SilverWook said:

darklordoftech said:

Why didn't Han pay off Jabba in between ANH and ESB?

In the comics, he was on his way to do just that. The Falcon was boarded by space pirates, who let Han and Chewie go, but took their loot. Sometime later, Han and the pirate Captain faced off, and the pirate's captured Star Destroyer was wrecked and it's crew killed in the ensuing battle.

Jabba later had Han and Chewie pinned down in one of their secret hideouts for the Falcon. Unfortunately for both parties, it had been infested with omnivorous parasites since it was last used. Jabba forgave the debt in exchange for being rescued, only to later discover Han was the one who wrecked the pirates he was funding.

The Hutt put a bounty on Han, just in time for the ESB adaptation. ;)

Didn't three different EU stories show Han losing the money to three different bounty hunters in three different ways?