Interesting that none of those guys look like any of Jabba’s henchmen we know. The guy shooting Luke’s hand would make for a cool action figure though.
I’ve noticed that Al Williamson had a tendency to draw the same aliens over and over again regardless of which sci-fi/fantasy series he was working on. He’d draw recognizable SW aliens or creatures if they were relevant to the plot, but the background characters seemed to always be from his mental catalog of aliens and creatures. For example; these spotted lizards tended to show up quite often if the plot required some kind of mount that wasn’t specified as either a Tauntaun or a Dewback. Not to mention, mushrooms, giant, spotted mushrooms. Those seem to almost be a calling card for him.
Some of these guys has a very Flash Gordon feel to them (which makes sense with Williamson). I especially like the big toad-like creature lurking in the background.
Non-SW aliens appearing in the comics is one of my favourite “quirks” of Marvel’s SW. Infantino also had a mental catalog of aliens that he kept reusing, some of which I think could have worked really well in the movies.
