Classic Star Wars 17

Classic Star Wars 17 is the seventeenth issue of the Classic Star Wars series, published by Dark Horse Comics.

This particular Classic series were reformatted and colored reprints of the Star Wars daily newspaper strip by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson from the early 1980s. Williamson supplied new panels and art to flow the stories for traditional comic format.

Publisher's summary

As the Rebels manage to escape the wrath of Darth Vader and the Imperials while escaping to Hoth, they discover that the Millennium Falcon didn't make it out of hyperspace. Crippled by a malfunctioning navigation computer, Luke Skywalker and friends land on the nearest planet – a veritable tropical paradise – to make repairs. Luke soon runs into a woman appearing to be Tanith Shire under attack from a carnivorous plant, and uses the Force to get out of a tight jam. But what's Tanith Shire doing alone on this mysterious outlying planet? The young Rebel is about to find out the real story behind "The Paradise Detour."

WHAT HAS COME BEFORE Luke arrives at the Rebel rendezvous point and receives word of General Dodonna's suicide strike against the Imperials at Yavin Base. Meanwhile, the Mon Calamari plan a diversion to help the Rebels escape the Imperial blockade. Admiral Griff wants to take full responsibility for stopping the Rebel attack, so holds off on informing Darth Vader. As the Rebel fleet begins its escape to Hoth, with Luke scouting ahead, Han pilots the Millennium Falcon off to find an alternate escape course. Luke discovers an Imperial ambush, and barely escapes a fierce dogfight to warn the Rebels of the Imperials' discovery of their escape route. Elsewhere, the Falcon has discovered an "emergency" escape corridor - unfortunately, with an unstable stellar flare-emitting star at the other end. Luke and R2-D2 jettison from their disabled scout ship and are picked up by the Falcon. The Rebels choose to escape via the stellar flare corridor, and Luke zooms to the front of the fleet to use the Force to sense for imminent flares. Unfortunately, his use of the Force also makes his presence known to Vader ...

Collects

• Race for Survival
• The Paradise Detour

Collected in

• Classic Star Wars Volume 3: Escape to Hoth
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Newspaper Strips Vol. 2

Cover gallery

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  Dark Horse cover

Notes and references

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