Lit Star Wars Insider Contents Directory

For a couple of years I've been wanting to collect Star Wars Insider - but only those issues that contain short stories or other "in universe" material, not the entire 150+ run. To that end, I have been trying to find comprehensive listings of the contents for each issue, from Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine #1 to Insider #148, to see which ones I can buy and which I can skip. All my efforts have been for nought and I am getting increasingly frustrated with the lack of answers.

This thread is an attempt to rectify the situation. I would like to see the contents of each Insider issue listed, with their page counts, here. To start off, I found a free easily downloadable PDF of Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine #1 at this link:
http://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/starwars/post/2013/07/25/1987-Lucasfilm-Fan-Club-Magazine-1


LUCASFILM FAN CLUB MAGAZINE #1, Fall 1987

16 pages total

CONTENTS

A Letter from George Lucas, Credits, & Welcome Back

"Looking at Lucasfilm" - pg. 1

"Exclusive Interview: Anthony Daniels" - pp. 2 - 5

"Willow" - pp. 6 - 7

"10th Anniversary Convention" - pp. 8 - 9

"Ten Year Tribute" - pp. 10 - 11

"Inside ILM" - pg. 12

"Collections" & "Tucker" - pg. 13

"Coming Now!" - pg. 14


That's it for the first issue. Anyone wants to add more issues, I would greatly appreciate it. All I ask is that the total number of pages for each issue and the number of pages that each article spans be included, as I have done above, since it will make it much easier to understand the listings.

 

I didn't really read Insider in the 90s, but it's my understanding that they didn't do short stories or IU stuff until Gamer was cancelled in '02. Then the Clone Wars were going on and we started getting not only stories but stuff like Lord of War and History of the Mandalorians.

In any event, this should be a big help to you:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Insider

 

Yeah, I've seen those Wookieepedia listings and they are helpful, but don't really go into the depth I'm looking for. And yeah, I know Insider didn't start IU material until after Gamer, but I still want to try to get contents listings for issues #2 through #61 just to make sure.

 

Paizo has some - #51-76. There are cover images and short blurbs (and some are for sale, some are unavailable).

You could also try a Google Image search for the covers - that should give you an idea of contents.

 

I have been trying to find something like this for a long time too. I eventually gave up and just tried to get them all. I have a fairly large collection of Insider that I can help with. Here's a few to start. No In-Universe Content in any of these issues

STAR WARS INSIDER #29 SPRING 1996
64 Pages total
Table of Contents (Page 1)
From the Publisher - The Force of Steve Sansweet (Page 2)
Rebel Rumblings - Letters from our Star Wars Fans (Page 3)
Prequel Update (Page 4-5)
The New Wonder Column from the Man Inside C-390 (6-9)
Lucasfilm's Latest (Page 10)
Brian Daley 1947-1996 (Page 11)
The Battle of Hoth Art (Page 12-13)
StarNews (Page 14-16)
JawaTrader (Page 17-48)
Shadows of the Empire - Scoring the Trilogy (Page 49)
Into the Shadows - A Profile of Steve Perry (Page 50-53)
Straight from the Horse's Mouth - Creating the Shadows Comic Book (Page 54-55)
On-Location: Tatooine (Page 56-57)
The Unsung Collectible: Star Wars Magazines (58-61)
From the Publisher, Continued (Page 62)
Scouting the Galaxy (Page 63-64)
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STAR WARS INSIDER #30 SUMMER 1996
64 Pages total
The Official Star Wars Gold and Silver Stamp Collection (Page 1)
Table of Contents (Page 2)
From the Publisher (Page 3)
Rebel Rumblings - Letters from our Star Wars Fans (Page 4)
Prequel Update (Page 5-7)
The New Wonder Column from the Man Inside C-390 (Page 8-11)
Return of the Radio Drama (Page 12-13)
Lucasfilm Archives Advertisment (Page 14)
StarNews (Page 15-17)
American Graffiti - George Lucas' First Blockbuster (Page 18-20)
JawaTrader (Page 21-44)
American Graffiti, Continued (Page 45-47)
Head Hunter: An Interview with Jeremy Bulloch (Page 48-49)
Boba Fett: From Obscure Villain to Cultural Icon (Page 50-55)
Straight from the Horse's Mouth (Page 56-58)
Shadows of the Empire Trading Cards Advertisment (Page 59)
Guilty of Having Never Seen Star Wars: Three Brave Souls Admit the Shocking Truth! (Page 60-61)
Lucasfilm's Latest (Page 62)
Scouting the Galaxy - Just Trying to (Action) Figure it All Out (Page 63-64)
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STAR WARS INSIDER #31 FALL 1996
68 Pages Total
Table of Contents (Page 1)
From the Editor's Desk - The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition (Page 2)
Rebel Rumblings - Letters from our Star Wars Fans (Page 3)
Prequel Update (Page 4-6)
MicroMachines - Win a Solid Gold Star Destroyer (Page 7)
StarNews (Page 8-11)
The New Wonder Column from the Man Inside C-390 (Page 12-15)
Lucasfilm's Latest (Page 16)
Pick a Card, Any Card - Making Movie Magic at Decipher, Inc (Page 17-20)
Topps 3-D Trading Cards Advertisement (Page 21)
The Star Wars Universe - Michael Carter: Fortuna(te) Son? (Page 22)
JawaTrader (Page 23-46)
A Guide to the Star Wars Universe Advertisement (Page 47)
Wicket Unleashed - Wicket, Willow, Leprechaun - Warwick Davis Lets it All Hang Out (Page 48-52)
Star Wars MicroMachines Advertisement (Page 53)
Building a Better Jedi: Justin Chin on Dark Forces II (Page 54-55)
Star Wars Cinematographer: An Interview with Gil Taylor (Page 56-59)
Kenner is Cooking with Star Wars (Page 60-62)
Star Wars Trilogy CD-ROM Advertisement (Page 63)
Straight from the Horse's Mouth (Page 64-65)
Rebel Rumblings, Continued (Page 66)
Scouting the Galaxy - Of Freebies, Wimps and Fake Fetts (Page 67-68)
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STAR WARS INSIDER #32 WINTER 1996
84 Pages Total
Star Wars Trilogy CD-ROM Advertisement (Page 1)
Table of Contents (Page 2-3)
From the Editor's Desk - Entering the Third Decade (Page 3)
Rebel Rumblings - Letters from our Readers (Page 4-5)
Star Wars MicroMachines Advertisement (Page 6)
Prequel Update (Page 7-8)
StarNews - From the World of Lucasfilm (Page 9-11)
Lucasfilm's Latest (Page 12)
In the Star Wars Universe - Shelagh Fraser: Strange Beru (Page 13-14)
The New Wonder Column from the Man Inside C-390 (Page 15-18)
Star Wars: The Millenium Falcon Collector's Edition in Pewter and Gold Advertisement (Page 19)
MicroMachines - Win a Solid Gold Star Destroyer (Page 20)
Rebel Pilot Reunion (Page 21-30)
JawaTrader (Page 31-54)
Digital Technology and the Making of the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition - Bride to the Universe (Page 55-59)
Looking Back on Two Decades of Galactic Enlightenment (Page 60-69)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game Advertisement (Page 70)
Caravan of Courage - Star Wars on Television (Page 71-76)
Star Wars Fossil Watch Advertisement (Page 77)
Straight from the Horse's Mouth (Page 78-79)
Star Wars Return of the Jedi Radio Dramatization Advertisement (Page 80)
Scouting the Galaxy - Let's See: Three Goes into Two... (Page 81-83)
Dark Horse Comics Back Issues (Page 84)
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STAR WARS INSIDER #33 SPRING 1997
76 Pages Total
Star Wars Trilogy CD-ROM Advertisement (Page 1)
Table of Contents (Page 2-3)
From the Editor's Desk - Star Wars: Triumphant (Page 3)
Rebel Rumblings - Letters from our Readers (Page 4)
Star Wars Fossil Watch Advertisement (Page 5)
Prequel Update - New Filmmaking for a New Trilogy (Page 6-7)
StarNews - From the World of Lucasfilm (Page 8-10)
Star Wars Estes and Cox Models Advertisement (Page 11)
StarNews, Continued (Page 12)
In the Star Wars Universe - John Hollis I, Lobot (Page 13-14)
Star Wars MicroMachines Advertisement (Page 15)
The New Wonder Column from the Man Inside C-390 (Page 16-19)
Star Wars World Premier (Page 20-24)
JawaTrader (Page 25-52)
Star Wars World Premier, Continued (Page 53)
Wampa Attack - The Making and Re-Making of the Ice Creature (Page 55-58)
LucasArts Takes on the Wampa (Page 59)
An Insider Interview with Paul Tippett (Page 60-63)
It's Cold Outside - The First Star Wars Customizable Card Game World Tournament (Page 64-65)
Meco and Other Galactic Funk (Page 66-69)
Straight from the Horse's Mouth (Page 70-72)
Scouting the Galaxy - Pistols are Red, Collector's are Blue (Page 73-75)
Rebel Rumblings, Continued (Page 76)
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STAR WARS INSIDER #34 SUMMER 1997
74 Pages Total
Boba Fett Bronze Series Advertisement (Page 2)
Star Wars Fossil Watch Advertisement (Page 3)
Table of Contents (Page 4-5)
From the Editor's Desk - Want More Insider? You Got It! (Page 5)
Rebel Rumblings - Letters from our Readers (Page 6)
Behind the Scenes of The Lost World: Jurassic Park Advertisement (Page 7)
Rebel Rumblings, Continued (Page 8)
Prequel Update - New Star Wars Stars (Page 9-10)
Topps Presents Star Wars Vehicles Advertisement (Page 11)
StarNews - Prequel Casting Announced (Page 12-15)
Star Wars CCG World Champion Visits Tunisia (Page 16)
In the Star Wars Universe - Femi Taylor Oola-La! (Page 17-18)
Millenium Falcon Plate Advertisement (Page 19)
The New Wonder Column from the Man Inside C-390 (Page 20-23)
Mark Hamill - The Jedi Speaks (Page 24-26)
JawaTrader (Page 27-50)
Mark Hamill, Continued (Page 51-54)
Nathan Hamill - My Father the Jedi (Page 55-57)
Rebel Pilot Update - John Fass Morton Dack Attack! (Page 58-61)
Coruscant - The Manhattan of the Star Wars Universe (Page 62-66)
A Real-Life Star Wars Hero - Shawn Valdez (Page 67-68)
Scouting the Galaxy - Greedo Envy! (Page 69-71)
Straight from the Horse's Mouth - X-Wing Rogue Squadron (Page 72-74)

 

Thanks, Suikoman444.

I'm guessing that Insider #140 and Insider #141 can be skipped since "Eruption" was included in the paperback edition of Into the Void. True?

 

Eruption is the only in-universe thing in those issues. The only thing you miss by picking up the paperback edition of Into the Void instead, is a few pictures that go along with the short story that are in the magazines.

 

Thanks. Missing the artwork doesn't bother me, so good to know I can skip those two. I didn't think that #140 contained a short story or anything, given the listing on the Wook, but I wasn't entirely sure. Thanks for clarifying it for me.

Pity that the "Empire" and "New Republic" Tales collections didn't do well; another collection or two would have been great to collect all the Insider short stories. At least Del Rey included a few of them in PB editions, like Omega Squad: Targets, Republic Commando: Odds, and Two Edged Sword.

Forgot to mention I found this site yesterday: http://jedi-archiv.de/index.htm, so it might help for others who want to track down issues too.

It's a foreign language site, yes, but not completely so - the listings under each tab are, for the most part, in English. Under the "Magazines" Tab there's a listing of contents for just about every issue of Insider up through #77. Though #78 through #90 are there as well there is no contents for them, and #91 on are missing entirely. Also has Galaxy/Galaxy Collector. Gamer and Star Wars Kids are listed, but grayed out, so I'm guessing no information for them has been entered yet.

 

Insider 147 has a story about Malleus set at the end of the Clone Wars. It's actually a pretty good read, although very short, and has some nice art with it.

 

Thanks for the info.

So I need #142 through #148 and #129 through #139.

I can skip #140 and #141. Presumably #127 as well.

 

Yep, 127 is another one that doesn't have anything In-universe