Star War's Holiday Special Was Made Official Canon By Marvel
One of the most bizarre properties in the Star Wars franchise is The Star Wars Holiday Special, whichbecame an official part of the Star Wars Legends timeline thanks to an issue ofMarvel’s classic comics. Set after the events of Return of the Jedi, a Marvel Star Wars story has Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian return to Kashyyyk and interact with Chewie’s family, who’d been introduced in the Holiday Special. This Marvel comic wouldn’t be the last Legends property to reference the infamous TV special, however.
Released in 1978, The Star Wars Holiday Special is infamous within the Star Wars fandom for being a so-bad-it’s good classic, even though it’s never been officially released on home media by Lucasfilm. Although the special includes the onscreen debut of the fan-favorite bounty hunter Boba Fett, its comedic and irreverent tone might have made some viewers question its canonicity. Marvel’s classic Star Wars comics and many other Legends properties, however, have clarified that, as strange as the Holiday Special is, it’s a canonical part of the franchise’s original continuity.
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In the 91stissue of Marvel’s Star Wars, by Mary Jo Duffy and Tony Salmons, Chewbacca’s family and the planet Kashyyk from The Star Wars Holiday Special show up once more. Set during the Nagai–Tof War less than a year after Return of the Jedi, the issue has Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian foil a sinister plot by the Nagai to enslave Wookiees. Mala, Lumpy, and Itchy (Chewbacca’s wife, son, and father, respectively) all appear as they did in the Holiday Special, making it clear that the weird variety show is a canonical part of the franchise at
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