Crucible!
Attribution
Writer	Archie Goodwin Chris Claremont
Penciller	Herb Trimpe
Inker	Allen Milgrom
Letterer	Rick Parker
Colorist	Marie Severin
Cover artist	Dave Cockrum Bob McLeod
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	July 25, 1978 (shipping)[1] August 22, 1978 (on-sale)[2] November 1978 (cover)
Pages	17
General information
Era	Rebellion era
Timeline	0 ABY
Series	Marvel Star Wars
Issue number	17
Preceded by	Star Wars 16: The Hunter
Followed by	Star Wars 18: The Empire Strikes

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Star Wars 17: Crucible is the seventeenth issue in the Marvel Star Wars series of comics.

Plot summaryEdit

While Luke Skywalker is piloting the Millennium Falcon through space, his mind flashes back to his life back on Tatooine. Luke, Biggs Darklighter, Deak, and other youngsters race their T-16 Skyhoppers through the twisting maze of Beggar's Canyon when a wounded scout arrives to warn them of an impending attack by the Sandpeople. While the others try to hold off the attacks, Luke and Biggs rush off to warn the other residents of the area of the danger. Biggs is wounded by a Tusken Raider, and Luke has to take him in his skyhopper through the dangerous caverns of Diablo's Cut to get him to safety.

AppearancesEdit

Behind the scenesEdit

Wookieepedia has 8 images related to Star Wars 17: Crucible.

Aside from the first page and last two pages of this issue, the entire story is a flashback to Luke's life before A New Hope.

Luke crashes his skyhopper at the end of this story. This incident is possibly the 'damage' referred to in some of the Expanded Universe sources as to why Luke doesn't use the skyhopper when he and Threepio search for the runaway Artoo-Detoo in Episode IV.

During the flashback, Luke mentions his plans to buy the macrobinoculars which he is seen using in Episode IV.

CollectionsEdit

• Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld
• Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy
• Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1

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