Who Is Han Solo? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Han Solo is a Company-Licensed comic book character, with over 1,053 comic issue appearances. The captain of the Millennium Falcon is the galaxy's most lovable rogue. To those who don't know him, he's a witty, cheating gambler who looks after nobody but himself. To his friends, there's no one better to have by your side.

Who is Han Solo?

Origins Han Solo Han Solo was a cadet in the Empire stationed in a forced labor camp where Wookiees were made to do slave labor for the Empire. It wasn't long before Han developed disgust for the Empires treatment of the Wookiee people, and his friendship with the Wookiee slave Chewbacca led to Han helping in a prison break. Han and Chewbacca became partners, and the two took smuggling jobs from various people, reputable and otherwise. Han is something of a gambler as well, winning the starship known as the Millennium Falcon from his friend Lando Calrissan in a high stakes game of Sabacc. But Han's luck ran out when an Imperial inspection team boarded the Millennium Falcon forcing Han to dump a valuable cargo of spice, a cargo owned by Jabba the Hutt . Han found it difficult to repay the debt, and soon found himself being shaken down by Bounty Hunters. Creation Han Solo was created by George Lucas. His first appearance in media was the massively-loved Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope .

Key facts

Han Solo is of human origin and first appeared in "Six Against the Galaxy". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 1,053 recorded issue appearances, Han Solo ranks among the most featured characters in comics.