The reason Han Solo did not repay the debt owed Jabba the Hutt was never revealed in the movies. But, readers of the Marvel Comics Star Wars title know why. The reward money was taken from Han Solo by Crimson Jack, the leader of a space pirate gang that operates from an Imperial Star Destroyer. Eventually, Solo and Jack cross paths again and have a duel in space that results in Crimson Jack being killed by Solo. That duel is captured on the cover of Star Wars #15 and again on the British Star Wars Weekly #30.
Star Wars #15a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (September 1978) NewsstandStar Wars Weekly #30a - Marvel Comics, England (August 30, 1978) last half of Star Wars #15
This is my favorite cover of the Marvel Star Wars title. The British version reuses the art from the U.S. version with some minor color changes. The coolest color change however is in the British version Crimson Jack has leg covering tights! The Star Wars Weekly is published in black and white, so there is no way to discern from the content that the Crimson Jack character is wearing shorts without any other leg covering. For British readers, they had no way of knowing that Crimson Jack is suppose to be wearing shorts only.
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