The Mandalorian 5

The Mandalorian 5
Attribution information
Writer	Rodney Barnes
Penciller	Georges Jeanty
Inker	Dexter Vines
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Rachelle Rosenberg
Cover artist	Stephanie Hans
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	November 2, 2022
Chronological information
Timeline	9 ABY
Series	Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Issue number	5 of 8
Preceded by	The Mandalorian 4
Followed by	The Mandalorian 6

The Mandalorian 5 is the fifth issue of the canon comic series Star Wars: The Mandalorian. It is an adaptation of the fifth episode of the television series Star Wars: The Mandalorian. The issue was written by Rodney Barnes, illustrated by Georges Jeanty, Dexter Vines, and Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by Marvel Comics on November 2, 2022.

Publisher's summary

"THE GUNSLINGER"! On a familiar desert planet, the Mandalorian helps a rookie bounty hunter who is in over his head.

Opening crawl

CHAPTER 5: THE GUNSLINGER
In need of a place to hide with the Child, Mando chose the backwater planet Sorgan. During his time on the planet, he met ex-Rebel soldier Cara Dune as well as a tribe of villagers in desperate need of help against a band of violent raiders. After fighting off the raiders and protecting the village, the Child was still almost taken out by another bounty hunter. Now Mando must continue his journey through space to keep the Child safe….

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover by Stephanie Hans

Solicit cover by Stephanie Hans

Unlettered cover

Variant cover by E.M. Gist

Textless cover by E.M. Gist

Variant cover by Rachael Stott

Variant cover by Patrick Zircher

Textless cover by Patrick Zircher

Concept art variant cover

Collected in

• Star Wars: The Mandalorian — Season One, Part Two
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian – Seasons One & Two

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Toro Calican Din Djarin Carasynthia Dune (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) EV-9D9 Boba Fett Din Grogu "Doctor Mandible" Riot Mar Peli Motto R5-D4 Fennec Shand Unidentified Kubaz bounty hunter (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Organisms

Bantha Dewback

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R5 series astromech droid Power droid Repair droid DUM-series pit droid Service droid Supervisor droid EV-series EV-series supervisor droid

Events

New Republic Era Hunt for Fennec Shand Hunt for Grogu Incident on Nevarro (Indirect mention only) Skirmish on Sorgan (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Locations

Mid Rim Territories (Mentioned only) Outer Rim Territories Arkanis sector Tatoo system Tatoo I Tatoo II Tatooine Dune Sea Mos Eisley Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina Hangar 3-5 Mos Espa (Mentioned only) Nevarro (Mentioned only) Sorgan (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Unidentified village (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Shock trooper (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Assassin Master Assassin Bartender Bounty Hunters' Guild (Mentioned only) Bounty hunter Engineer Fetts Galactic Empire (Mentioned only) Hutt Clan (Mentioned only) Klatooinian raiders (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Mandalorian Children of the Watch The Tribe Mercenary New Republic (Mentioned only) Soldier (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Unidentified human tribe (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Sentient species

Doctor Mandible's species Human Clone Tusken Raider Yoda's species

Vehicles and vessels

Repulsorcraft Speeder Speeder bike 712-AvA speeder bike Zephyr-J Starship Gunship ST-70 class Razor Crest M-111 Razor Crest Starfighter Bounty Hunter Fighter Riot Mar's starfighter

Weapons and technology

Armor Helmet Mandalorian armor Din Djarin's armor Macrobinocular viewplate Mandalorian vambrace Pauldron Stormtrooper armor (Helmet only) Binoculars Electrobinoculars Blaster Blaster pistol IB-94 blaster The Mandalorian's IB-94 blaster pistol Blaster rifle Sniper rifle MK-modified rifle Breath mask Droid Flash charge Hologram Holopuck Melee weapon Gaderffii stick Moisture vaporator Motivator (Mentioned only) Rifle Scope Slugthrower Cycler rifle Stuncuffs Tracking fob TF-9200

Miscellanea

Anti-droid sentiment Blood Bounty Cantina Carbon scoring Clothing Bandolier Cape Flak vest Flight suit Death Desert Ear Entry ramp Force-sensitive Fuel (Mentioned only) Gambling Sabacc Hand-to-hand combat Hangar Language Galactic Basic Standard Sign language Tusken Sign Language Writing Aurebesh Laser Mandalorian clan Money (Mentioned only) Credit (Mentioned only) Moon Mouth Planet Plastoid Sleep Star Binary star Steel Beskar Time Standard hour Tin (Mentioned only) Xenophobia Youngling

Sources

• SDCC 2022: New Star Wars: The High Republic Tales and More Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 214
• The Hunt for Fennec Shand is On in Marvel's Star Wars: The Mandalorian #5 - Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

External links

• Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2022) #5 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

In other languages

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