Crimson Jack

Crimson Jack is a character who originated in the Marvel Comics Star Wars comic book series. He debuted in Star Wars, Volume 1 #7 and made his final appearance in Star Wars, Volume 1 #15.

Biography
Crimson Jack was a space pirate who made his career ambushing spice caravans in the Outer Rim Territories during the years of the Galactic Civil War. Along with his sidekick Jolli, Jack has had several run-ins with the smuggler known as Han Solo and his first mate Chewbacca the wookie.

In the months leading up to the Battle of Yavin, Jack and his crew managed to commandeer an Imperial Star Destroyer. He encountered Han Solo and Chewbacca after they had left Yavin IV on their way to pay back money that they owed to Jabba the Hutt. Jack intercepted Han's ship the Millennium Falcon and confiscated the reward money that Solo had received for rescuing Rebel Alliance leader Leia Organa. Jack was kind enough however to leave Solo with his ship.

Notes & Trivia

 * Since the character was introduced prior to any efforts to maintain a consistent continuity had been established, his placement in the hierarchial Star Wars "canon" is considered questionable and some elements of the character's existence may now be construed as apocryphal.


 * Han Solo considered Crimson Jack to be a "second class scavenger".