His appearance as a large, slug-like alien is taken for granted today, but from his mention in the first two Star Wars movies until his first appearance in the third movie, the image many Star Wars comic fans had of Jabba the Hutt were based on Marvel's adaptation of the Star Wars movie. The adaptation includes a deleted scene where Jabba confronts Han Solo at Docking Bay 94 on Tatooine. In that scene, Jabba is drawn to look like the character Mosep, a walrus faced alien seen in the background in Mos Eisley. This version of Jabba would appear twice more, in Star Wars #28 and 37.
Jabba the Hutt is an unlikely character to star in his own comic book, but Dark Horse did just that in a series of four one-shots they published starting in April 1995. The first one-shot is titled Jabba the Hutt - The Gaar Suppoon Hit and tells a story of Jabba negotiating with his rival Gaar Suppoon. The comic shows the two gangsters one-upping each other during their dealings, but in the end, Jabba comes out on top and Gaar is killed. The story is surprisingly engaging and fun, proving to be a quintessential look at Jabba that works well for the character.
Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - The Gaar Suppoon Hit a - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (April 1995)
The cover is a nice depiction of Jabba and his majordomo Bib Fortuna. The interior artist Art Wetherell does a decent job of drawing the various aliens that serve Jabba and Gaar in a not-overly cartoonish manner, despite some of the outlandish events that occur.
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