Star Wars (1977) 23

"Get aboard...! Rather than compete with such disgusting nobility... I'll stay behind!"

―Simon Greyshade

Star Wars 23: Flight Into Fury is the twenty-third issue in the Marvel Star Wars series of comics.

Plot summary

As Simon Greyshade and Princess Leia prepare to leave The Wheel, Commander Strom, realizing that he has been betrayed by Greyshade, sends his stormtroopers to stop them. In the meantime Greyshade, tired of being upstaged by Luke Skywalker's noble actions, decides to allow Luke and Leia to leave with their droids on his ship while he stays behind to cover their escape. After they depart, Strom confronts the wounded Greyshade, intent on carrying out some revenge. Greyshade foils that as well by tossing a proton grenade in Strom's direction, killing him but also fatally wounding himself and critically damaging his droid Master-Com. In the meantime, Chewbacca is leaving the main event of The Big Game with his partner Han Solo, who, although seemingly getting killed in the event, now reveals himself to be perfectly healthy. The two make their way to the Millennium Falcon and leave The Wheel just in time to confront Darth Vader's battlecruiser. But Luke, while piloting the space yacht, stuns Vader through the use of the Force for just long enough for both Rebel craft to escape into hyperspace.

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

C-3PO Chewbacca Simon Greyshade Obi-Wan Kenobi (Mentioned only) Master-Com Leia Organa Palpatine (Indirect mention only) Han Solo Zertik Strom R2-D2 Luke Skywalker Darth Vader Mulchive Wermis

Creatures

Sand louse (First mentioned)

Droid models

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

Events

Galactic Civil War The Big Game

Locations

The Wheel Docking Bay 10 Docking Bay 31 Grand Casino Tatooine (Mentioned only) Tyluun (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Administrator Alliance to Restore the Republic Galactic Empire Captain Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Sector Commander Stormtrooper First Mate Moisture farmer (Mentioned only) Order of the Sith Lords Dark Lord of the Sith Princess Smuggler Technician (Mentioned only) Wheel Security Force

Sentient species

Gotal H'nemthe Human Corellian Ithorian Night-Soarer Wookiee Rwook Talz

Vehicles and vessels

Cargo floater Death Star I (Mentioned only) Escape pod Spoilt Sport Star Destroyer TIE Advanced x1 (Mentioned only) Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1 (Mentioned only) YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon

Weapons and technology

Afterburner (Mentioned only) Armor Darth Vader's armor Stormtrooper armor Blaster Blaster pistol Needle ray Blaster rifle Integrated logic terminal (Mentioned only) Magnetic field Master relay terminal (First appearance) Proton grenade Ray shield Reactor (Mentioned only) Tractor beam (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Bandolier The Force Hyperspace Immunity programming (First appearance) Imperial Death warrant (First mentioned) Lightspeed Spice (Mentioned only) Utility belt Languages Binary Galactic Basic Standard Shyriiwook

Collections

• Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters
• Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Volume 1
• Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 1

Notes and references

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