Star Wars 70 : The Stenax Shuffle Star Wars 70 : The Stenax Shuffle is the seventieth issue in the " Marvel Star Wars " series of comics . Plot summary . Following the revelation in the , Lando Calrissian , Chewbacca , R2 - D2 , and Luke Skywalker make their way to the planet Stenos in the " Millennium Falcon " , hoping to find the bounty hunter that worked with Boba Fett during the search for the " Millennium Falcon " . The group hopes that the search will lead to Fett , who is still in possession of Han Solo , frozen in carbonite . Both Calrissian and Chewbacca ' s search for Bossk and Skywalker and Artoo ' s search for IG - 88B have led them to the same location . Lando is uneasy about both searches ending up in the same place , and he expects a double - cross . Skywalker jumps on the mention of deception and begins to recount a story about how he and Han had been double - crossed on Stenos right after they joined the Rebellion . The story segues to several years ago on Stenos , where Leia Organa , Chewbacca , Han Solo , C - 3PO , Luke Skywalker , and R2 - D2 have just arrived in the " Millennium Falcon " . The group is on a mission to make contact with a Rebel outpost that had dropped out of communication with the larger Alliance . As the group makes their way to the rendezvous point , they spy Imperial Governor Quorl Matrin , a former contemporary of Princess Leia in the Imperial Senate . The group duck out of sight of the Imperial commander , and eventually make their way to the Rebel outpost . However , when they arrive , they are greeted not by Rebels , but by the Rik Duel gang , a group of smugglers , former acquaintances of Han Solo . Rik Duel , Dani , and Chihdo explain that they have joined the Rebellion as well , to the disbelief of all around . However , Rik is able to convince the group by mentioning the name of the commander the Rebels had been sent to contact , Colonel Kindar . Duel claims that his group was left on Stenos to search for the statue of Vol , a sacred artifact to the native Stenax es . Rik claims that finding the statue will earn the Stenaxes ' eternal gratitude and that the Rebellion hoped they could recruit them as allies if they found the statue . Duel organizes the group in clearing away the rubble from the Rebel outpost , claiming that the statue is buried somewhere within the ruins . After a long day of digging , the group finally discovers the statue . However , Duel double - crosses them and reveals that he had been working for Governor Matrin , who hoped to add the statue to his personal collection . As the gang leave the Rebel outpost to rendezvous with the Imperial Governor , a large group of stormtroopers , sent there by Chihdo , arrive to attack the Rebels . The group is hopelessly outnumbered but are miraculously saved by a group of Stenaxes who have come to claim their idol . Solo sends them in Rik Duel ' s direction , and the Rebels prepare to leave the planet , lucky to be alive . As the " Millennium Falcon " departs Stenos , Rik Duel and his gang arrive at Duel ' s ship , the " Moonshadow " , hoping to escape with the artifact , and sell it to someone who will pay more than Matrin . However , the Imperial Governor had predicted the double - cross and cuts off the smugglers at their ship . As Matrin prepares to execute the traitorous con artists , a swarm of Stenaxes descends upon the Imperials . As the spears of the natives began to cut down the Imperials , Duel looks up into the sky to see the tiny silhouette of the " Millennium Falcon " , knowing that they were responsible somehow for his misfortune . Back in the present , Luke Skywalker finishes his tale by telling Lando that he assumes that Governor Matrin and the Rik Duel gang were all killed by the rampaging Stenaxes . Calrissian asks Skywalker if he thinks the Stenaxes will be thankful and help the Rebels find the bounty hunters they are looking for . Luke responds with a wry look , causing Lando to respond with , " Uh … maybe we ' d better park the ship out of sight of the city . " Behind the scenes . This story is primarily a flashback that takes place shortly after the events of . The character , Colonel Kindar is only mentioned in this issue . His full name , " Pejanes Kindar " was eventually given in the " Star Wars Gamer 1 " article , " " .