Star Wars: Republic was a series of comics published by Dark Horse Comics. The first issue came out on December 16, 1998. It ran for 83 issues, spanning from before The Phantom Menace to after Revenge of the Sith. It was originally titled simply Star Wars, and acquired its Republic title at issue #46. Starting with issue #49, it became the main Clone Wars comic. It was continued in the Star Wars: Dark Times series.