• July 30, 2008

The retailer's sponsorship is part of a big promotion by TV Guide in which it will affix the multimedia disc to four collectible covers of the Aug. 11 special double issue.

The covers will feature "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" characters Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ashoka Tano, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Asajj Ventress, Yoda and Count Dooku, and R2-D2 and C-3PO.

The movie is set to debut Aug. 15.

The special edition of TV Guide commemorates not only the first "Star Wars" animated theatrical release, but also the fall premiere of the weekly "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" animated television series on Cartoon Network.

TV Guide readers will be able to link directly from the CD-ROM to www.Toysrus.com for exclusive "STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS" merchandise, including the "Star Wars" 3 ¾-inch B-Wing fighter from Hasbro.--Nina M. Lentini