Prelude to Rebellion, Part 1 is the first issue in the Star Wars: Republic series of comics. It was published on December 16, 1998 by Dark Horse Comics.

Ki-Adi-Mundi is a Jedi Knight of formidable power and influence, but not on his own homeworld of Cerea. Most of the planet's citizens are happy to continue their low-tech lives of simplicity, isolated from the Republic, but a new generation of Cereans crave speeder bikes and starships, and are prepared to fight their elders for them! How can a Jedi take up arms against his own children?