COMICS: How Did 'C-3PO' Get His Red Arm?! First Look at STAR WARS SPECIAL: C-3PO #1

Why did Threepio have a red arm in The Force Awakens? To sell more merchandise of course! However, there's a story behind that change, and this preview offers up some clues as to what went down.

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By JoshWilding - Feb 25, 2016 04:02 PM EST

Filed Under: Star Wars

How did C-3PO get his red arm?! Find out this March as the burning question is answered in STAR WARS SPECIAL: C-3PO #1! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look inside this highly anticipated special. Reuniting acclaimed & award-winning creators James Robinson and Tony Harris for the first time in nearly two decades, follow everyone’s favorite protocol droid on a solo adventure leading up to his appearance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens! STAR WARS SPECIAL: C-3PO #1 is the only place to learn the shocking truth behind how C-3PO lost his original arm – and the exciting origin of how he gained a new one. Get the full story and discover the origins of his new appendage when STAR WARS SPECIAL: C-3PO #1 comes to comic shops in March!

Art from Star Wars Special: C-3PO #1 by Tony Harris

STAR WARS SPECIAL: C-3PO #1

Written by JAMES ROBINSON

Art & Cover by TONY HARRIS
Release Date: March 30th, 2016

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15 Comments

JoeMomma29 - 2/25/2016, 4:26 PM

Ugh! That was one of the worst lines in the movie....."You must not recognize me, due to my red arm".......it was so odd IMO!

Yeah I know this movie is the best!!!!!

MarkJira - 2/26/2016, 2:48 PM

@JoeMomma29 - It was really odd, but that's EXACTLY how Threepio talks.

kakinurmawth - 2/25/2016, 4:39 PM

Rogue One is gonna kick ass

THRILLHO - 2/25/2016, 4:40 PM

Vaportrail - 2/25/2016, 5:20 PM

That was one tiny nitpick I had with the movie.
If they'd just let you wonder about the arm instead of pointing it out, it'd have been better.

IJLSA - 2/25/2016, 7:42 PM

"It's a story for another time."

UltimaRex - 2/26/2016, 5:04 AM

So they've bilked people for the ep 7 c-3po and are now bilking them over the "reason" they are getting bilked.

In ep 8 c-3po's other arm will be blue.

Count on it.

LEVITIKUZ - 2/26/2016, 5:59 AM

That's actually Venom-3PO. The real C-3PO is creating his Outer Heaven.

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