The Ice Worm Cometh!

"This is an ice worm borrow...! The polar region's honeycombed with 'em!"

―Odan

The Ice Worm Cometh! was the sixth installment of The Kingdom of Ice, published in Pizzazz 15 in December 1978. The entire story arc was reprinted in the UK in Star Wars Weekly 57–60 in 1979.

Plot summary

In order to escape a savage ice storm, Luke Skywalker directs R2-D2, C-3PO, Odan, and Fafnir to turn whatever heat induction units or blasters they have on the ground. The Rebels break through to the underground tunnels bored by an ice worm. They travel down the tunnel to catch up to the Imperials who have kidnapped Princess Leia Organa, unaware that an ice worm has begun tracking them.

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

C-3PO Fafnir Odan Odan (impostor) (Indirect mention only) Leia Organa (Mentioned only) R2-D2 Luke Skywalker

Creatures

Ice worm (First appearance)

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R2-series astromech droid Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid

Events

Galactic Civil War Mission to Akuria II

Locations

Akuria II Polar Wastes Geyser Sea

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic Colonel Galactic Empire (Mentioned only) Princess (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Human Snow demon

Weapons and technology

Blaster Blaster pistol Blaster rifle Heat induction unit (First appearance) Power ski

Miscellanea

Bandolier Eye patch Thermal suit Utility belt Languages Binary Galactic Basic Standard

Collections

• Star Wars Omnibus: Wild Space Volume 1
• Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 3
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 1
• Star Wars: The Marvel UK Collection Omnibus

In other languages

• русский