- Post
- #345871
- Topic
- Chewie's Debt
- Link
- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/345871/action/topic#345871
- Time
I'm pretty sure the Life-debt originated in the Brian Daley Han Solo books. How Han and Chewie hooked up was kept somewhat vague at the time, although it was suggested Han got kicked out of the Imperial Navy as a result. Later books by other authors finally went into the details.
The whole slaver rescue angle comes from 1978's "The Wookiee Storybook" which marks the first time Chewie's family made it into print.
They pop up again in a post ROTJ Marvel issue in the 80's, in spite of not having been mentioned in the comics before. ;)
The interesting thing is, in the Daley novels and early Marvel issues, Chewie comes off as being single. Chewie flirts with the ladies in a cantina in the comics. And in one of the novels, he and Han actually go off on a sort of picnic/date with some university students. I doubt Malla would have approved! ;)