Darth Vader is one of the most powerful Force users in all of Star Wars history, but he’s never been more powerful than he was during Star Wars’ ‘Yellow Lightsaber Era’. This era (which is marked by the yellow lightsaber Luke Skywaker uses throughout) is set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, bridging the gap between the two final films in the original trilogy. And within that period of time, Darth Vader unlocked his maximum power, resulting in him becoming a living superweapon in the Star Wars comics published in 2024.

Darth Vader’s ‘Yellow Lightsaber Era’ storyline officially came to an end in 2024’s Star Wars: Darth Vader #50 by Greg Pak, Raffaele Ienco, Paul Fry, Luke Ross, and Adam Gorham. This issue was the series’ grand finale, and it acted as the culmination of every trace of unparalleled power Darth Vader had amassed up until...