10 Best Boba Fett Comic Books Ever

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Book Of Boba Fett.

The Book of Boba Fett features something many fans never thought they would see: the live-action escape of Boba Fett from the Sarlacc Pit and the continuation of his story. Yet comic book readers have seen Fett’s unlikely resurrection play out on the page a few times over the years, including one of the best Boba Fett comics ever, a story that directly influenced The Book of Boba Fett.

Some of the best Boba Fett comic books ever have played a key role in the mythos of not only the iconic bounty hunter himself but the lore surrounding him. The comics have introduced major elements of Star Wars canon, such as the Mandalorians and also Black Krrsantan, a powerful Wookiee bounty hunter that The Book of Boba Fett recently introduced in live action for the first time.

The Search Begins

One of the best Boba Fett comic books ever doesn’t even feature the bounty hunter. Star Wars #68 from the original Marvel Comics run introduces readers to a trio of Mandalorian super commandos, and this key issue is the first mention of Mandalore or Mandalorians anywhere in Star Wars. Though it’s no longer canon, it remains a significant piece of Star Wars history.

Princess Leia encounters the Mandalorians in the story as she tries to rescue Han Solo from carbonite. The Mandalorians introduced in the story include Fenn Shysa and Tobbi Dala, in one of the most iconic comic panels associated with Boba Fett.

The Empire Strikes Back

Boba Fett’s first appearance in the comic books comes in Star Wars #42, which is part of the sequence that adapted The Empire Strikes Back. This issue puts Boba Fett front and center, both on the iconic cover and the first page, giving young readers in 1980 indelible images that have never been forgotten.

Boba Fett’s role in the issue is small, as it is in the movie, but he’s far more talkative (and menacing) in the comic than in the movie. In one of the best Boba Fett quotes ever, he tells Darth Vader “Given a free hand, I’ve never disappointed anyone… except those who tried to escape me.”

The Hunter’s Heart

“The Hunter’s Heart” is a much more recent story from Marvel Comics that only has Boba Fett speak once, at the very end. Star Wars: Age Of Rebellion — Boba Fett from 2019 is a great showcase for what Boba Fett does and how good he is at it.

The ruthless bounty hunter tracks bounties across Carajam, a desert planet, and in the process does some good by rescuing innocent settlers. But his seemingly heroic nature evaporates in a chilling moment at the very end, when he reminds them he’s only interested in bounties, regardless of who they’re attached to.

Dark Empire

Dark Empire is one of the best Star Wars comic book arcs, taking place in the aftermath of Return of the Jedi. It’s a great story for Boba Fett as it’s another iteration of his surviving the Sarlacc Pit. Instead of becoming a crime boss like in live-action, he goes after Han Solo.

Boba Fett embodies more of the cold and relentless figure fans imagined the bounty hunter to be in this story, doing everything he can to get revenge on Solo. His fight ends, seemingly, when Chewbacca throws him out into cold, empty space.

Bounty On Bar-Kooda

As he always seems to do. Boba Fett survives his experience in Dark Empire and returned in the Dark Horse comic book story “Bounty On Bar-Kooda.” Once again featuring the unique art of Cam Kennedy, this story gives fans perhaps the case example of Boba Fett hunting down and taking down his enemies.

The story is also a little unusual as it pairs Boba Fett with a magician, and the two work together to track down a bounty for the Hutts. It’s full of great action and signature Boba Fett moments that could get referenced in live-action at some point.

Shadows Of The Empire

Shadows Of The Empire is no longer canon but is a key comic book for fans of Boba Fett as it details his story between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Boba races to deliver a frozen Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt as other bounty hunters try to steal his prize.

The comic features a huge battle between Boba Fett and IG-88 in space, with Boba Fett ultimately destroying the assassin droid. Boba’s cunning and skill are on full display in the comic, which only added to his legend among fans.

Hunting Luke Skywalker

Darth Vader #1 from 2016 is a key issue for Boba Fett as it establishes how closely linked he is to Darth Vader and the Skywalker Saga. Vader hires Boba Fett for the secret mission of tracking down Luke Skywalker, who Vader suspects is in fact his own son.

Boba Fett appears alongside Black Krrsantan, who makes his first appearance in Darth Vader #1. The Wookiee bounty hunter recently crossed over into live-action, though it’s clear he and Boba Fett are no longer as cordial with each other as they were in this issue.

Twin Engines Of Destruction

Dark Horse Comics greatly expanded the Star Wars universe in the 1990s,s and the 1996 comic book story “Twin Engines of Destruction” helped fill out the story of Boba Fett. It’s a great action-packed story that deals with the question of who Fett really is.

Fett tracks down a character named Jodo Kast, who is impersonating Boba Fett. It has echoes of what would ultimately happen with Cobb Vanth and Boba’a armor in The Mandalorian, but it’s also possible Jodo Kast appears in live-action in some way as well.

War Of The Bounty Hunters

War of the Bounty Hunters overwrote Shadows of the Empire in canon but tells much of the same story with Boba besieged by other parties trying to lay claim to Han Solo. It’s a great adventure that puts Boba Fett at one disadvantage after another and forces him to overcome the odds.

It’s also potentially a major story in the canon as the person who steals Solo from Boba Fett in this story is Qi’ra. Qi’ra is likely a character to appear in The Book of Boba Fett thanks to her enmity with Fett, and her role as head of the Crimson Dawn criminal cartel.

Jawas Of Doom

One of the best and most important Boba Fett comic books ever is Star Wars #81, “Jawas of Doom.” This is the first story in any medium to show Boba Fett survived the Sarlacc Pit and for fans, it’s key as The Book of Boba Fett draws many elements from the story.

Boba Fett claws his way out of the Sarlacc, wounded and exhausted. He’s then found by Jawas, as he is in the series. Where the story differs is that the comic has the Jawas capture an amnesic Boba Fett along with his armor, leading to a battle with Han Solo.

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