Star Wars (2015) 73

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Star Wars 73 is the seventy-third issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars. It was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Phil Noto, and published on October 23, 2019 by Marvel Comics. The issue features the story "Rebels and Rogues Part VI," which is set before the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.

Publisher's summary

MOMENTS OF TRUTH! Who is DAR CHAMPION and how far can LEIA trust him when HAN'S life is on the line on BOSS CARPO'S golden starship? What shocking lesson will LUKE learn when WARBA finally reveals her true self? And when faced with his lost past, can THREEPIO seize control of his destiny -- and be the hero of his own story? The lives of thousands of rebels hang in the balance as our heroes grapple with their greatest doubts and challenges!

Opening crawl

REBELS AND ROGUES
Part VI 
The Rebel Alliance's greatest heroes have
embarked on three daring missions to thwart
the evil Galactic Empire.

On K43, C-3PO and Chewbacca have
encountered unexpected sentient life—and Darth
Vader—thwarting their plan of destabilizing the
planet's core to sabotage Imperial warships.
On Sergia, Luke's efforts to hide a secret Rebel
camp have been complicated after the thief
Warba Calip stole his lightsaber.

And on Lanz Carpo, Leia and Han's mission to
trick the Empire and the crime lord Boss Carpo
into fighting each other was complicated by the
interference of Leia's ex, Dar Champion. Dar's
now on their side, but Han's been captured by
Carpo's thugs....

Plot summary

An offer of alliance

On Lanz Carpo, Han Solo is brought before Boss Carpo, who is frustrated by Han's "14 conflicting stories." Boss Carpo contacts Dar Champion and threatens to kill Han, stating that he is outside of Dar's jurisdiction. In a bold move, Leia grabs the comms device and reveals their mission: they were trying to frame Carpo by sending fake transmissions to the Rebellion, intending for the Empire to intercept them.

Rather than being angry, Boss Carpo tells Leia that his own people have intercepted transmissions from the regional Imperial Governor, who is planning a covert military operation to eliminate him. He offers to spare Han's life in exchange for one "small favor": destroy the Imperial Governor before he can destroy Boss Carpo. Dar calls it a suicide mission, but Leia accepts, devising a plan to forge a manifest and board the Governor's vessel as traders. Han calls Chewbacca to get an update on his mission, not knowing he's in a battle with stormtroopers on K43.

A desperate battle

On the volcanic planet of K43, Darth Vader uses the Force to manipulate the sentient rock creatures, who are now under his control. He orders them to attack one of his officers. Suddenly, Chewbacca appears and flees with C-3PO, having only managed to deactivate about half of the detonators they planted.

Luke receives a call from C-3PO on Sergia, who explains the situation: the planet is inhabited by sentient rock creatures who will be wiped out if the detonators go off. He says that Han is on his way to help, but that he is bringing more Imperials with him. C-3PO explains they have a chance to kill Vader with the detonators. Suddenly, Vader senses Luke's presence and orders his troops not to kill the droid and Wookiee.

Back on Sergia, Luke catches up to Warba, demanding his lightsaber back. She tells him he should have taken better care of it. Luke commandeers a stormtrooper's speeder bike and, using it as a distraction, destroys an Imperial shuttle before escaping with stormtroopers on his tail. Warba, reluctantly returns his lightsaber.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars (2015) #73 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
  2. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars (2015) 73 to around 2 ABY.

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