Boba Fett with Han Solo in Carbonite — Star Wars The Black Series SDCC 2013

Overview

This is where it all started. Before the Orange Wave hit retail shelves in August 2013, before figure #01 Luke Skywalker was available to anyone, Hasbro debuted the Black Series 6-inch line at San Diego Comic-Con with a single exclusive 2-pack: Boba Fett with Han Solo in Carbonite. This set is the first Star Wars Black Series 6-inch release ever produced, and it remains one of the most significant exclusives in the line’s history.

The release was available at three events and outlets: San Diego Comic-Con 2013, Celebration Europe II, and StarWarsToyShop.com. The $44.99 price point — more than double the standard Orange Wave MSRP — reflected the 2-pack format, the exclusive packaging, and the premium Han Solo in Carbonite block. For collectors who couldn’t attend either convention, the StarWarsToyShop.com availability provided an online route, though stock sold out quickly.

The Boba Fett figure itself was later re-released as the standard mainline Orange Wave #06 — the same mould, same paint, same accessories — without the exclusive packaging or the carbonite block. That mainline release is the accessible version. This SDCC set is the historically significant one, notable both for its provenance as the inaugural Black Series figure and for containing the only version of the Han Solo in Carbonite block bundled with a Boba Fett figure.

What’s in the Set

The 2-pack contains two distinct items: the Boba Fett figure and the Han Solo in Carbonite block, plus a three-piece transparent display stand for the carbonite block.

Boba Fett — 22 joints, jetpack, EE-3 blaster rifle, and blaster pistol. Identical in every respect to the Orange Wave #06 mainline release. The same paint accuracy, the same stiff joint quality, the same excellent trigger-finger grip on both weapons. Galacticfigures notes this is where the Black Series Boba Fett legacy began — and on the figure’s own merits, it’s one of the best-engineered releases in the line’s 2013 output.

Han Solo in Carbonite — a static display block with 0 joints and no removable parts. The side panels are sculpted and painted silver and green rather than stickered — a detail that gives the block a more premium finish than later releases. The block cannot be opened and contains no internal space for a figure. It stands independently without the display stand.

Three-piece transparent display stand — a base and two pillars that plug into a hole in the back of the carbonite block, elevating it to create a hover effect. This stand is exclusive to the SDCC 2-pack and was not included in any subsequent carbonite block releases. The hover presentation is the correct display configuration for Boba Fett carrying the frozen Han Solo.

Sculpt and Articulation

The Boba Fett figure shares every engineering detail with the Orange Wave #06 mainline. The Mandalorian armour paint accuracy, the soft-goods cape, the non-removable helmet and rangefinder, the jetpack with fixed rocket, the stiff joints that hold dynamic battle poses — all identical. For a full assessment of the figure’s sculpt and articulation, the Orange Wave #06 page covers these in detail. In the context of this SDCC set, the figure needs to be evaluated primarily as one half of a display pair rather than as a standalone army builder or pose figure.

The carbonite block sculpt is well-executed. Han Solo’s face and hands are rendered accurately in the carbon freeze configuration, and the surface texture of the block reads correctly. The painted side panels are cleaner than the stickered approach used on some later versions — no peeling or misalignment possible. The block stands stably without support and works equally well with or without the display stand.

Display

The natural display configuration for this set is Boba Fett guarding Han Solo in Carbonite — the carbon-freezing chamber scene from The Empire Strikes Back. The three-piece hover stand elevates the carbonite block to a height that places Boba Fett in natural proportion to the frozen Han, and the combination is one of the most complete single-purchase scene recreations in the Black Series line’s history.

For a fuller carbon-freezing chamber display, the Blue Line Darth Vader (#02), Lando Calrissian (#39 Red Line), and Princess Leia Hoth (#75 Red Line) fill out the Bespin witness group. IG-88 (#15 Blue Line) and Bossk (#10 Blue Line) add bounty hunter context to the Vader-summoning-bounty-hunters scene from the same film.

The carbonite block also works as a standalone display piece separate from Boba Fett — placed in a Jabba’s Palace arrangement as the wall decoration it becomes in Return of the Jedi, alongside Bib Fortuna (ROTJ 08), the Gamorrean Guard (40th Anniversary), and Princess Leia in her slave outfit (#05 Orange Wave).

Collector Notes

No variations are recorded for this set. The SDCC 2013 Boba Fett with Han Solo in Carbonite is one of the more valuable Black Series exclusives on the secondary market — carded complete sets command a significant premium over the Orange Wave #06 loose Boba Fett alone, reflecting both the exclusive packaging and the carbonite block.

When buying on the secondary market, confirm the three-piece transparent display stand is present — it is the piece most commonly separated from the set and is not available through any other release. The carbonite block itself was re-released as a standalone 40th Anniversary ESB item in 2020, so the block alone is not scarce. The complete set with the hover stand in SDCC packaging is what carries collector premium.

The Boba Fett figure without the packaging is functionally identical to Orange Wave #06 and should be valued accordingly if sold loose without the carbonite block. The carbonite block without the stand, while still available in the 40th Anniversary form, lacks the hover display option that makes the original set distinctive.

Verdict

The Black Series SDCC 2013 Boba Fett with Han Solo in Carbonite is a genuinely special set that earns its collector status. It launched the entire 6-inch Black Series line, contains the only bundled Boba Fett plus carbonite block combination in the line’s history, and includes a display stand that no subsequent release has replicated.

For display purposes, the combination of Boba Fett guarding the hover-mounted carbonite block is one of the most satisfying single-purchase scene setups in the Black Series. For collectors who missed it in 2013, complete sets appear regularly on the secondary market at elevated but not prohibitive prices. It’s the right foundation for any serious Black Series collection — the figure that, technically, started everything.