The Frozen World of Ota

The Frozen World of Ota

During the "Frozen World of Ota" story arc, Luke Skywalker encounters Boba Fett while on patrol, but the pair are captured by Ota's indigenous Snogars. Though they free themselves, Han Solo still comes to Luke's rescue. But the Rebel heroes discover that it isn't Han Solo who Boba Fett is after--at least not on this trip. Nevertheless, the fact that Fett and Solo had some history was made very apparent.

"Frozen World of Ota" was Russ Manning's final Star Wars comic strip. When poor health forced Manning to abandon the strip, his assistant Rick Hoberg and inker Alfredo Alcala took over, completing "Ota." Though Fett was a bit out of character in the story, his appearance here, along with his cartoon appearance in the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special," did much to increase fan interest during the period between the first and second films, and by the time Fett finally appeared on the bridge of Darth Vader's Super Star Destroyer, many fans were known to shout out "Boba Fett!" during the earliest screenings.