Star Wars 76 : Artoo - Detoo to the Rescue Star Wars 76 : Artoo - Detoo to the Rescue is the seventy - sixth issue in the " Marvel Star Wars " series of comics . Publisher ' s summary . " Lando Calrissian and Mon are trapped in the Empire - controlled citadel of Gamander . And their lives may depend on the strangest undercover agent of all — R2 - D2 . " [ sic ] Plot summary . On the bridge of the " Executor " , Darth Vader is in a meeting with his officers as he discusses the situation in the Iskalon system . During a conversation about the search for Tay Vanis , Vader is interrupted by a Corporal who informs Vader of message for him from the Gamandar Citadel . K - 3PX , Vader ' s spy on Gamandar , has contacted Vader to inform him of Admiral Griggor Tower ' s attack on the planet Iskalon . The attack had inadvertently endangered Vader ' s son , Luke Skywalker , enraging Vader . Meanwhile , Luke and Leia Organa are busy on the planet Iskalon , trying to take care of the dead and wounded in the aftermath of the Iskalon effect . Kiro , a Chuhkyvi warrior helps the two Rebels by defending them from the feral Chiaki . As the group lament the destruction , the traitor Kendle appears . With Primor dead and his son Mone missing , Kendle has placed herself at the head of the School , declaring the Rebels and Kiro to be responsible for the destruction , and the Iskalonian s attack . Back on Gamandar , Lando Calrissian , Chewbacca , Mone , and C - 3PO are in an Imperial cell , while R2 - D2 poses as droid assistant in Gamandar ' s droid detail . Admiral Tower begins to interrogate the Rebels , explaining to Mone that Kendle betrayed them to the Empire in hopes that the Empire would save him and her people in exchange . As Chewbacca attempts to break down the cell door , he is hit by an electrical shock . Before Tower can remove the Wookiee from his cell , he is confronted by K - 3PX with an order from Darth Vader . Tower is placed under arrest on orders of Vader , who is angered by Tower ' s rash attack on Iskalon that may have killed Skywalker . As the Admiral is led away by stormtroopers , R2 - D2 sneaks into the cell block and releases his friends who all escape to the " Millennium Falcon " . Over a hologram , Vader orders Tower ' s execution and prepares to visit Iskalon himself to track down his son . Meanwhile , on Iskalon , Kiro , Luke , and Leia are trying hold out against both the Imperials and the School , led by Kendle . In one particular ferocious attack , Kiro ' s water tank is smashed , putting him in danger of suffocation . Luke grabs the Chuhkyvi and makes a run for the water , hoping to save his friend . However , before he can make it , a large Chiaki arises from the water to attack . Luckily for the Rebels , the " Millennium Falcon " arrives at the last second , killing the Chiaki . The dead corpse lands directly on Kendle , killing her and ending the fighting . As Luke places Kiro into the water to allow him to breathe , the " Millennium Falcon " lands among the wreckage . Mone goes to his dead wife ' s body , grieving over both her death and her betrayal . As the School begins to question their future , Mone steps up , declaring himself the new leader . He declares that from now on the School will stay within the depths of Iskalon , isolating themselves from " airbreathers " . The School swims off into the distance , leaving the Rebels to watch , contemplating the future of Iskalon . Behind the scenes . " The New Essential Chronology " placed the search for Tay Vanis ( continuing here and concluded in issue ) after " " .