Star Wars Marvel Comics #17.
Crucible!
(Or was it the untold Tale of Obi-Wan? Either way, it was right before The Wheel arc with Senator Greyshade…)
It was indeed Crucible and right before the Wheel (and right after Water World). T-16s! Biggs! I wanted a T-16 SO bad. They wouldn’t make a toy for what, another 20 years?
Oh my Force! Chris Claremont co-wrote that?
Senator Greyshade. VERY subtle.