A Valentine Story

A Valentine Story was a one-shot published by Dark Horse Comics in February 2003 and later collected in Star Wars: Empire: The Heart of the Rebellion under the title, Breaking the Ice.

Publisher's summary
She's a Princess with a fiery spirit and a hot temper to match. He's a scoundrel with a mercenary's sensibility and the heart of a hero. Together they help topple an Empire and restore order to the galaxy&hellip;And if they stop fighting long enough, they just might realize that they're in love! Set during the days leading up to The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo and Princess Leia find themselves trapped together on a downed starship, lost in the frozen wastelands of Hoth as a storm rages around them. And while the snow flies outside the ship, the sparks fly inside. No matter how hard they fight it, there's more going on between them than just friendship!

Plot summary
As the Rebel Alliance works to establish a base on the planet Hoth, sparks fly between Princess Leia and Han Solo. A Rebel Alliance general suggests Han flies down to the base to bring much-needed supplies to the workers...

Characters



 * Beta Omega
 * Chewbacca
 * Jan Dodonna
 * Leia Organa
 * R2-D2
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Han Solo

Droid models

 * R2-series astromech droid

Events

 * Battle of Yavin

Locations

 * Hoth
 * Echo Base
 * Launch Bay 81
 * Yavin 4
 * Massassi Temple
 * Grand Audience Chamber
 * Tatooine
 * Ord Mantell

Organizations and titles

 * Alliance to Restore the Republic
 * Alliance Fleet
 * Captain
 * General
 * Bounty hunter
 * Galactic Empire
 * Natalon Core Bandits
 * Senate

Sentient species

 * Ewok
 * Human
 * Hutt
 * Jawa
 * Wookiee

Weapons and technology

 * Blaster
 * Comlink
 * Ground flare
 * Hydrobooster
 * Hyperdrive
 * Life support
 * Navicom
 * Tow cable

Vehicles and vessels

 * BTL Y-wing starfighter
 * EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate
 * GR-75 medium transport
 * M-class starfighter
 * YT-1300 light freighter
 * Millennium Falcon
 * T-47 airspeeder
 * T-65 X-wing starfighter
 * Unidentified carrier

Miscellanea

 * Barcarian claw salt
 * Corellian Bloodstripe
 * Heroes of Yavin

Collected in

 * Star Wars: Empire: The Heart of the Rebellion
 * Ultimate Star Wars Graphic Novel Library Volume 5: The Empire Strikes Back