Star Wars (1977)
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Issues #1 - #6 are an adaptation of 'Star Wars: A New Hope'
1st appearance of Darth Vader
1st appearance of Luke Skywalker
1st appearance of Princess Leia
1st appearance of C-3PO and R2-D2
1st appearance of Grand Moff Tarkin
1st appearance of Beru and Owen Lars
Introduction of Stormtroopers
1st cover appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi and Han Solo (not in story)
📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars (1977) #1 - #6, then Princess Leia #1
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Issues #1 - #6 are an adaptation of 'Star Wars: A New Hope'
1st appearance of Darth Vader
1st appearance of Luke Skywalker
1st appearance of Princess Leia
1st appearance of C-3PO and R2-D2
1st appearance of Grand Moff Tarkin
1st appearance of Beru and Owen Lars
Introduction of Stormtroopers
1st cover appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi and Han Solo (not in story)
📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars (1977) #1 - #6, then Princess Leia #1
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$0.35 price variant
Estimated to have fewer than 1,000 copies in existence
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$0.35 price variant
Estimated to have fewer than 1,000 copies in existence
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Reprint of Star Wars #1 identified by the $0.30 cover price in a square box, the word 'REPRINT' below the price and the inclusion of a UPC code
Labeled by CGC as REPRINT
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Reprint of Star Wars #1 identified by the $0.30 cover price in a square box, the word 'REPRINT' below the price and the inclusion of a UPC code
Labeled by CGC as REPRINT
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Reprint of Star Wars #1 (1977)
Distributed in $0.99 polybagged multipacks
Indicated as a reprint by interior copyright information
Labeled by CGC as Multi-Pack Edition
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Reprint of Star Wars #1 (1977)
Distributed in $0.99 polybagged multipacks
Indicated as a reprint by interior copyright information
Labeled by CGC as Multi-Pack Edition
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$0.30 Whitman edition as identified by the diamond shape in the upper left corner box with UPC barcode in lower left corner
Extremely rare, possibly the earliest printing of issues polybagged in multipacks, distributed by Whitman with a barcode that may have caused confusion at the register resulting in later printings with a blank UPC
Value unknown
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$0.30 Whitman edition as identified by the diamond shape in the upper left corner box with UPC barcode in lower left corner
Extremely rare, possibly the earliest printing of issues polybagged in multipacks, distributed by Whitman with a barcode that may have caused confusion at the register resulting in later printings with a blank UPC
Value unknown
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$0.35 Whitman edition as identified by the diamond shape in the upper left corner box with UPC barcode in lower left corner
Extremely rare, possibly the earliest printing of issues polybagged in multipacks, distributed by Whitman with a barcode that may have caused confusion at the register resulting in later printings with a blank UPC
Value unknown
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$0.35 Whitman edition as identified by the diamond shape in the upper left corner box with UPC barcode in lower left corner
Extremely rare, possibly the earliest printing of issues polybagged in multipacks, distributed by Whitman with a barcode that may have caused confusion at the register resulting in later printings with a blank UPC
Value unknown
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Reprint of Star Wars #1 (1977), indicated by the word 'REPRINT' in the upper left corner box
Distributed in $0.99 polybagged multipacks
Labeled by CGC as REPRINT/Multi-Pack Edition
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Reprint of Star Wars #1 (1977), indicated by the word 'REPRINT' in the upper left corner box
Distributed in $0.99 polybagged multipacks
Labeled by CGC as REPRINT/Multi-Pack Edition
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$0.35 Whitman edition as identified by the diamond shape in the upper left corner box with UPC barcode in lower left corner
Extremely rare, possibly the earliest printing of issues polybagged in multipacks, distributed by Whitman with a barcode that may have caused confusion at the register resulting in later printings with a blank UPC
Value unknown
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$0.35 Whitman edition as identified by the diamond shape in the upper left corner box with UPC barcode in lower left corner
Extremely rare, possibly the earliest printing of issues polybagged in multipacks, distributed by Whitman with a barcode that may have caused confusion at the register resulting in later printings with a blank UPC
Value unknown
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Variant cover art by Jerry Ordway
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Filipino edition sold exclusively at Alemar's Bookstore
No price/issue number or bar code, Alemar's branding on back cover
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Filipino edition sold exclusively at Alemar's Bookstore
No price/issue number or bar code, Alemar's branding on back cover
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Lebanese edition, published as Ma Waraa al Koun #7
Reprint of Star Wars #1 - #6
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Lebanese edition, published as Ma Waraa al Koun #7
Reprint of Star Wars #1 - #6
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French language reprint of Star Wars #1 and Moon Knight #1, printed in Canada by Editions Heritage in 1983
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French language reprint of Star Wars #1 and Moon Knight #1, printed in Canada by Editions Heritage in 1983
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Unlicensed adaptation of Star Wars IV: A New Hope, distributed in St. Petersburg Russia
Print run: 20,000 copies
Character on cover resembles Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin
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Unlicensed adaptation of Star Wars IV: A New Hope, distributed in St. Petersburg Russia
Print run: 20,000 copies
Character on cover resembles Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin
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1st appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi, in story
1st appearance of Han Solo, in story
1st appearance of Chewbacca
1st appearance of Greedo, a bounty hunter
1st appearance of the Millennium Falcon and the Death Star
1st appearance of a character named Jabba the Hutt but visually different from the movie due to a change in the character's design. Later it is explained to have been a different character named Mosep
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1st appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi, in story
1st appearance of Han Solo, in story
1st appearance of Chewbacca
1st appearance of Greedo, a bounty hunter
1st appearance of the Millennium Falcon and the Death Star
1st appearance of a character named Jabba the Hutt but visually different from the movie due to a change in the character's design. Later it is explained to have been a different character named Mosep
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$0.35 price variant
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Reprint, as indicated in the upper-left corner box
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Reprint, as indicated in the upper-left corner box
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No UPC code
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Whitman edition, sold in multi-packs with blank UPC in bottom left and REPRINT in top left
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Whitman edition, sold in multi-packs with blank UPC in bottom left and REPRINT in top left
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Whitman edition with black diamond price box in upper left and barcode in UPC box
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Whitman edition with black diamond price box in upper left and barcode in UPC box
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Filipino reprint printed and distributed by Alemar's stores
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Filipino reprint printed and distributed by Alemar's stores
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1st appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi, in story
1st appearance of Han Solo, in story
1st appearance of Chewbacca
1st appearance of Greedo, a bounty hunter
1st appearance of the Millennium Falcon and the Death Star
1st appearance of a character named Jabba the Hutt but visually different from the movie due to a change in the character's design. Later it is explained to have been a different character named Mosep
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1st appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi, in story
1st appearance of Han Solo, in story
1st appearance of Chewbacca
1st appearance of Greedo, a bounty hunter
1st appearance of the Millennium Falcon and the Death Star
1st appearance of a character named Jabba the Hutt but visually different from the movie due to a change in the character's design. Later it is explained to have been a different character named Mosep
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1st cover appearance of Han Solo and Chewbacca
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$0.35 price variant - the box around $0.35 price variant is square-shaped, not diamond-shaped
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$0.35 price variant - the box around $0.35 price variant is square-shaped, not diamond-shaped
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1st cover appearance of Han Solo and Chewbacca
Whitman edition with UPC in bottom left corner
There is a theory the earliest Whitman 3-pack issues of Star Wars #1 - #3 were printed with UPC codes but they confused the grocery store scanners and were left off later printings
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1st cover appearance of Han Solo and Chewbacca
Whitman edition with UPC in bottom left corner
There is a theory the earliest Whitman 3-pack issues of Star Wars #1 - #3 were printed with UPC codes but they confused the grocery store scanners and were left off later printings
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Whitman edition, sold in multi-packs with blank UPC in bottom left and REPRINT in top left
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Whitman edition, sold in multi-packs with blank UPC in bottom left and REPRINT in top left
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$0.35 Whitman edition, indicated by the blank UPC due to multi-pack distribution
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$0.35 Whitman edition, indicated by the blank UPC due to multi-pack distribution
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1st cover appearance of Han Solo and Chewbacca
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Star Wars (1977) film adaptation part four
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$0.35 price variant
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Alemar's Bookstore, Philippine reprint
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Star Wars (1977) film adaptation part four
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1st appearance of Wedge Antilles, brief, unnamed
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Multi-pack edition
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1st appearance of Wedge Antilles, brief, unnamed
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