Right off the top I gotta thank Tamer. I just watched CAFN and saw that you gave me a mention! Thank you Tamer.
Wow! About 4 days ago I noticed my banner was missing. So I looked back on my threads and all of my images from further back were gone too. My previous image hosting site went pay and I was in the process of moving everything to another and somewhere in there they shut it down. Well I just got finished re-posting those images on this thread but I haven't hit my custom figure thread or any threads off site. Guess I'll be busy.
Oh and Happy Fathers Day!
A quick one...
MARVEL comics issues 18 - 23 begins a new story and finds everyone on board the Falcon. Luke is seen doing some Jedi training in this issue and he suddenly falls into a coma like state forcing Han and Leia to quickly try to find medical help. In doing so they run into an Imperial cruiser commanded by Commander Strom who pursues them to a gambling facility called THE WHEEL. (This is in fact the first time since the end of Marvels adaptation of ANH that Imperials are seen.)
THE WHEEL is run by a fella named Simon Greyshade. Greyshade's right hand man is a droid called Master-Com. Master-Com was actually several droids that were patched into The Wheel's main computer. Master-Com was able to control all aspects of The Wheel; the games, security and even life support. If one Master-Com is disabled another would be deployed in it's place. (Simon Greyshade has been mentioned in some publications as Senator Greyshade and the owner of the speeder that Anakin Skywalker borrowed to pursue Zam Wessel in AOTC. The Wheel it's self transcends Marvel comics. It's been seen and referred to in several other non-Marvel stories.)
Our heroes split up to avoid capture and Chewbacca is captured by Wheel security and brought to be an unwilling participant in a Gladiatorial match called The Big Game. Unfortunately his pal Han Solo is also entered into the game and the two will have to meet in combat to the death.
A few more firsts in this set of issues ( again this is all way before TESB came out) issue #18 is called "The Empire Strikes". An alien called a Mandallian Giant was introduced in issue # 19 and has since been seen in other non-Marvel publications. Darth Vader makes his first appearance since the ANH adaptation in isuue# 21. Luke's coma is caused by a telepathic link with another. very powerful Force user... Darth Vader. (way before we knew of their connection)
Commander Strom
Senator Simon Greyshade
Master-Com
Mandallian Giant Bouncer and The Wheel Security Officer
Gladiator Persistant
Gladiator Ace
Gladiator Big Bruiser
Gladiator Living Windmill 
Gladiator Tyluun Night Soarer
