An eponymous series by Marvel Comics began in 1977 with a six-issue comic adaptation of the original film and ran for 107 issues and three "Annual"s until 1986, featuring stories set between the original trilogy films, as well as adaptations of "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". From 1985 to 1987, Marvel published two short-lived series based on the "Star Wars" animated series "" and "Ewoks". Briefly, the publishing rights went to Blackthorne Publishing, which released a three-issue run of 3-D comics from 1987 to 1988. Then, three years later, the rights to publish "Star Wars" comics were acquired by Dark Horse Comics, who published the limited series "Dark Empire" in 1991 and ultimately produced over 100 "Star Wars" titles until 2014.