Star Wars 99 : Touch of the Goddess Star Wars 99 : Touch of the Goddess is the ninety - ninth issue of the " Marvel Star Wars " series of comics . Publisher ' s summary . " Talk about pouring gasoline on a fire — Lando ' s in trouble , and the only way Han and Luke can save him is to start a war ! Plus : the long - awaited return of Captain Drebble [ and ] Lemo ! And discover how Sanda clears up the mystery of the Dancing Goddess in " Touch of a Goddess " written by Jo Duffy , penciled by Cynthia Martin and inked by Art Nichols . " [ sic ] Plot summary . Luke is reminiscing about the recent " death " of Kiro at the Alliance ' s base on Endor . Lando ' s attempt to console Luke leads to a discussion about the rapidly escalating Nagai conflict . Meanwhile , Han and his childhood friend Bey are on a mercy mission with Admiral Ackbar to the planet Godo where a strange techno virus is slowly killing the population . The virus is incredibly deadly to any outsiders who do not take a protective precontainment radiation bath . Although the baths and medicines taken by visiting outsiders prevents others from contracting the disease , the native Godoan s use the methods to little effect , merely slowing the effects of the virus . As Ackbar and the group survey the ailing population , Ackbar mentions that he will soon need to return to the fleet to supervise the shipment of weapons to those worlds beleaguered by war . However , he promises to check in with the scientists who are trying to isolate the exact cause of the disease . Before Ackbar departs , he accompanies Han and Bey to the House of the Goddess , a temple which contains an idol to the Godoan ' s deity , and legend has it , the source of the terrible disease . Surveying the giant structure , Han notices that the building is not just a temple but also a machine . After bringing C - 3PO , R2 , and Chewbacca to the temple , it is confirmed that the entire structure is a techno - organic construct designed to make Godo habitable to the native species . According to R2 ' s tests , the machine is in perfect working condition save for two missing pieces that are shaped like miniature statues . Han puts two and two together and recognizes that the pieces correspond with two statues that used to be in the possession of Lando , and the group races back to Endor to confront him . Lando admits that he won the statues in a game of sabacc , but that one had been stolen by Lemo and Sanda ' s gang and the other had been given to Barpotomous Drebble as a gift . The group splits up to find the statues . Han and Luke visit Lemo and Sanda in a prison asteroid in the Keyorin system , promising to free them from the facility if they hand over the statue . With the transaction complete , the duo visit Arcan IV , Lemo and Sanda ' s old base , and secure the statue . Meanwhile , Lando and Chewbacca arrive on Stenos to ask Drebble for the statue but are inexplicably attacked by the locals . Dodging blaster fire , they eventually meet up with Drebble , now a respected leader on Stenos , who after being persuaded by Lando , gives up the statue willingly , claiming that if he insisted on keeping it , he would not deserve it . Back on Godo , Han replaces one of the statues , but it is not enough to restart the machine . Just as it seems as though their Godoan interpreter might succumb to the virus , Lando rushes into the temple with the last statue . With the machine complete , there is a great flash of light and the red fumes of the atmosphere seem to immediately dissipate . As the native Godoans rush to their temple to celebrate , the group makes to leave the planet , claiming that they still need to complete several arms deliveries . Back with the fleet above Godo , the group ' s recovering interpreter transmits a message to the Falcon to report on the improving situation . However , due to the implications of outsiders in removing pieces of their temple , the House of the Goddess has been sealed permanently against all outsiders . During this notification , Lando begins to break out in a sweat , collapsing on the floor of the Falcon . In his rush to return the last piece to the temple , Lando had forgotten to take a protective bath , making him vulnerable to the virus . When Han informs the Godoan interpreter that they are bringing Lando back to the temple , the Godoan stands by the decree , declaring that no outsider may enter the temple . Furious with the Godoans over their actions , Solo threatens to destroy the capital city and the temple if they will not help save Lando . Admiral Ackbar immediately condemns the action , trying to make Han see reason , but many of the other members of the fleet support Han . With the lines drawn , Han counts down from ten , claiming that when he finishes , his group will start blasting . Han reaches two before the Godoans relent , allowing Lando to enter the temple . With Lando in full recovery , Admiral Ackbar claims that as no physical harm was done , he will not take any action against Solo ' s behavior . Officially , it never happened . Behind the scenes . The events in this comic take place chronologically after " " but before " " and the Second Battle of Endor . Fenn Shysa ' s armor has a white color scheme in this story , whereas in most others he equips green - painted armor .