Star Wars 52: To Take The Tarkin marks the fifty-second installment of the comic book series, Marvel's Star Wars.
A 1981 advertisement on television showcased this very issue to promote Marvel Comics.
Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Chewbacca, who are Rebels, have penetrated the Imperial superweapon known as the Tarkin along with the droids C-3PO and R2-D2, with the goal of its destruction. While the group proceeds with their sabotage, Darth Vader schemes to face Luke in combat. Meanwhile, a cadre of Imperial officers, helmed by General Biel, plot the demise of the Sith Lord. Although their scheme goes awry, Vader shifts his attention to capturing the Rebels, intending to address the officers later.
After successfully disrupting the Tarkin's firing systems, the Rebels flee the station, only to be intercepted by a squadron of TIE fighters, one of which is flown by Vader himself. Luckily for them, Lando Calrissian had secretly boarded the Millennium Falcon, and he takes the controls to assist his comrades. With Vader's fighter out of commission, Biel attempts to unleash the Tarkin's superlaser upon the Rebels, hoping to eliminate Vader in the process. However, the superweapon implodes as it fires, resulting in the deaths of everyone aboard.