I don't remember where I saw it, but somewhere, they calculated up the exact debt owed by Han. Taking in account labor lost from the Falcon as part of it, the final bill ended up being over 200,000 credits. Even if Jabba had paid the amount he thought he owed, odds are Jabba would've nailed him on those details for even more money. Or likely, killed Han and Chewy, took the Falcon, and the loss.

In the Marvel comics, Han had a run-in with a space pirate named Crimson Jack who ran around in a refitted Star Destroyed. Jack and his crew seized the reward money. Eventually, Han escaped from Jack, killing the pirate and destroying his ship.

Later, Han saved Jabba's life on some hostile planet (this was the non-canon humanoid Jabba Marvel used as the character had yet to be seen) and Jabba agreed to waive the bounty in grudging gratitude for Han's assistance.

Some issues later -- as Marvel's Empire adaptation was looming and they knew they needed Han to have a price on his head again -- Jabba's men discovered the wreckage of Crimson Jack's ship. Turns out Jabba was a major investor in Jack's operation, and on learning that Solo was largely responsible for the loss of that investment, Jabba promptly reinstated the bounty at a much higher price than before.

How the f#%& does a pirate get his hands on a Star Destroyer, have the funds to run, have the men to crew it, pay the men to crew it, and be small enough to stay off the radar of the Imperial Navy who would likely want their Star Destroyer back or at least destroyed.

Well when you rig a space station with 300 Proton Torpedo sensors and a gravity well projector, bluff a SSD into running and having an ImpStar Deuce use itself as a meat shield, and dragging out a wing of A-wings on top of it, I can see how the Imperial Captain may have decided to surrender (yes i did just summarize the Errant Venture's origin story)

There was an old Star Wars comic. I think it even ran in some newspapers. It was upposed to take place between the movies Star Wars and Empire Strikes back. I am pretty sure they just had one advneture after another, until they ended up on Hoth. If you think about it, without some adventures between those movies Luke and Han really shouldn't bet that great of friends. The invaded a Death Star together, and then attacked it with their ships, but other than that they have very little adventures TOGETHER.

My problem is (loosely related) that Han specifically says that they didnt ask him any questions when they were torturing him (sort of) on Cloud City. One would think that with Leia, Han and Chewie captive. The Empire would have brought out the interrogation droids pronto. I know torturing his friends was supposed to attract Luke but i see no reason they couldn't have asked a few questions while they were at it

The book 'Scoundrels' (great Timothy Zahn book btw) covers a point after ANH. There are multiple sources that claim that Han gave the reward back to the Rebels, or lost it in a raid or something similar. Scoundrels is Han pulling off an Oceans 11 style job to get enough to pay back Jabba. It can also be assumed that Jabba upped the cost/bounty on Han's head because of Han always putting him off. As someone also stated, by the time of Empire, Jabba was looking to make an example out of Han so he could point at the example and say "This is why you do not cross Jabba the Hutt and you do exactly what Jabba tells you to do."

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Torturing Han might have been used to brake Leia (as a know Rebel leader) so she might spill some beans trying to save him.

However, Vader should be smarter remembering that Leia didn't say anything when Tarking blew up Alderaan.

They should have moved the base to Dantooine after Yavin 4. Nobody would have believed a tortured rebel. 'Theyre on Dantooine, had har very funny we're not falling for that one again'...

On that note, just noticed that Dantooine is nowhere near Tattoine, I always figured they were in the same system or close being that they sounded so similar.

How did you guys all miss it? Its pretty obvious. Han gets paid at Yavin yeah? Then in ESB he intends to pay Jabba back but instead gets sidetracked evacuating Leia from Hoth, hiding in the asteroids...etc. Then what happens? remember? Him and Leia hook up! Next thing you know they're in cloud city and shes got new clothes, new hair style! What, you thought Lando gave her that?? Shes a Princess dude! Thats pretty much the highest maintenance chick you could get. Need more proof? At the end of ESB we see Lando wearing Han's clothes and flying his ship! Poor guy is homeless, gets tortured by his girlfriend's Dad, got no ride and even having to pawn his threads off!!

Hey, it don't matter when it's Arcturian, man!

Sorry, wrong 'verse...

Gotta give a virtual fist-bump for the Aliens quote

Nice theory vyrago...however 3 years pass between Episode IV and Episode V. That's a looooooong time for Han to get sidetracked. It's not like the events take place directly after each other. There was plenty of time for Han to go deliver his reward.

Nice theory vyrago...however 3 years pass between Episode IV and Episode V. That's a looooooong time for Han to get sidetracked. It's not like the events take place directly after each other. There was plenty of time for Han to go deliver his reward.

My take has always been, and this is somewhat supported by empire, that if he had left the alliance to repay jabba he wouldn't have been able to find them again. They were moving around a lot and couldn't risk giving Han a list of the next 6 hidden bases they were planning on moving to. He had a choice between staying with the alliance and not paying jabba or paying back jabba and returning to his old fringes lifestyle. Keep in mind that in empire, when he is planning to leave, there is no indication that he will be able to come back. Leia's assumption is that if he leaves to pay jabba she will never see him again.

Then it would be a 'Star Destoyed'

What kind of pirate would take the "r" out of destroyed?

<pirate voice>. Arrrr, you may think that crazy, but me first love be the C.