{"id":2130214,"date":"2025-11-02T10:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T10:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2130214"},"modified":"2025-11-02T10:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T10:26:24","slug":"star-wars-admiral-ackbar-made-his-debut-in-a-story-you-probably-never-knew-existed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/star-wars-admiral-ackbar-made-his-debut-in-a-story-you-probably-never-knew-existed\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars&#8217; Admiral Ackbar Made His Debut In A Story You Probably Never Knew Existed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From his noted ability to recognize traps to his high ranking in the Rebel Alliance,\u00a0Admiral Gial Ackbar (Tim Rose, with Erik Bauersfeld providing the voice) is one of the most recognizable figures in the original &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; trilogy. Though a largely peripheral player in the Skywalker Saga, the Mon Calamari military mastermind has grown into quite a looming presence over the decades since his first on-screen appearance in 1983&#8217;s &#8220;Star Wars:\u00a0Episode VI \u2014 Return of the Jedi.&#8221; By this point, the character has made appearances in numerous &#8220;Star Wars&#8221;\u00a0films, TV shows, novels, and other entries in the franchise. Even so, all but the most perceptive &#8220;Star Wars&#8221;\u00a0fans might not know that he actually made his grand debut <em>before<\/em> &#8220;Return of the Jedi&#8221; hit theaters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Admiral Ackbar is a major character in Al Williamson&#8217;s &#8220;Return of the Jedi&#8221;\u00a0prequel comic strip &#8220;Revenge of the Jedi,&#8221;\u00a0which was printed in newspapers belonging in the Los Angeles Times Syndicate from November 15, 1982, to January 21, 1983 (thus concluding four months before &#8220;Return of the Jedi&#8221; bowed on the big screen). Among other stories, the strip details the way Ackbar and his people ended up joining the Rebels, which incidentally gives Ackbar more focus than &#8220;Return of the Jedi&#8221; does.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1956596\/indiana-jones-timeline-explained\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Complete Indiana Jones Timeline Explained;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Complete Indiana Jones Timeline Explained<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Admiral Ackbar has been around the Star Wars block<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Tim Rose as Admiral Ackbar with Caroline Blakiston as Mon Mothma in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi &#8211; Lucasfilm<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ackbar&#8217;s surprisingly robust comic strip debut before his minor onscreen role in &#8220;Return of the Jedi&#8221; is oddly fitting, considering how prominent he has become in &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; projects over the years. The thing is, while I myself started this article with an &#8220;It&#8217;s a trap!&#8221; joke,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1295297\/admiral-ackbar-more-than-meme-great-star-wars-character\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Admiral Ackbar is much more than just the meme;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Admiral Ackbar is much more than just the meme<\/a> his most famous line has become.\u00a0As a memorable Rebel Alliance notable from the original trilogy, Ackbar has been a popular character in auxiliary &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; media, making appearances in pretty much every format you can imagine (from comics and TV shows to\u00a0Funko Pops).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Admiral Ackbar belongs in the same\u00a0school of great &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; characters\u00a0as Boba Fett (who&#8217;s been portrayed by various actors, most famously Jeremy\u00a0Bulloch and Temuera Morrison):\u00a0A memorable look and minimal screen presence combine to establish intrigue, which the franchise then explores outside the movies. Both characters eventually returned to the big screen, too \u2014 Fett in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1438043\/star-wars-special-editions-boba-fett-actor-complaint\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a newly-added cameo in 1997's &quot;Star Wars: Episode IV \u2014 A New Hope&quot; Special Edition;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a newly-added cameo in 1997&#8217;s &#8220;Star Wars: Episode IV \u2014 A New Hope&#8221; Special Edition<\/a> and as a child in 2002&#8217;s &#8220;Star Wars: Episode II \u2014 Attack of the Clones,&#8221; and Ackbar in the sequel trilogy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Ackbar&#8217;s case, his return comes with a fun little trivia detail. The good admiral was initially <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/571827\/admiral-ackbar-rogue-one\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:going to appear in 2016's &quot;Rogue One:\u00a0A Star Wars Story&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">going to appear in 2016&#8217;s &#8220;Rogue One:\u00a0A Star Wars Story&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0as the officer leading the attack on Sharif, but this plan\u00a0fell through after director Gareth Edwards learned that J.J. Abrams had already earmarked the Mon Calamari for &#8220;Star Wars: Episode VII \u2014 The Force Awakens.&#8221; This, in turn, led to &#8220;Rogue One&#8221;\u00a0creating\u00a0Admiral Raddus (Paul Kasey and Stephen Stanton), who&#8217;s since gone on to become arguably the second most prominent Mon Calamari in the franchise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you&#8217;re looking for the easiest way to keep up with all the major movie and TV news, why not <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.slashfilm.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a>? You can also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=slashfilm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:add us as a preferred search source;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">add us as a preferred search source<\/a> on Google.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1998117\/star-wars-admiral-ackbar-introduction-comic-strip-before-revenge-of-the-jedi\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on SlashFilm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on SlashFilm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From his noted ability to recognize traps to his high ranking in the Rebel Alliance,\u00a0Admiral Gial Ackbar (Tim Rose, with Erik Bauersfeld providing the voice) is one of the most recognizable figures in the original &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; trilogy. 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