Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Star wars published by marvel ran from july 1977 july 1986 included 107 total issues. Print inside reads this is a reprint of a previously published issue. How to know if a comic book is a reprint our pastimes. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database.
Star wars 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. Second, this is the first appearance of boba fett in comics. Now, follow vader straight from the ending of a new hope and the pages of the new star wars comic book into his own series, showing the empires war with the rebel alliance from the other side. Arguably the most valuable star wars book is the original edition of star wars frames. In addition spectre of the past and vision of the past are included. Star wars 17page story imperial forces led by darth vader capture princess leia organas ship, which is on a mission for the rebel alliance. Ever since darth vader made his first onscreen appearance, he became the one of the most popular villains to ever haunt an audiences dreams. Use our past auction pricing data or reach out to an.
Star wars weekly the comic book price guide for great. Star wars is a comic book series published by marvel comics from april 12, 1977 to may 27, 1986. Very good first edition 12mo 79 165pp william shakesspeares the jedi doth return star wars part the sixth. Warren, whose price guide books have been the authority on collectibles values since 1985. The series was such a smash hit for marvel in an otherwise dismal sales year that many who worked at marvel in 1977 consider it to have. That was a major development, because outside of some nonreturnable comics produced for whitmanwestern publishing starting in 1977. Episode ii, obiwan kenobi and anakin skywalker have just returned from a daring mission on another world. In 1979, something happened in comics that would change everything marvel made its first sales of distinct direct edition type comic books to specialty comic shops, at discounted prices but on a nonreturnable basis. Marvel special edition star wars 1977 marvelwhitman. The star wars legend, who has spent 43 years acting as the golden droid, reflects on the end of the skywalker.
For auction is a five book lot of star wars novels written by timothy zahn. Spine end and one corner bumping, a water mark to the bottom of the back paste down and end paper. The dj is unclipped with cover edgewear and scuffing. It spanned 107 issues, with three special annual issues. The series chronicled their subsequent adventures for 107 issues and three annuals, including a sixissue adaptation of the 1980 sequel. Star wars comic book price guide first released in 1977 just before the initial movie came out, star wars comics from marvel have become solid collectors items. Once each year, comic book fans would be treated to even more star wars in the form of special oversized releases. The series was relatively longrunning, lasting from 1977 to 1986. The whitman editions are not reprints in that both editions were released simultaneously by the core publisher and by whitman, the only. The prices will vary depending upon their condition. All are hardback editions with five of the six being first editions. Very good condtion, some wear on the front cover water bumps bottom cover 97815947477. Tales of the jedi comic books feature stories from before the rise of the empire, before the legendary exploits of luke, han, and leia.
Included is the star wars heir to the empire trilogy featuring grand admiral thrawn. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Star wars by alan dean foster, first edition abebooks. In the states there were three star wars annuals released. First, it is the empire strikes back part 4 movie adaptation. Additionally, these differences routinely vary by publisher, brand, series and print date, making it difficult for the novice comic book collector to know when he has the genuine article. Vintage star wars marvel comic books can have significant value to collectors, especially 35c. There is the standard edition with a 30cent cover price, and a 35cent variant.
The first star wars comic, published by marvel comics in 1977 actually had two editions. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. This first edition comic is a musthave for collectors. Chumlee has to call in multiple experts to inspect a 1977 star wars comic released by marvel and signed by the original trio of castmembers in this clip from if the. Featuring classic star wars characters luke skywalker, princess leia, han solo, chewbacca, c3po, and r2d2, the first six issues adapt the may 1977 film star wars. Searching for star wars collectibles market values. Marvel special edition featuring star wars 1 collects the first three issues from the marvel star wars series of comics.
The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Star wars 1st edition paperback fiction books for sale ebay. It is the first appearance of boba and other bounty hunters such as dengar and bossk who are rumored to appear in the mandalorian season 2. How much is the first star wars comic worth answers. Star wars 1 july 1977 first print a ton of 1st appearances no reserve. The differences between collectible firstedition comic books and valueless reprints can be subtle. The star wars comic books category for a complete list. Those may be only rumors but such appearances would certainly help to increase the value of this already popular sw key. These would all be great starter comics for kids that are huge star wars fans just starting out on their comic collections. Comic book adaptation of the first star wars movie, published by marvel comics in 1977 the first issue of the comic book was actually released prior to the opening of the movie. This comic book is a trifecta of keys as it has three keys in one book. Star wars comics values and price guide heritage auctions. The first star wars comic, published by marvel comics in 1977. This is an oversized 10 x 14 inch treasury sized comic, which were very popular and common in the 1970s.
What is value 1977 marvel special edition star wars volume 1. Lucasfilms nowcorporate sibling marvel comics, which published star wars comics from 1977 to 1986, are once again publishing star wars titles that started in 2015. Star wars collectibles price guide and appraisal guide. Star wars weekly the comic book price guide for great britain. Browse certified star wars comic books for sale at auction. Its important that you dont confuse this with the normal 30 cent edition or the reprint 35 cent edition two very common mistakes. Unfollow star wars comics value to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.