Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils!

Marvel Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils is the seventh issue in the Marvel Star Wars series of comics, and the first original Star Wars comic story.

Plot
Han Solo and Chewbacca return to Tatooine after the Battle of Yavin to pay off their debt to Jabba the Hutt. On route there, they are hijacked by space pirate Crimson Jack and his gang of thugs. The pirates take Han and Chewbacca's money, but spare their lives. Forced to lay low because they can't pay Jabba, the two seek refuge on the planet Aduba-3. There they are hired to bury a borg. After completing that task, they are presented with a much deadlier one.

Characters

 * Luke Skywalker
 * C-3PO
 * R2-D2
 * Han Solo
 * Chewbacca
 * Leia Organa Solo
 * Princess Leia Organa
 * Crimson Jack
 * Jolli
 * Pera
 * Azoora

Behind the scenes

 * Roy Thomas was the editor and Archie Goodwin the consulting editor on this issue.

Trivia

 * This is the first original story in the comic series, and one of the first stories in the Expanded Universe''.


 * The cover price for this issue was 35 cents.


 * The characters, Crimson Jack, Pera, Jolli & Azoora made their first appearances this issue. Only Jack and Jolli would see more appearances in the series though.


 * In one panel, Han Solo claims to have skipped Sunday School in his youth.