Han Solo at Stars ' End ( comic strip ) Han Solo at Stars ' End is a comic strip that was based on the novel of the same name by Brian Daley . It was adapted by Archie Goodwin and illustrated by Alfredo Alcala in 1980 . It was also nearly the last " Star Wars " – related newspaper comic to be written . The strip has been republished by Dark Horse Comics in 1997 . It was also on StarWars . com ' s webstrips section of . Plot summary . Upon discovering that they need a special Waiver in order to operate the " Millennium Falcon " within the Corporate Sector without running afoul of the authorities , Han Solo and Chewbacca attempt to get in touch with Doc , an outlaw technician . However , Doc ' s daughter Jessa informs them that Doc has vanished , presumably abducted . Han works out a deal with Jessa : in exchange for the Waiver and upgrades to the " Falcon " , he and Chewbacca will help out in the effort to discover what happened to Doc and other enemies of the Corporate Sector Authority , the capitalistic and authoritarian organization that oversees the Corporate Sector . As part of this effort , Han and Chewbacca escort two droids , Bollux and Blue Max , to the planet Orron III , where they meet with Rekkon , the leader of the missing persons search . Blue Max , a small computer probe hidden away in Bollux ' s chest cavity , is able to infiltrate the Authority ' s computer network and begin searching for the location of the abductees . However , Rekkon ' s small group has been compromised by a traitor , and their activities are discovered . During the group ' s attempt to escape the planet , Chewbacca is captured by Espos ( Authority Security Police ) and taken away . Han and the others manage to escape the planet aboard the " Falcon " . During liftoff , the traitor shoots Rekkon and destroys the data that Blue Max gathered . Before dying , however , Rekkon is able to leave the words " Stars ' End , Mytus VII " scrawled on the " Falcon " ' s game table . Han realizes that this must be the location of the Authority ' s covert prison facility . After unmasking and dealing with the traitor , Han and the remaining members of Rekkon ' s group fly to Stars ' End . Masquerading as interstellar entertainers , they infiltrate the facility and rescue the kidnap victims , including Doc and Chewbacca . The facility and staff members are destroyed in the escape . Down on their luck after a botched smuggling run , Han Solo and Chewbacca resort to accepting a job offer from an anonymous employer . However , after flying the " Millennium Falcon " to the planet Lur for the pickup , they discover that the cargo they ' re meant to be shipping is a load of slaves — something neither Han nor Chewbacca has any tolerance for . After dealing with the slavers ' attempt to commandeer the " Falcon " , and still in dire need of funds , Han and Chewbacca head for the planet Bonadan , where the slavers ' leader was meant to meet his contact for payment . Instead of the contact , though , they cross paths with Fiolla , an assistant auditor - general with the Corporate Sector Authority . She convinces Han that his only chance of getting paid now is to help her in tracking down the slaving ring . The slavers are watching Fiolla and are now keeping their eyes on Han and Chewbacca as well , forcing the two smugglers to split up . Chewbacca takes the " Falcon " , while Han and Fiolla board a cruise liner . The two parties make plans to meet on the planet Ammuud , to investigate the slavers ' connection to one of the governing clans there . Han and Fiolla arrive on Ammuud and uncover the evidence Fiolla needs to implicate high - ranking Authority officials in the slaving ring . Outwitting the Authority forces who have been sent by Fiolla ' s superior to detain them , Han and Chewbacca are able to collect their payment at last and depart the planet safely . While taking a well - earned break on the planet Rudrig in the Tion Hegemony , Han Solo and Chewbacca are approached by Badure , an old friend , and his female companion Hasti . Badure has a lead on the fabled Queen of Ranroon , the treasure ship of Xim the Despot , which has been believed lost for centuries . Though Han is initially reluctant to join what he considers to be a pointless treasure hunt , he and Chewbacca decide to accompany Badure on his search . Accompanying them on their quest are Skynx , an alien historian from the planet Ruuria , and Han ' s droid companions , Bollux and Blue Max . Han ' s group is not the only one on the trail of Xim the Despot ' s treasure , however . After landing on the planet Dellalt , Han and his companions are attacked and forced to abandon the " Millennium Falcon " . Their attackers steal the " Falcon " and fly her to a distant mining camp , where they intend to search her for clues to the Queen ' s location — by tearing the " Falcon " apart , if necessary . Han and the others set off on a trip overland to recover the " Falcon " . On their way , they are captured by a group of religious cultists , descendants of the Queen of Ranroon ' s crew . The cultists are determined to keep Xim ' s treasure safe , and are about to unleash an army of Xim the Despot ' s war - robots to destroy the mining camp — and the " Falcon " . Through the ingenuity of Bollux and Blue Max , the war - robots are stopped . Han and the others recover the " Falcon " and fly to the location of Xim ' s fabled treasure , only to find that the treasure isn ' t quite what they were expecting , consisting of technology that was state - of - the - art in Xim ' s era but is now commonplace and inexpensive . The book ends with Han and Chewbacca taking the badly reassembled " Falcon " back into space , with plans to borrow money from Jabba the Hutt for an attempted Kessel Run . Behind the scenes . This strip almost ended up being the last " Star Wars " newspaper strip to run in the " Los Angeles Times " . In January 1981 , the " LA Times " dropped the " Star Wars " strip , citing lack of interest . The Star Wars Fan Club wrote a letter of protest on the subject , which convinced the " LA Times " to allow the strip to continue , beginning with " The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell " . The beginning strip for the story arc was later published on the official " Star Wars " Tumblr account .