Star Wars (1977) 17

For other uses, see Star Wars 17.

Star Wars 17 is the seventeenth issue in the Marvel Comics Star Wars series of comics. It contains the story "Crucible!"

Plot summary

While Luke Skywalker is piloting the Millennium Falcon through space, his mind flashes back to his life back on Tatooine. Luke, Biggs Darklighter, Deak, and other youngsters race their T-16 skyhoppers through the twisting maze of Beggar's Canyon when a wounded scout arrives to warn them of an impending attack by the Sandpeople. While the others try to hold off the attacks, Luke and Biggs rush off to warn the other residents of the area of the danger. Biggs is wounded by a Tusken Raider, and Luke has to take him in his skyhopper through the dangerous caverns of Diablo Cut to get him to safety.

Continuity

Aside from the first page and last two pages of this issue, the entire story is a flashback to Luke's life before A New Hope.

Luke crashes his skyhopper at the end of this story. This incident is possibly the damage referred to in some of the Expanded Universe sources explaining why Luke doesn't use the skyhopper when he and Threepio search for the runaway Artoo-Detoo in Episode IV.

During the flashback, Luke mentions his plans to buy the macrobinoculars which he is seen using in Episode IV.

Luke refers to his 6-2Aug2 hunting rifle as an "energy-rifle," despite it being a slugthrower.

In A New Hope, Luke mentions shooting womp rats from his T-16 during the briefing before the assault on the Death Star. He explains to another pilot that he has experience in shooting targets that are only two meters in size. This story from the comic is a nod to that line.

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Appearances

By type

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

Characters

C-3PO (In flashback(s))
Chewbacca (In flashback(s))
Biggs Darklighter (In flashback(s))
Deacon (In flashback(s))
Obi-Wan Kenobi (In flashback(s))
Beru Whitesun Lars (In flashback(s))
Owen Lars (In flashback(s))
Laze Loneozner (Mentioned only)
Camie (In flashback(s))
Leia Organa (In flashback(s))
R2-D2 (In flashback(s))
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo
Windy Starkiller (In flashback(s))
Darth Vader (In flashback(s))
Unidentified militia scout (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
WED-15-77 (Mentioned only)

Organisms

Bantha (In flashback(s))
Blue mouse (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Duck (Mentioned only)
Rock hornet (First mentioned)
Sand bat (First mentioned)
Womp rat (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Droid models

Astromech droid
- R-series
  - R2-series astromech droid (In flashback(s))
Maintenance droid (Mentioned only)
- WED Treadwell repair droid (Mentioned only)
  - WED-15 Treadwell droid (Mentioned only)
Medical droid (First mentioned)
Protocol droid
- 3PO-series protocol droid (In flashback(s))

Events

Galactic Civil War (In flashback(s))
- Rescue of Princess Leia (In flashback(s))
- Battle of Yavin (In flashback(s))

Locations

Imperial Naval Academy (Mentioned only)
Styx system (First mentioned)
Tatoo I (In flashback(s))
Tatoo II (In flashback(s))
Tatooine (In flashback(s))
- Anchorhead (Mentioned only)
- Beggar's Canyon (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Diablo Cut (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Jundland Wastes (In flashback(s))
- Lars homestead (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
Commander (Dream sequence)
Galactic Empire (In flashback(s))
- Stormtrooper (In flashback(s))
- Imperial Academy (Mentioned only)
Moisture farmer (In flashback(s))
Slaver (Dream sequence)
Tatooine militia (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Scout (In flashback(s))

Sentient species

Jawa (In flashback(s))
Human
- Corellian
Tusken Raider (In flashback(s))
Wookiee (In flashback(s))
- Rwook (In flashback(s))

Vehicles and vessels

Death Star I (In flashback(s))
Landspeeder (In flashback(s))
- X-34 landspeeder (In flashback(s))
T-16 skyhopper (In flashback(s))
T-65 X-wing starfighter (In flashback(s))
TIE/ln space superiority starfighter (In flashback(s))
YT-1300 light freighter
- Millennium Falcon

Weapons and technology

Armor (In flashback(s))
- Darth Vader's armor (In flashback(s))
- Stormtrooper armor (In flashback(s))
Afterburner (In flashback(s))
Blaster (Dream sequence)
- Blaster pistol (Dream sequence)
- Blaster rifle (Dream sequence)
Lightsaber (In flashback(s))
- Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber (In flashback(s))
Gaderffii (In flashback(s))
Macrobinoculars (Mentioned only)
Missile (In flashback(s))
Moisture vaporator (Mentioned only)
Proton grenade (Mentioned only)
Slugthrower (In flashback(s))
- 6-2Aug2 hunting rifle (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Medpac (First mentioned)
Moisture farm (In flashback(s))
Plasma
Plastoid
Sand bat venom (In flashback(s))
Water well (Mentioned only)

Sources

Notes and references

↑ The Comic Reader #159, provided by Marvel
↑ The New Essential Chronology dates the events of Star Wars (1977) 16 shortly before Star Wars: Vader's Quest, which The Essential Reader's Companion dates to 2 months after the Battle of Yavin.

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[tcr-1] The Comic Reader #159, provided by Marvel

[Valance-Marvel-2] The New Essential Chronology dates the events of Star Wars (1977) 16 shortly before Star Wars: Vader's Quest, which The Essential Reader's Companion dates to 2 months after the Battle of Yavin.

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