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Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: upc, release date and unrecognized parameters: era, publication date, isbn Star Wars 27: Return of the Hunter is the twenty-seventh issue in the Marvel Star Wars series of comics.

Plot summary

The bounty hunter Beilert Valance has come to the world of Feriae Junction where he shoots a cantina patron named Marko Tyne and then retreats to his agent, Skinker to collect the bounty. Valance's payment is a collection of rebuilt droids, which he then melts into slag with several blasts from his weapon. Valance has an irrational hatred of all droids, and he hunts them down wherever he can find them. Valance's next mission is to find Luke Skywalker. Not only is Luke a droid-owner, but he also apparently treats them as equals which Valance finds repulsive.

Luke meanwhile, has taken C-3PO with him in a blockade runner and is mapping out the perimeter of the Galactic Empire's most recent blockade. He deftly maneuvers the runner out of the way of an oncoming Imperial cruiser before making the jump to hyperspace. Now Luke has to find a trading post so that he can find parts needed to make repairs to the disabled R2-D2. He lands the blockade runner on Junction.

Valance meanwhile has discovered that an Imperial spy has been trying to alert the Empire as to Valance's presence on Junction (Valance is an Imperial defector). Valance shoots the spy, killing him before he can transmit a signal.

Luke and Threepio arrive at Skinker's salvage yard. They acquire the parts they need, but before long Valance returns and finds them. He tries firing at Luke with his blaster, but Luke deflects the shot with his lightsaber. The blast arcs back, striking Valance in the face. Part of his flesh is melted away to reveal cybernetic parts beneath. Valance hates droids because he is now forced to live as a cyborg (due to injuries sustained from an aerial torpedo). But Valance manages to get Luke's blaster and saber away from him and is prepared to kill him. In a rare moment of bravery, C-3PO stands between Luke and Valance declaring that he is ready to sacrifice himself for his master. Moved by behavior which is typically uncharacteristic for a droid (and exceptionally uncharacteristic for Threepio), Valance decides to let them go.

Behind the scenes

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Beilert Valance first appeared in Star Wars #16. His next appearance is in Star Wars #29.

Luke makes reference to Han Solo's experience at navigating through asteroid fields. This helps solidify continuity, as we will later see Han maneuvering the Millennium Falcon through an asteroid belt in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.

R2-D2 suffered injuries in Star Wars #26.

Upon seeing Valance's partially mechanical face (exposed from blaster fire), Luke calls the bounty hunter a "borg." This is the same name used about a decade later in Star Trek: The Next Generation, for the Federation's greatest foe. Like Valance, the Borg in Star Trek are beings that are part mechanical and part biological.

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

C-3PO
Jan Dodonna
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Mentioned only)
Leia Organa
Palpatine (Indirect mention only)
Polyp (First appearance)
R2-D2 (Mentioned only)
Skinker (First appearance)
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo (Mentioned only)
Marko Tyne (First appearance)
Darth Vader (Mentioned only)
Beilert Valance

Organisms

Junction lizard (First appearance)

Droid models

Protocol droid
- 3PO-series protocol droid
R2-series astromech droid (Mentioned only)

Events

Galactic Civil War
- Blockade of Yavin

Locations

Anchorhead (Mentioned only)
Centares (Mentioned only)
Feriae Junction (First appearance)
- Junction City (First appearance)
  - Junction City cantina (First appearance)
  - Skinker's salvage yard (First appearance)
Gordian Reach
- Yavin Prime
  - Yavin 4
    - Great Temple
Imperial Palace (First mentioned)
Mos Eisley (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- General
Galactic Empire (Mentioned only)
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Senator (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Human
Kubaz
Massassi (Mentioned only)
Talz
Zygerrian

Vehicles and vessels

Weapons and technology

Lightsaber
- Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber

Miscellanea

Spice (Mentioned only)

Collections

Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters
Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1
Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Volume 1

Notes and references

↑ The Comic Reader #169 and The Comics Journal #47

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 '''''Star Wars 27: Return of the Hunter''''' is the twenty-seventh issue in the ''[[Star Wars (Marvel)|Marvel Star Wars]]'' series of comics.
 ==Plot summary==
-The bounty hunter [[Beilert Valance]] has come to the world of [[Feriae Junction]] where he shoots a cantina patron named [[Marko Tyne]] and then retreats to his agent, [[Skinker]] to collect the bounty. Valance's payment is a collection of rebuilt [[droid]]s, which he then melts into slag with several blasts from his weapon. Valance has an irrational hatred of all droids, and he hunts them down wherever he can find them. Valance's next mission is to find [[Luke Skywalker]]. Not only is Luke a droid-owner, but he also apparently treats them as equals which Valance finds repulsive.
+The bounty hunter [[Beilert Valance]] has come to the world of [[Feriae Junction]] where he shoots a cantina patron named [[Marko Tyne]] and then retreats to his agent, [[Skinker (junk trader)|Skinker]] to collect the bounty. Valance's payment is a collection of rebuilt [[Droid/Legends|droid]]s, which he then melts into slag with several blasts from his weapon. Valance has an irrational hatred of all droids, and he hunts them down wherever he can find them. Valance's next mission is to find [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]. Not only is Luke a droid-owner, but he also apparently treats them as equals which Valance finds repulsive.
-Luke meanwhile, has taken [[C-3PO]] with him in a [[Luke Skywalker's scout craft|blockade runner]] and is mapping out the perimeter of the [[Galactic Empire]]'s most recent blockade. He deftly maneuvers the runner out of the way of an oncoming [[Star destroyer|Imperial cruiser]] before making the jump to [[hyperspace]]. Now Luke has to find a trading post so that he can find parts needed to make repairs to the disabled [[R2-D2]]. He lands the blockade runner on Junction.
+Luke meanwhile, has taken [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] with him in a [[Luke Skywalker's scout craft|blockade runner]] and is mapping out the perimeter of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]'s most recent blockade. He deftly maneuvers the runner out of the way of an oncoming [[Star destroyer|Imperial cruiser]] before making the jump to [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]]. Now Luke has to find a trading post so that he can find parts needed to make repairs to the disabled [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]]. He lands the blockade runner on Junction.
 Valance meanwhile has discovered that an Imperial spy has been trying to alert the Empire as to Valance's presence on Junction (Valance is an Imperial defector). Valance shoots the spy, killing him before he can transmit a signal.
-Luke and Threepio arrive at Skinker's salvage yard. They acquire the parts they need, but before long Valance returns and finds them. He tries firing at Luke with his [[blaster]], but Luke deflects the shot with his [[lightsaber]]. The blast arcs back, striking Valance in the face. Part of his flesh is melted away to reveal cybernetic parts beneath. Valance hates droids because he is now forced to live as a [[cyborg]] (due to injuries sustained from an aerial torpedo). But Valance manages to get Luke's blaster and saber away from him and is prepared to kill him. In a rare moment of bravery, C-3PO stands between Luke and Valance declaring that he is ready to sacrifice himself for his master. Moved by behavior which is typically uncharacteristic for a droid (and exceptionally uncharacteristic for Threepio), Valance decides to let them go.
+Luke and Threepio arrive at Skinker's salvage yard. They acquire the parts they need, but before long Valance returns and finds them. He tries firing at Luke with his [[Blaster/Legends|blaster]], but Luke deflects the shot with his [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]]. The blast arcs back, striking Valance in the face. Part of his flesh is melted away to reveal cybernetic parts beneath. Valance hates droids because he is now forced to live as a [[Cyborg/Legends|cyborg]] (due to injuries sustained from an aerial torpedo). But Valance manages to get Luke's blaster and saber away from him and is prepared to kill him. In a rare moment of bravery, C-3PO stands between Luke and Valance declaring that he is ready to sacrifice himself for his master. Moved by behavior which is typically uncharacteristic for a droid (and exceptionally uncharacteristic for Threepio), Valance decides to let them go.
 ==Behind the scenes==
@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 [[Beilert Valance]] first appeared in [[Star Wars 16: The Hunter|''Star Wars'' #16]]. His next appearance is in [[Star Wars 29: Dark Encounter|''Star Wars'' #29]].
-[[Luke Skywalker|Luke]] makes reference to [[Han Solo]]'s experience at navigating through asteroid fields. This helps solidify continuity, as we will later see Han maneuvering the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' through an asteroid belt in ''[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]]''.
+[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke]] makes reference to [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]]'s experience at navigating through asteroid fields. This helps solidify continuity, as we will later see Han maneuvering the ''[[Millennium Falcon/Legends|Millennium Falcon]]'' through an asteroid belt in [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']].
-[[R2-D2]] suffered injuries in [[Star Wars 26: Doom Mission|''Star Wars'' #26]].
+[[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] suffered injuries in [[Star Wars 26: Doom Mission|''Star Wars'' #26]].
+Upon seeing Valance's partially mechanical face (exposed from blaster fire), Luke calls the bounty hunter a "borg."  This is the same name used about a decade later in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', for the Federation's greatest foe.  Like Valance, the Borg in ''Star Trek'' are beings that are part mechanical and part biological.
 ==Appearances==
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 |characters=
+*[[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]]
-*[[Marko Tyne]] {{1st}}
+*[[Jan Dodonna/Legends|Jan Dodonna]]
-*[[Beilert Valance]]
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-*[[Skinker]] {{1st}}
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-*[[Han Solo]] {{Mo}}
-*[[Anakin Skywalker|Darth Vader]] {{Mo}}
-*[[R2-D2]] {{Mo}}
-*[[Polyp]] {{1st}}
 *[[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]]
 *[[Palpatine]] {{Imo}}
-*[[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Polyp]] {{1st}}
+*[[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Skinker (junk trader)|Skinker]] {{1st}}
+*[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]
+*[[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Marko Tyne]] {{1st}}
+*[[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Beilert Valance]]
+|creatures=
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+*[[Junction lizard]] {{1st}}
-*[[Human]]
-*[[Zygerrian]]
-*[[Talz]]
-*[[Kubaz]]
-*[[Massassi]] {{Mo}}
 |droids=
-*[[3PO-series protocol droid]]
+*[[Protocol droid/Legends|Protocol droid]]
+**[[3PO-series protocol droid]]
 *[[R2-series astromech droid]] {{Mo}}
+|events=
-|creatures=
+*[[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]]
-*[[Junction lizard]] {{1st}}
+**[[Blockade of Yavin]]
 |locations=
+*[[Anchorhead/Legends|Anchorhead]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Centares/Legends|Centares]] {{Mo}}
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 **[[Junction City]] {{1st}}
 ***[[Junction City cantina]] {{1st}}
 ***[[Skinker's salvage yard]] {{1st}}
-*[[Gordian Reach]]
+*[[Gordian Reach/Legends|Gordian Reach]]
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-***[[Yavin 4]]
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 ****[[Great Temple]]
-*[[Mos Eisley]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Imperial Palace/Legends|Imperial Palace]] {{1stm}}
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+*[[Mos Eisley/Legends|Mos Eisley]] {{Mo}}
-*[[Centares]] {{Mo}}
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-*[[Imperial Palace]] {{1stm}}
+*[[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]]
+**[[General/Legends|General]]
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+**[[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Galactic Emperor]] {{Mo}}
+**[[Senator/Legends|Senator]] {{Mo}}
+|species=
+*[[Human/Legends|Human]]
+*[[Kubaz/Legends|Kubaz]]
+*[[Massassi/Legends|Massassi]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Talz/Legends|Talz]]
+*[[Zygerrian/Legends|Zygerrian]]
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-*[[Death Star I]] {{Mo}}
+*[[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station|Death Star I]] {{Mo}}
 *''[[Kill Switch]]''
 *[[Luke Skywalker's scout craft]]
+*''[[Millennium Falcon/Legends|Millennium Falcon]]'' {{Mo}}
-*[[Star Destroyer-class battlecruiser|''Star Destroyer''-class battlecruiser]]
+*[[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]]
-*''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' {{Mo}}
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-*[[Lightsaber]]
+*[[Lightsaber/Legends|Lightsaber]]
 **[[Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber]]
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-**[[Senator]] {{Mo}}
-**[[Galactic Emperor]] {{Mo}}
-*[[Alliance to Restore the Republic]]
-**[[General]]
-|events=
-*[[Blockade of Yavin]]
 |miscellanea=
-*[[Spice]] {{Mo}}
+*[[Spice/Legends|Spice]] {{Mo}}
 }}
 ==Collections==
 *''[[Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters]]''
+*''[[Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1]]''
+*''[[Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Volume 1]]''
+==Notes and references==
-{{Marvel}}
+{{Reflist}}
+{{MarvelStarWars}}
-[[Category:Marvel Star Wars|Star Wars 027]]
+{{Interlang
-[[de:Der Sternenjäger]]
+|de=Die Rückkehr des Jägers
+}}
+[[Category:Marvel Star Wars|Star Wars 027]]