Solo family several expanded universe books and other media. The anthology film "" reveals Han Solo's father, whose name is not revealed, constructed ships in planet Corelia, where Han was born. The name of Han's dad is not known. In the Legends-canon his name was Jonash Solo. Han's surname Solo, was not his birth name, with Han being given his Solo surname by an imperial officer right before Han joined the imperial flight academy, which he would leave three years after. Han Solo's first film appearance however was in 1977's "Star Wars: A New Hope" where he is played by Harrison Ford.
The Han Solo Adventures The Han Solo Adventures The Han Solo Adventures, written by American science fiction novelist Brian Daley, is a trilogy of novels set in the "Star Wars" fictional universe. It follows the smuggling days of Han Solo and Chewbacca two years before the events of the original "Star Wars" film. The books were released in 1979–1980, making them the first non-movie "Star Wars" books published, except for "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" (1978). They were also the last published until "The Adventures of Lando Calrissian" trilogy in 1983. The three Han Solo books were also published as an omnibus edition in