Kessel Run serial written by Russ Helm and penciled by Russ Manning begins syndication by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
 * 2 Star Wars Weekly 97 (including The Day After the Death Star! written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 9 Star Wars Weekly 98 (including Space Duel! written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 16 Star Wars Weekly 99 (including Empire Kills! written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 22 Marvel Star Wars 34: Thunder in the Stars written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Carmine Infantino is published.
 * 23 Star Wars Weekly 100 (including the first-fourth of Marvel Star Wars Annual 1: The Long Hunt) is published.
 * 30 Star Wars Weekly 101 (including the second-fourth of Marvel Star Wars Annual 1: The Long Hunt) is published.
 * ?? Bantha Tracks 7 is published.

February

 * 6 Star Wars Weekly 102 (including the third-fourth of Marvel Star Wars Annual 1: The Long Hunt) is published.
 * 13 Star Wars Weekly 103 (including the last-fourth of Marvel Star Wars Annual 1: The Long Hunt) is published.
 * 20 Star Wars Weekly 104 (including The Weapons Master! written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 26 Bring Me the Children serial written by Don Christensen and penciled by Russ Manning begins syndication by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
 * 26 Marvel Star Wars 35: The Dark Lord's Gambit written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Carmine Infantino is published.
 * 27 Star Wars Weekly 105 (including Day of the Assassins! written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.

March

 * 6 Star Wars Weekly 106 (including My Enemies Surround Me! written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 12 Star Wars Weekly 107 (including World of Fire! written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 19 Star Wars Weekly 108 (including Star Terror! written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 25 Marvel Star Wars 36: Red Queen Rising written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Carmine Infantino is published.
 * 26 Star Wars Weekly 109 (including Molten Doom! written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.

April

 * 2 Star Wars Weekly 110 (including The Word for World is Death! written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 9 Star Wars Weekly 111 (including Unholy Alliance! written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 12 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Novel) written by Donald F. Glut is first published in paperback.
 * 12 The Empire Strikes Back Storybook written by Shep Steneman is published.
 * 16 Star Wars Weekly 112 (including A Creature in the Stars! written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 22 As Long As We Live... serial written by Don Christensen and penciled by Russ Manning begins syndication by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
 * 22 Marvel Star Wars 37: In Mortal Combat written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Carmine Infantino is published.
 * 23 Star Wars Weekly 113 (including The Guardian of Forever! written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 30 Star Wars Weekly 114 (including Betrayal! written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * ?? Bantha Tracks 8 is published.

May

 * 1 The Marvel Comics Illus trated Version of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Al Willamson and Carlos Garzón is published.
 * 7 Star Wars Weekly 115 (including The Monster's Secret! written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Carmine Infantino) is published.
 * 14 Star Wars Weekly 116 (including the first half of Marvel Star Wars 38: Raiders in the Void) is published.
 * 16 The Empire Strikes Back 2-LP soundtrack is released by RSO Records.
 * 17 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back premieres at a benefit for the Special Olympics at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
 * 21 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 70mm is released in 127 theaters.
 * 21 Star Wars Weekly 117 (including the last half of Marvel Star Wars 38: Raiders in the Void) is published.
 * 27 Marvel Star Wars 38: Raiders in the Void written by Archie Goodwin and written and penciled by Michael Golden is published.
 * 29 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 118 (including the first-third of Marvel Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning) is published.
 * ?? The Empire Strikes Back Official Poster Monthly 1 is published.

June

 * 1 Han Solo's Revenge is republished in paperback.
 * 5 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 119 (including the second-third of Marvel Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning) is published.
 * 12 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 120 (including the last-third of Marvel Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning) is published.
 * 17 The Frozen World of Ota serial written by Rick Hoberg, Don Christensen and penciled by Alfredo Alacala and written and penciled by Russ Manning begins syndication by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
 * 18 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 35mm (adding in three new effects shots into the film) is released in theaters.
 * 19 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 121 (including the first-third of Star Wars 40: The Empire Strikes Back: Battleground Hoth) is published.
 * 24 Marvel Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Al Willamson and Carlos Garzón is published.
 * 25 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 122 (including the second-third of Marvel Star Wars 40: The Empire Strikes Back: Battleground Hoth) is published.
 * ?? The Empire Strikes Back Official Poster Monthly 2 is published.
 * ?? The Empire Strikes Back Sketchbook written and illustrated by Joe Johnston and Nilo Rodis-Jamero is published.
 * ?? Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker gets reprinted four more times in paperback.

July

 * 2 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 123 (including the last-third of Marvel Star Wars 40: The Empire Strikes Back: Battleground Hoth) is published.
 * 9 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 124 (including the first-third of Marvel Star Wars 41: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit) is published.
 * 16 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 125 (including the second-third of Marvel Star Wars 41: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit) is published.
 * 22 Marvel Star Wars 40: The Empire Strikes Back: Battleground Hoth written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Al Willamson and Carlos Garzón is published.
 * 24 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 126 (including the last-third of Marvel Star Wars 41: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit) is published.
 * 31 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 127 (including the first-third of Marvel Star Wars 42: The Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi) is published.
 * ?? The Empire Strikes Back Official Poster Monthly 3 is published.
 * ?? Bantha Tracks 9 is published.

August

 * 7 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 128 (including the second-third of Marvel Star Wars 42: The Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi) is published.
 * 11 Planet of Kadril serial written by Russ Helm and penciled by Alfredo Alcala begins syndication by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
 * 12 Han Solo and the Lost Legacy written by Brian Daley is published in paperback.
 * 14 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 129 (including the last-third of Marvel Star Wars 42: The Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi) is published.
 * 21 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 130 (including the first-third of Marvel Star Wars 43: The Empire Strikes Back: Betrayal at Bespin) is published.
 * 28 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 131 (including the second-third of Marvel Star Wars 43: The Empire Strikes Back: Betrayal at Bespin) is published.
 * ?? The Empire Strikes Back Official Poster Monthly 4 is published.

September

 * 1 Star Wars: The Making of the Movie written by Larry Weinberg is published.
 * 2 Marvel Star Wars 41: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Al Willamson and Carlos Garzón is published.
 * 4 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 132 (including the last-third of Marvel Star Wars 43: The Empire Strikes Back: Betrayal at Bespin) is published.
 * 11 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 133 (including the first-third of Marvel Star Wars 44: The Empire Strikes Back: Duel a Dark Lord) is published.
 * 18 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 134 (including the second-third of Marvel Star Wars 44: The Empire Strikes Back: Duel a Dark Lord) is published.
 * 23 Marvel Star Wars 42: The Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Al Willamson and Carlos Garzón is published.
 * 24 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 135 (including the last-third of Marvel Star Wars 44: The Empire Strikes Back: Duel a Dark Lord) is published.
 * ?? The Empire Strikes Back Official Poster Monthly 5 is published.

October

 * 1 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 136 (including the first-fourth of Marvel Star Wars 48: The Third Law) is published.
 * 6 Han Solo at Star's End serial adapted by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Alfredo Alcala begins syndication by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate.
 * 8 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 137 (including the second-fourth of Marvel Star Wars 48: The Third Law) is published.
 * 15 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 138 (including the third-fourth of Marvel Star Wars 48: The Third Law) is published.
 * 22 The Empire Strikes Back Weekly 139 (including the last-fourth of Marvel Star Wars 48: The Third Law) is published.
 * 28 Marvel Star Wars 43: The Empire Strikes Back: Betrayal at Bespin written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Al Willamson and Carlos Garzón is published.

November

 * 25 Marvel Star Wars 44: The Empire Strikes Back: Duel a Dark Lord written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Al Willamson and Carlos Garzón is published.
 * ?? The Empire Strikes Back Monthly 140 (including Marvel Star Wars 45: Death Probe) is published.
 * ?? Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album is released by RSO Records.
 * ?? Bantha Tracks 10 is published.