Bounty Hunters 16

Bounty Hunters 16
Attribution information
Writer	Ethan Sacks
Penciller	Paolo Villanelli
Inker	Paolo Villanelli
Letterer	Travis Lanham Joe Sabino
Colorist	Arif Prianto
Cover artist	Giuseppe Camuncoli Nolan Woodard
Editor	Mark Paniccia Danny Khazem
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	September 22, 2021
UPC	75960609602201611
Chronological information
Timeline	3 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Bounty Hunters Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters
Issue number	16
Preceded by	Bounty Hunters 15 War of the Bounty Hunters – Boushh 1 (Crossover)
Followed by	Bounty Hunters 17 Star Wars (2020) 17 (Crossover)

Bounty Hunters 16 is the sixteenth issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Bounty Hunters, and is part of the Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters crossover event. It was written by Ethan Sacks, illustrated by Paolo Villanelli and Arif Prianto, and published by Marvel Comics on September 22, 2021.

Publisher's summary

"SHADOW SOLDIERS" VALANCE and DENGAR make a last stand against DEATHSTICK! T'ONGA seeks help from a LEGENDARY BOUNTY HUNTER! The bounty hunters converge on a high-stakes auction as CRIMSON DAWN'S plans come into focus!

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover

Preliminary cover

Textless cover

Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary cover

Textless Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary cover

Blueprint variant

Textless Blueprint variant

Plot summary

WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS: "SHADOW SOLDIERS"
Jabba the Hutt has placed a bounty on Boba Fett's head! Valance and Dengar are determined to find Fett first. Valance is desperate to save his old friend Han Solo, who is in the hands of Crimson Dawn, and Dengar has an agenda of his own. Meanwhile, T'onga and Losha have found the Mourner's Wail Syndicate decimated by Crimson Dawn. T'onga won't rest until the heir to the Mourner's Wail and Unbroken Clan is safe. On Nar Shaddaa, Valance was wounded by the Crimson Dawn assassin Deathstick, Dengar and Valance managed to narrowly escape, but time is running out to find Han and Fett….

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Bossk'wassak'Cradossk Cadeliah Deathstick Dengar Boba Fett Kondra Nakano Lash (Mentioned only) Tasu Leech Manaroo (Indirect mention only) Margo Qi'ra (Appears in hologram) Hurst Romodi Han Solo (In carbonite) T'onga Losha Tarkon Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only) Darth Vader (Mentioned only) Beilert Valance Yuralla Vega Vukorah Zuckuss

Organisms

Bantha (Mentioned only) Mythosaur (as armor sigil) Nerf (Mentioned only) Unidentified Jekara creature (First appearance) Veermok (Mentioned only) Zugorak (First appearance)

Events

Imperial Era Attack on the Mourner's Wail Syndicate (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) War of the Bounty Hunters Auction for Han Solo (Mentioned only) Duel on the Vermillion (Indirect mention only) Mission to Nar Shaddaa (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Locations

Mid Rim Territories Jekara system Jekara Outer Rim Territories Canto Bight (Mentioned only) Nar Shaddaa (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Panisia (First appearance) Temporary rebel cell base (First appearance)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic Alliance Military Rebel trooper Alliance officer Second Division Assassin Bounty hunter Captain (In carbonite) Crime lord (Appears in hologram) Crimson Dawn Fetts Findsman Galactic Empire Imperial Military Imperial Army Stormtrooper Corps Death trooper division Death trooper Darth Vader's guard Imperial Navy Imperial Officer Corps Imperial officer Lady (Appears in hologram) Mourner's Wail Syndicate (Mentioned only) Nakano Lash's crew (Mentioned only) (First identified as Nakano Lash's crew) Officer General Lieutenant Smuggler (In carbonite) Solo family (In carbonite) T'onga's crew T'onga's people T'onga's family Unbroken Clan Royal line of the Unbroken Clan Valance family

Sentient species

Gand Breathing Gand Human Clone Corellian Cyborg Hutt (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Imroosian Near-human Zabrak Dathomirian Trandoshan

Vehicles and vessels

Starship Capital ship Dreadnought Star Dreadnought Executor-class Star Dreadnought Executor Cruiser Light cruiser Arquitens-class command cruiser Edgehawk (First appearance) Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft Slave I Patrol boat JumpMaster 5000 Punishing One Shuttle Abecederian line Lambda-class T-4a shuttle ST-718 Vermillion

Weapons and technology

Armor Death trooper armor Mandalorian armor Boba Fett's armor Macrobinocular viewplate Mandalorian vambrace Blaster Blaster rifle Blaster carbine E-11D blaster carbine Heavy blaster rifle DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle Palm blaster Cannon Cybernetics Hologram Homing beacon (Indirect mention only) Jetpack Z-6 jetpack Melee weapon Fire blade Knife Rangefinder Repulsorlift Rocket

Miscellanea

Bone (Mentioned only) Bounty Braid Carbonite Han Solo's carbonite block Cave (Mentioned only) Clothing Flight suit Imperial military uniforms Imperial kepi Rank insignia plaque Credit (Mentioned only) Death Entry ramp Flagship Foodstuff Butter (Mentioned only) Bantha butter (Mentioned only) Wine Spice wine The Force Force power Force-sensitive Fortress Fungus (Mentioned only) Kahel cave fungus (Mentioned only) Galaxy The galaxy Heart (Mentioned only) "Hell" (Mentioned only) (As expletive) Hyperspace Language Galactic Basic Standard "Crinking" Huttese "Poodoo" Writing Aurebesh Liver (Mentioned only) Medical bay (Mentioned only) Mouth Planet Reflec Steel Beskar Synthflesh Toast Water Youngling

Collections

• Star Wars: Bounty Hunters Vol. 3 — War of the Bounty Hunters
• Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Omnibus

Sources

• War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha 1
• The Fight for Han Solo Heats Up in Marvel's September 2021 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Beilert Valance Faces His Destiny in Marvel's Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #16 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 205
• Bounty Hunters 42

External links

• Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #16 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
• Bounty Hunters 16 on the Aurebesh Wiki

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