The Kingdom of Ice The Kingdom of Ice was originally an incomplete seven - part serialized comic story . It was first published in the Marvel Comics magazine " Pizzazz " # 10 – 16 from July 1978 to January 1979 . There were six pages ( two parts ) remaining to be published when " Pizzazz " was canceled . After Marvel UK " Star Wars Weekly " reprinted the first chapters in issues # 57 – 59 , the six final pages of the story , titled " Pursuit ! " , saw print in April 1979 in issue # 60 . When it was finally released in the US as part of Marvel Illustrated Books ' " Star Wars " in November 1981 , " Pursuit ! " was reprinted under the title " War on Ice ! " . Plot summary . Luke Skywalker , Leia Organa , R2 - D2 , and C - 3PO have come to the ice world of Akuria II . As they approach the planet they are attacked by a group of TIE Fighters . Luke and Leia ' s scout ship is shot and crash lands on the planet , yet before they can destroy the ship and kill Luke and Leia , the TIE Fighters are picked off by an unknown force . Akurian s arrive at the crash site and fight with Luke and Leia , but are soon driven away by Colonel Odan piloting his War Sled . The two Rebels are taken aboard the large vehicle , but the droids are left behind . Luke argues with Odan about going back to get R2 - D2 and C - 3PO , who , in the meantime , have been taken to a snow fortress by the Akurians . There they meet the real Odan , who was attacked by Imperials and had his War Sled taken from him . Odan explains that the Imperials shot down their own , remote - controlled TIE Fighters to trick the Rebels into believing them to be their rescuers . He warns the droids that Luke and Leia will have to be saved before getting executed by the Imperials . The Odan imposter is trying to get details on the Alliance ' s plans from Luke and Leia . Stalling , Luke distracts the fake Odan by telling him he ' s needed on the bridge . Once they are left alone , Luke and Leia find scorch marks that appear to have been covered up and conclude that a battle must have taken place recently . They start to suspect the colonel , but are captured by the Imperials and the false Odan reveals himself to be an Imperial commander . Believing he can pressure Leia to divulge information pertaining to the Alliance ' s plans , he leaves Luke on the War Sled and sends it hurtling towards the Geyser Sea to its destruction . After having R2 - D2 replace a broken T - 3 unit in a snow flyer , Odan ' s group rescues Luke from the War Sled before it crashes . As the ship smashes into a cliff , Luke , Odan and their group try to find safety in the wind storm . R2 - D2 suggests heating the ground and creating a trench to lay in to be safe from the wind , but as they heat the ground a hole opens up and they all fall into it . The hole turns out to be the tunnel of an ice worm , a creature thought extinct . Yet as they travel down the tunnel towards the Imperials , an Ice Worm starts to follow them . Having arrived below the Imperials , Luke , Odan and Fafnir shoot at the Ice Worm and then hit it with the exhaust of their Snow Flyers , causing it to change direction and burrow upwards into the enemy . The worm is killed by the Imperials , but not before it takes out many of them . The Imperial commander escapes together with Leia . With the help of Odan , Luke boards the commander ' s ship , shooting off the canopy . The ship comes to a stop and the commander is captured . Luke has him take the Rebels directly to their base on the planet . Once the gate has been breached , countless Akurians start to attack the base . The cannons , not prepared for a ground attack , prove useless against them . Luke gets into a TIE fighter , destroying the fortress from inside . After the battle Odan pledges that he and his group of Rebels will join the Alliance . Individual Issues . Kingdom of Ice ! , Part 1 ( Marvel UK " Star Wars Weekly 57 " ) Kingdom of Ice ! , Part 2 ( Marvel UK " Star Wars Weekly 58 " ) Kingdom of Ice ! , Part 3 ( Marvel UK " Star Wars Weekly 59 " ) Kingdom of Ice ! , Part 4 ( Marvel UK " Star Wars Weekly 60 " )