Marvel Comics published the original set of Star Wars comics in the 1970s and 80s until Dark Horse acquired the rights. Both Marvel and Star Wars became part of the Walt Disney Company, and in 2014, Marvel Comics once again became the publisher for Star Wars comics. Smith, who has referenced Star Wars in many of his films and wrote the iconic Daredevil storyline, Guardian Devil storyline back in the 1990s, told Entertainment Weekly:“Back in the early ‘80s, I had a subscription to Marvel’s Star Wars comics. Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel ComicsClose Marvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMarvel ComicsMichael Siglain, creative director at Lucasfilm Publishing, says. The Star Wars/Marvel crossover is just one part of Disney's 50th anniversary celebration for Star Wars.