Solo: A Star Wars Story is set to be released this week and it has already been revealed by director Ron Howard that the comedic duo, Tag and Bink, will make a cameo appearance in the movie. This has resulted in the Tag & Bing Are Dead mini-series seeing a nice rise in value and Marvel has cashed in on the speculation by releasing the Tag & Bink Were Here reprint collecting the mini-series. In addition to the mini-series, what other comics might receive a bump due to the new movie? A word of caution, while I have not seen the film nor do I have any inside information concerning it, much of this can be construed as spoiler material. If you don't want to be spoiled, please do not proceed with reading this.
Star Wars #2a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (August 1977) Newsstand 1st appearance of Han Solo
Star Wars #2 is full of first appearances; Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and the Millennium Falcon all make their comic debut in this issue. What is better than owning the first appearance of the Corellian who made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs and the star of his own movie?
Star Wars (1977) #8 and 9
Star Wars #8a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (February 1978) Newsstand 1st appearance of Cloud Riders
We know from advance material that Enfys Nest leads a group of outlaws called the Cloud-Riders. Serji-X Arrogantus and his band of Cloud-Riders make their first appearance in Star War #8. Han Solo is hired by villagers on Aduba-3 to defend them from these outlaws and Han cobbles together a motley crew to do just that. How could the film's Cloud-Riders not be inspired by this group from the original Marvel run?
Star Wars #9a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (March 1978) Newsstand 1st cover appearance of Cloud Riders
The Cloud-Riders are shown on the cover of Star Wars #9.
Star Wars (1977) #43
Star Wars #43a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (January 1981) Newsstand 1st appearance of Lando Calrissian
Before the fans have even seen Solo: A Star Wars Story, many are declaring Donald Glover's Lando Calrissian the breakout character of the film. Lando is suave, a sharp dresser, and the original owner of the Millennium Falcon. He also makes his first comic book appearance in Star Wars #43, the fifth part of The Empire Strikes Back adaptation.
Star Wars Weekly #94 - 96
Star Wars Weekly #94a - Marvel Comics, England (December 12, 1979)
Star Wars Weekly published in the United Kingdom ran out of U.S. stories to publish, so several original stories were created for the title. Star Wars Weekly #94 - 96 contains Way of the Wookiee which takes place before the original Star Wars movie. In the story, Han Solo and Chewbacca cross paths with an Imperial prison ship full of slave Wookiees bound for the Spice Mines of Kessel. Also, Han Solo dumps a spice delivery for Jabba the Hutt, providing a back story for the events of the original movie.
Star Wars Weekly #95a - Marvel Comics, England (December 19, 1979)Star Wars Weekly #96a - Marvel Comics, England (December 26, 1979)
If the new movie shows the Spice Mines of Kessel and Wookiee slaves, these issues could prove to be interesting.
Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End
Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End #1a - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (March 1997)
This adaptation of the first Han Solo book, Han Solo at Stars' End, was original published as a newspaper strip before Dark Horse formatted it for comics. Even back in the late 1970s, it was recognized that Han Solo was a character that needed more stories.
Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End #2a - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (April 1997)Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars' End #3a - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (May 1997)
The Corporate Sector Authority is introduced in this book as well as an early love interest, Jessa. In the story Han and Chewbacca are accompanied by the droids Bollux and Blue Max, Atuarre, and Pakka to the prison facility Stars' End on Mytus VII. The book is rife with ideas, species, and characters that could be used in the new movie.
Star Wars (2015) #4 and Star Wars (2015) #9
Star Wars #4a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (April 2015) 1st Sana Starros (3 pages - unnamed and masked)
An early rumor was Sana Starros was set to appear in the Han Solo movie. Marvel has yet to have a comic character appear in a movie, unlike Dark Horse who introduced Tag and Bink to Star Wars fans. Since Disney has taken over, there has been an emphasis on all Star Wars stories across all media taking place in continuity and it is only a matter of time until a character introduced by Marvel appears in a movie. Sana Starros has history with Han Solo and she is the Marvel character most likely to make the jump into a Han Solo movie.
Star Wars #9a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (September 2015) 1st Sana Starros cover
Sana Starros made several appearances before getting her first cover appearance on Star Wars #9.
Star Wars Annual #1
Star Wars Annual #1a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (December 1979) Newsstand
There is a character named Val who is shown briefly in several of the Solo television spots. She bears a striking resemblance to Katya M'Buele introduced in Star Wars Annual #1. Katya is a smuggler who is acquainted with Han Solo. In the story, Han trusts her and a past romance is hinted at, but unfortunately she is killed early in the story before her character is explored.
Could she be the inspiration for Val who is in the movie?
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