Han Solo & Chewbacca 5

Han Solo & Chewbacca 5
Attribution information
Writer	Marc Guggenheim
Penciller	David Messina
Inker	David Messina
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Alex Sinclair
Cover artist	Phil Noto
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	August 10, 2022
Chronological information
Timeline	Between c. 8 BBY and 2 BBY
Series	Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca
Issue number	5 of 10
Preceded by	Han Solo & Chewbacca 4
Followed by	Han Solo & Chewbacca 6

Han Solo & Chewbacca 5 is the fifth issue of the canon comic miniseries Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca. The issue was written by Marc Guggenheim, illustrated by David Messina and Alex Sinclair, and published by Marvel Comics on August 10, 2022.

Publisher's summary

"LET'S KEEP A LITTLE OPTIMISM HERE." But optimism is hard to come by with the Millennium Falcon gone and Han and Chewie in their toughest spot ever! Greedo is back and boy, is he mad! Featuring the returns of Marshal Buck Vancto and Khel Tanna. Which one is going to get their hands on Han first?

Plot summary

THE CRYSTAL RUN, Part 5
It is a golden age of criminal enterprise. With the evil GALACTIC EMPIRE preoccupied with bringing the galaxy under its thumb, scoundrels and thieves are free to ply their illegal trade with abandon. The vile gangster Jabba the Hutt has hired Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Greedo to steal an urn containing the ashes of his archrival. But now both the urn and the man claiming to be Han's father are missing—along with the ''MILLENNIUM FALCON''— with Graves' security detail and the bounty hunter Krrsantan closing in….

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover by Phil Noto

Solicit cover by Phil Noto

Variant cover by David López

Variant cover by Chris Sprouse

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Akko Ponda Baba Ooris Bynar Chewbacca Krestrel D'Naran (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Cornelius Evazan Bib Fortuna (Mentioned only) Augustus Graves (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Greedo Maz Kanata Krrsantan Ovan (Mentioned only) Han Solo Madelin Sun (Indirect mention only) T'onga Khel Tanna Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only) Keeve Trennis (Variant cover only) Corbus Tyra (First identified as Tyra) Unidentified Imperial officer (First appearance) Buck Vancto Vizam (Mentioned only)

Organisms

Nerf (Mentioned only) Womp rat (Mentioned only)

Events

Imperial Era Extraction on Paqualis III (First appearance) Heist on Corellia (Indirect mention only) Heist on Galator III (Indirect mention only) Mission to Mollo Tanka

Locations

The galaxy Antillion's sector Antillion Madelin Sun's home Corellia (Mentioned only) Galator III (Mentioned only) Gulhadar (First appearance) Gulhadar prison (First appearance) Inner Rim Territories Paqualis system Paqualis III (First appearance) Benelex Marshal Service Headquarters (First appearance) Landing platform 31-Beta (First appearance) Iakar (First appearance) Imperial Impound Facility (First appearance) Mollo Tanka

Organizations and titles

Benelex Marshal Service Bounty hunter Chewbacca's family Doctor Galactic Empire Imperial Officer Corps Imperial officer Gangster (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Gunner Hutt Clan Jabba's criminal empire Jedi Order (Variant cover only) Jedi (Variant cover only) Jedi Knight (Variant cover only) Khel Tanna's crew Locris Syndicated Securities Marshal Nerf herder (Mentioned only) Pilot Pirate Security guard Smuggler Solo family Supervisor (Mentioned only) Thief T'onga's people T'onga's family

Sentient species

Aqualish Quara Cosian Human Corellian Hutt (Mentioned only) Nikto (Mentioned only) Kajain'sa'Nikto (Mentioned only) Rodian Surpossian Thisspiasian Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Starship Buck Vancto's starship (First appearance) Freighter Light freighter YT-series Enigma Catalyst (First appearance) YT-1300 light freighter (Cover only) Millennium Falcon (Mentioned only)

Weapons and technology

Armor Helmet Blaster Blaster pistol Bryar pistol K-16 Bryar Pistol Heavy blaster pistol DT-12 heavy blaster pistol Blaster rifle Blaster carbine EE-4 carbine rifle Bowcaster Chewbacca's bowcaster Code cylinder Comlink Droid Grenade Thermal detonator Lightsaber (Variant cover only) Double-bladed lightsaber (Variant cover only) Split saber (Variant cover only) Keeve Trennis' lightsaber (Variant cover only) Stuncuffs

Miscellanea

Blood Clothing Bandolier Chewbacca's bandolier Goggles Imperial military uniforms Imperial kepi Rank insignia plaque Cockpit Credit (Mentioned only) Edrenus (First mentioned) Entry ramp Eye Fire Galaxy Hangar "Hell" (Mentioned only) (as expletive) Hull Hyperspace (Mentioned only) Imperial crest Imperial criminal code section 19.77 (First mentioned) Language Galactic Basic Standard Huttese Shyriiwook Laser Planet Planetoid Prison Prisoner Time Standard day Standard hour Unidentified urn (Mentioned only)

Collections

• Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca Vol. 1 — The Crystal Run Part One

Sources

• General Obi-Wan Kenobi Reflects on the Clone Wars and More from Marvel's July 2022 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 212
• Everyone's Punching Han in Marvel's Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca #5 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

External links

• Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca (2022) #5 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

In other languages

• français
• ქართული
• polski