May 18 is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years). There are 227 days remaining.
- 1953 – Alan Kupperberg is born.
- 1981 – Star Wars: "The Case for Rebellion" aired on National Public Radio.
- 1982 – Star Wars (1977) 62 released.
- 1985 – Return of the Jedi Weekly 100 published.
- 1999 – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace video game released on the PC platform.
- 2001 – Star Wars Insider 54 released for subscribers.
- 2004 – The Hive eBook published.
- 2004 – Star Wars Insider 76 published.
- 2005 – Empire 31 published.
- 2005 – Obsession 5 published.
- 2011 – Star Wars: Blood Ties: A Tale of Jango and Boba Fett trade paperback published.
- 2011 – Jedi—The Dark Side 1 published.
- 2011 – Star Wars: The Old Republic Volume 2: Threat of Peace published.
- 2016 – Star Wars Rebels Magazine 18 published in the United Kingdom.
- 2021 – Star Wars: The Mandalorian: Guide to Season One published.
- 2022 – Doctor Aphra (2020) 20 published.
- 2022 – Han Solo & Chewbacca 2 published.
- 2022 – The Mandalorian – The Graphic Novel of Season 1 published in the UK.
- 2024 – Fred Roos dies.
