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Articles
Magazines with Holiday Special photos/articles:
TV Guide - Nov. 11-17, 1978 (USA)
"Close Up: Science Fiction - Plus Music and Comedy"
Small article with photo, plus advertisement.
Ledger TV Weekly - Nov. 12 to Nov. 18, 1978 (USA)
"The Star Wars Holiday Special"
Cover story with photos.
Starlog #19 - February 1979 (USA)
"'Star Wars' Invades TV", by Natalie Millar
Article and photos: details about the recently aired TV special.
Star Wars Insider #23 - 1994 (USA)
"The Star Wars Holiday Special", by Jon Bradley Snyder
Small article and photos: looking back at the Holiday Special.
Overstreet's Fan #5 - October 1995 (USA)
(title unknown), by Joe Cesaro
Article exploring some of the history behind the making of the
HS animated featurette.
Star Wars Insider #27 - 1995 (USA)
"A Star Wars CELibration", by Jon Bradley Snyder
Article mentioning the Holiday Special in regards to Ewoks/Droids
animation, no HS photos.
Tomart's Action Figure Digest #27 - December/January 1996 (USA)
(title unknown)
Article and photos: details on Kenner's unproduced Wookiee figures
for the Holiday Special.
SFX #43 - Oct. 1998 (UK)
(title unknown)
SWHS on cover, article mentioning the special.
Ultra Filmfax #69-70 - Oct. 1998/Jan. 1999 (USA)
"The Star Wars Holiday Special", by Ross Plesset
Black and white photos and very detailed article on the SWHS with
interviews.
Flashback TV #0 - 2000 (France)
"Au temps de la guerre des étoiles (le téléfilm
méconnu de l'univers Star Wars)"
Article: ?
SFX #67 - August 2000 (UK)
("Star Wars Revealed!"), by Ross Plesset
Photos and detailed article on the SWHS with interviews.
Tomart's Action Figure Digest #81 - November 2000 (USA)
(title unknown)
Photos and article on the unproduced Boba Fett Sea Serpent toy
from the SWHS.
Bild & Bubbla #153 2-2001 - June 2001 (Sweden)
"Star Wars - rymdsaga med serierötter", by David
Haglund, pg. 29, 30-39
Article: ?
ToyFare #53 - January 2002 (USA)
"The Nightmare Before Empire", by Rob Bricken
Article and photos: humorous review of fictitious (fan-made) Holiday
Special figures.
Star Wars Magazin #24 - January 2002 (Germany)
"TV-Mission - Das Star Wars Holiday Special", by Marco
Frömter
Article and photos: summary and details on the Holiday Special.
Stuff #50 - January 2004 (USA)
?
Article on The Star Wars Holiday Special?
Entertainment Weekly #795 - December 3, 2004 (USA)
"Buried Treasure", by Tim Carvell
Paragraph and photo featuring the Holiday Special as a "lost
treasure" from 1978.
Star Wars Magazin #36 - January 2005 (Germany)
"Erinnerungen Durch Wookiee Augen", by Marco Frömter
Article and photos: interview with Patty Maloney (Lumpy), behind
the scenes info.
Film Review Special #56 (Star Wars Special) - February 2005 (UK)
"The Lost Episode - Attack of the Holiday Special",
by Grant Kempster
Article and photos: details of the Holiday Special and animated
segment.
Stardust #6 - June 2005 (Sweden)
"Den stoppade Star Wars filmen", by Alf Sallander and
Georg Madisson
Article and photos: details of the Holiday Special.
ToyFare #121 - September 2007 (USA)
?
Article and photos: Twisted ToyFare Theater Holiday Special.
Star Wars Insider #104 - October/November 2008 (USA)
"Nov 17, 1978 - Star Wars Holiday Special Premieres!",
by Dan Wallace
Article and photos: 1978 retrospective with brief Holiday Special
recap.
Star Wars Insider #106 - January 2009 (USA)
"I Have A Bad Feeling About This!", by Alex Newborn
Article and photos: 30-year annivarsary article detailing the
show.
Star Wars Insider #117 - May/June 2010 (USA)
"Boba Fett: A Bounty Hunter's Journey", by Leland Y
Chee
Article and photos: small blurb about Fett's debut in the Holiday
Special.
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