Star Wars 9: Showdown on a Wasteland World!

Marvel Star Wars 9: Showdown on a Wasteland World is the ninth issue in the Marvel Star Wars series of comics.

Plot
Han Solo, Chewbacca and the Star-Hoppers arrive at Ramiz' village Onacra, only to find it under attack by flying High-hounds. They repel the beasts, saving the life of a young girl named Merri to the great relief of her father Oncho the village spokesman. But their relief is short-lived as Serji-X Arrogantus and his gang attack; the Star-Hoppers valiantly defend the village from the attack, but not without cost as FE-9Q is destroyed in the fray. However, Merri's grandfather the Old One, a shaman, dismisses the hired spacers' help and summons a large, mythical reptilian monster called the Behemoth from the World Below to handle the invading Cloud-Riders. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker informs Leia Organa that he has found a new location for the Rebel Alliance base in the Drexel system, but he transmission suddenly ends, and a worried Leia sets out to find Luke.

Characters

 * Han Solo
 * Chewbacca
 * Jaxxon
 * Jimm Doshun
 * Amaiza Foxtrain
 * Don-Wan Kihotay
 * Hedji
 * FE-9Q
 * Merri Shen
 * Oncho Shen
 * Princess Leia Organa
 * General Jan Dodonna
 * Luke Skywalker
 * C-3PO
 * R2-D2
 * Old One
 * Serji-X Arrogantus
 * Warto
 * Behemoth from the World Below

Species

 * High-hound

Locations

 * Aduba-3
 * Onacra
 * Yavin 4
 * Drexel II

Ships / Vehicles

 * Scout ship (Luke Skywalker's)

Organizations

 * Star-Hoppers
 * Cloud-Riders

Behind the scenes

 * Roy Thomas was the writer/editor on this issue.
 * Howard Chaykin and Tom Palmer were the illustrators on this issue.
 * Tom Palmer was the colorist on this issue.
 * John Costanza was the letterer on this issue.
 * Archie Goodwin was the consulting editor on this issue.

Trivia

 * This issues includes a special pin-up page of Han, Chewie, Luke, and Leia drawn by Howard Chaykin.
 * Much as A New Hope was based off of the Akira Kurosawa film The Hidden Fortress, this issue was based off the Kurosawa film The Seven Samurai.

Collections

 * Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld