# Star Wars: Clone Wars - Shipyards of Doom Graphic Novel (Target Exclusive) -
Archival Quality
### Complete Premium Package Includes Original Metallic Foil Case & 2-Disc Blu-ray Set
**Publisher:**
Dark Horse Books / Lucasfilm Ltd.
**Release Year:**
2008
**Format:**
Digest-Sized Trade Paperback Graphic Novel (100 Pages)
**Key Collector Status:**
1st Full Cover Appearance of Ahsoka Tano (Second appearance overall)
**Condition:**
Archival Quality / Pristine Unread Specimen
### **The Premium Value is Anchored by a Flawless Copy of This Rarity**
Up for sale is a breathtaking, investment-grade copy of *Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Shipyards of Doom*.
This specific softcover edition was exclusively distributed inside the 2008 Target retail box set and stands as a highly sought-after cornerstone for high-end character collectors, marking **Ahsoka Tano's historic first full cover appearance**.
Because these softcover books were tightly packed into retail cardboard sleeves alongside heavy media cases, finding a copy that escaped factory packaging and retail handling without edge dents, cover scuffs, or corner blunting is an absolute anomaly.
This particular specimen is in an elite state of archival preservation, remaining entirely crisp, untouched, and unread.
To preserve the absolute historical context and completeness of this out-of-print variant, the book is accompanied by its full original retail packaging elements: the reflective metallic foil outer slipcase, the 2-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo case, and both original factory paperwork insert sheets (including the firmware advisory slip).
### **Archival Preservation Details**
* **Spine:**
Perfect, razor-straight, and tightly bound. Zero reading stress marks, vertical creases, or color-breaking ticks.
* **Corners & Edges:**
Needle-sharp corners with absolute zero blunting or shelf friction. Factory edge cuts are clean, crisp, and perfectly square.
* **Cover Surface:**
Mirror-like gloss with vibrant colors, flawless whites, and completely free of handling scuffs, dimples, odor, or hairline surface scratches.
* **Interior Pages:**
Pristine, bright white text block. Completely untouched with no dog-ears or page-turning finger smudges.
*This book has been handled with strict professional care, digitally photographed, and immediately archived inside a protective poly bag with a rigid backing board in a smoke-free, climate-controlled vault.*
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### **Shipping & Collector-Grade Packaging**
* **Free Shipping Included:**
This investment-grade item ships fast and fully insured at no additional cost.
* **Bulletproof Packaging:**
We do not use flimsy bubble mailers for high-value collectibles.
The archival-quality graphic novel will be bagged, boarded, and placed alongside the media set before the entire bundle is wrapped securely in thick bubble wrap.
The collection will be packaged inside a rigid, oversized shipping box with structural padding to ensure the foil slipcase, corners, and spine arrive exactly as pictured.
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