Republic 50: The Defense of Kamino

Republic 50: The Defense of Kamino written by John Ostrander, Haden Blackman and Scott Allie and penciled by Jan Duursema, Stephen Thomas and Thomas Giorello is the fiftieth issue of Star Wars: Republic and is part of the Clone Wars Multimedia Project. Originally published February 2003 by Dark Horse Comics.

Publisher's Summary
''Two months after the Battle of Geonosis, with the forces of the Republic and the armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems stalled in a series of indecisive battles, the Separatists risk a devastating strike at the heart of the Republic's war machine: they attack the cloning facility on Kamino! Their hope is to permanently destroy the Republic's ability to create new clones for its army. The Republic's defense rests on a squadron of Jedi Starfighters and a battalion of Jedi-led clone troopers within the facility itself!''

Continuity
The original dating of this Comic prior to changes necessitated by Star Wars: The Clone Wars puts this story occurring +2 ABG (months After the Battle of Geonosis) or 13:8 in GrS format; our internal timeline places it at +1 ABG or 13:7 GrS.