1978/79? | age 10/11? Han and Luke execute their plan to take back control of the Falcon, by simulating a systems failure, and shaking up the Falcon.

“All Systems Failing!”

Or “systems falling” as I’d written it. Maybe it was a typo, or maybe I didn’t know what it meant!

In the Millennium Falcon cockpit—detail of a Kid's Star Wars comic page

Above: Chewie looks pretty funny! Standing at gun-point, hands in the air.

Now, one should never worry about science in Star Wars—because it spoils the fun, but I’m wondering how Han has managed to shake up the Falcon to throw their intruders around. We’ve seen Threepio thrown about the cabin, and how the Falcon experienced turbulence (how?) when It came out of hyperspace into the aftermath of Alderann’s destruction. But we’ve also seen how the Falcon can go in and out of Hyperspeed without the occupants being jostled—never mind being turned into fly-splats against the walls! The answer that might easily be given is that there are compensators built into these ships. Since the Prequels (I think), we’ve seen ships appear from hyperspace at a dead stop! Can you imagine the mush that the passengers would be turned into without compensators?

Luke & Han in the Millennium Falcon cockpit—detail of a Kid's Star Wars comic page

Above: “All systems FALLING” Eh?

Until the Prequels came along and Star Wars got all serious about itself, we didn’t really have to care about this stuff! Maybe we still don’t. I don’t care that we get sounds in space, because it’s more exciting that way, and it doesn’t offend my sci-fi spider-sense, because Star Wars is not sci-fi. It’s a fun adventure. That’s why I like the new Solo movie so much.

In the Millennium Falcon cockpit—detail of a Kid's Star Wars comic page

Above: Leia looks weird. Hardly unusual in these comics—admittedly.

In the Millennium Falcon cockpit—detail of a Kid's Star Wars comic page

Above: Whoo-hoo! More TIE Fighters.

Luke crawls to the Millennium Falcon quad cannon—detail of a Kid's Star Wars comic page

Above: The quad cannon are awkward to get to aren’t they? Kids would love that though. Kids love tunnels!

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