Bounty Hunters 1

Bounty Hunters 1 is the first issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Bounty Hunters. It was written by Ethan Sacks, illustrated by Paolo Villanelli, and published on March 11, 2020 by Marvel Comics.

The issue features the story "Galaxy's Deadliest Part 1: Ghosts of Corellia," in which Nakano Lash, the treacherous mentor of bounty hunter Beilert Valance, resurfaces.

Publisher's summary[edit | edit source]

VALANCE'S FIRST APPEARANCES, ALSO AVAILABLE- NEVER BETRAY A BOUNTY HUNTER – ESPECIALLY IF IT'S BOBA FETT! Years ago, VALANCE and fellow bounty hunters BOSSK and BOBA FETT took on a mission that went sideways in a bad way after Valance's mentor, NAKANO LASH, violently betrayed them. Valance's team barely escaped with their lives. He never thought he'd face his old mentor ever again-until Lash finally resurfaces under mysterious circumstances. Every bounty hunter in the galaxy wants a piece and Valance is hell-bent on getting to the prize first. He has score to settle-but so does Boba Fett! ETHAN SACKS (OLD MAN HAWKEYE and GALAXY'S EDGE) and PAOLO VILLANELLI (VADER: DARK VISIONS and JEDI FALLEN ORDER - DARK TEMPLE) are teaming up to bring you the bounty hunter adventure you've been waiting for this March!

Plot summary[edit | edit source]

GALAXY'S DEADLIEST
PART 1
Ghosts of Corellia

The Rebel Alliance is all but defeated after the Battle of Hoth. The Empire has redoubled their efforts to crush the scattered freedom fighters.

While the civil war consumes the galaxy the underworld thrives. Smugglers, mercenaries and thieves serve crime syndicates and cartels that vie for influence, territory and profit.

Skilled and ruthless bounty hunters—some of the most dangerous killers in the galaxy—scour systems to track down wanted criminals for the highest price. Three of these hunters—Valance, Bossk and Boba Fett—are considered some of the best. And they have a history with each other…one that's about to put them on a deadly collision course.

Continuity[edit | edit source]

Despite having previously worked together in the Star Wars: Darth Vader comic series, set before the events of this issue, Bossk and Chelli Aphra are presented here as meeting for the first time.

Media[edit | edit source]

Editions[edit | edit source]

UPC 759606096022; March 11, 2020; Marvel Comics; First printing^[1]
- 00111; Cover A; Lee Bermejo
- 00121; Cover B
- 00131; Cover C
- 00141; Cover D; Michael Golden
- 00151; Cover E; Dave Johnson
- 00161; Cover F; Kaare Andrews
UPC 759606096022; August 5, 2020; Marvel Comics; Second printing^[3]
- 00112; Cover G; Paolo Villanelli
UPC 759606096022; September 9, 2020; Marvel Comics; Third printing^[4]
- 00113; Cover H; Paolo Villanelli

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Appearances[edit | edit source]

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Chelli Lona Aphra
Bossk
Ooris Bynar (First appearance)
Chewbacca (Indirect mention only)
Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only)
Boba Fett
Khamdek (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
Khamus (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Black Krrsantan
Krynthia (First appearance) (Voice only) (In flashback(s))
Nakano Lash (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Nine-Four-El (First appearance)
Proxima (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Han Solo (In carbonite)
Syphacc (First appearance)
T'onga (First appearance)
T'ongor (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Losha Tarkon (First appearance)
Unidentified Devaronian clan member (First appearance)
Beilert Valance
Pitina Mar-Mas Voor (Indirect mention only)

Creatures

Eel (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Fleek eel (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Mythosaur (as armor sigil)
Reek (Mentioned only)

Events

Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Battle of Hoth (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Plot to assassinate Emperor Palpatine (Indirect mention only)
- Skirmish on Corellia (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Locations

Core Worlds (In flashback(s))
- Corellian sector (In flashback(s))
  - Corellia system (In flashback(s))
    - Corellia (In flashback(s))
      - Coronet City (In flashback(s))
        Unbroken Clan sanctuary (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        South Quadrant (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
        
        West Quadrant (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Galmerah (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
Moon of Logal Ri (First appearance)
Outer Rim Territories
- Anoat sector
  - Burnin Konn system
    - Burnin Konn
      - Carbon Score Cantina
  - Hoth (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Trilon sector
  - Batuu system
    - Batuu
      - Black Spire Outpost

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Archaeologist
Bounty hunter
Farmer
Galactic Empire (Mentioned only)
Hutt Clan (Mentioned only)
Lady (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Mercenary (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Minister (Mentioned only)
Mourner's Wail Syndicate (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Noble (Mentioned only)
Pilot
Smuggler (In carbonite)
Solo family (In carbonite)
Syphacc's Bountiful Bounties (First appearance)
Thief (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Unidentified Devaronian clan (First appearance)
Unbroken Clan (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Unit two (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Valance family

Sentient species

Chadra-Fan
Devaronian
Human
- Clone
- Corellian (In carbonite)
- Cyborg
Ithorian
Jawa
Klatooinian (In flashback(s))
Nautolan
Rodian
Thisspiasian
Trandoshan
Ugnaught
Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Helmet
- Mandalorian armor
  - Boba Fett's armor
  - Mandalorian vambrace
Backpack
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - WESTAR-34 blaster pistol (In flashback(s))
- Blaster rifle
  - E-11 blaster rifle (In flashback(s))
  - Blaster carbine
    - EE-3 carbine rifle
  - Relby-v10 micro grenade launcher
    - Bossk's Relby-v10 Mortar Gun
- Palm blaster (First identified as palm blaster)
Boba Fett's wrist gauntlets
Comlink (In flashback(s))
- Wrist comm (In flashback(s))
Cybernetics
Droid
Fibercord (In flashback(s))
Flamethrower (In flashback(s))
Grenade launcher
Hologram
Holopuck (Mentioned only)
Jetpack
- Z-6 jetpack
Macrobinocular viewplate
Macrobinoculars (In flashback(s))
Melee weapon
- Ax (In flashback(s))
  - Vibro-ax (In flashback(s))
- Bayonet (In flashback(s))
Moisture vaporator
Signal jammer (In flashback(s))
Rangefinder
Whipcord thrower (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Bounty
Burial (Mentioned only)
Cantina
Carbonite
City (In flashback(s))
Clothing
- Cape
Currency (Mentioned only)
- Credit (Mentioned only)
Death
Eye (In flashback(s))
Fire
Fuel (Mentioned only)
Goggles
Hand-to-hand combat
Laser
Moon
Mountain (In flashback(s))
Parent (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Planet
Plant (Mentioned only)
Realspace
Scorekeeper (Mentioned only)
Star system
Steel (Retcon)
- Beskar (Retcon)
Synthflesh
Twin

Collections[edit | edit source]

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters Vol. 1 — Galaxy's Deadliest

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Notes and references[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Bounty Hunters 1 take place shortly after the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. Since Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the film to 3 ABY, the events of Bounty Hunters 1 must take place around that year.
↑ Star Wars Bounty Hunters #1 Cover H 2nd Ptg Variant Cover. Midtown Comics. Midtown Comics. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020.
↑ Star Wars Bounty Hunters #1 Cover I 3rd Ptg Variant Cover. Midtown Comics. Midtown Comics. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

Trade paperbacks
Galaxy's Deadliest:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Target Valance:	6 · 7
The Terminus Gauntlet:	8 · 9 · 10
The Great Hunt of Malastare:	11
War of the Bounty Hunters:	12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
1 · 2 · 3
Related media
Target Vader · Empire Ascendant

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date_note-2] The events of Bounty Hunters 1 take place shortly after the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. Since Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the film to 3 ABY, the events of Bounty Hunters 1 must take place around that year.

[Midtown-2nd-3] Star Wars Bounty Hunters #1 Cover H 2nd Ptg Variant Cover. Midtown Comics. Midtown Comics. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020.

[Midtown-3rd-4] Star Wars Bounty Hunters #1 Cover I 3rd Ptg Variant Cover. Midtown Comics. Midtown Comics. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020.

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