Marvel Comics Super Special  (1977)

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2nd appearance of KISS in comics

The ink that was used to print the comic is mixed with the blood of the band members

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Origin of The Beatles

Includes a poster

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42-page science-fiction story featuring the band, KISS

Four-page pull-out poster included

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Adaptation of film Jaws 2 (1978)

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Adaptation of the 1970s television show later reprinted in issues #1-#3 of the ongoing Marvel series

Yellow Spider-Man logo in upper-left corner identifies this edition as the first printing, magazine-sized publication

Released simultaneous to this edition is an oversized treasury edition with a red Spider-Man logo

Additionally, there is a nearly identical publication with Special Collector's Edition in the upper-left corner. This is a reproduction by a company named Modern Promotions (MP)

[October 2020 - Simon Kinberg (X-Men franchise) is set to develop a Battlestar Galactica movie while Dylan Clark (Planet of the Apes) develops the sci-fi classic television series]

Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Marvel ⋅ 1979

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First time Star-Lord appears in color

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Part one of the Weirdworld fantasy trilogy

Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Marvel ⋅ 1979

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Marvel ⋅ 1980

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Adaptation of the 1979 Star Trek motion picture

1st appearance of Klingons as aliens in first page of story

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Adaptation of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in an oversized comic book magazine

1st appearance of Yoda

1st appearance of Boba Fett

1st appearance of Lando Calrissian

1st appearance of Lobot

1st cameo appearance of Emperor Palpatine aka Darth Sidious, Bossk, 4-Lom, Dengar and IG-88

1st team appearance of Rogue Squadron

📖 Reading Order: next read Star Wars Adventures #1 (2020 series)

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1980

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68-page adaptation of the critically panned, fantasy musical movie Xanadu (1980)

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1st appearance of Indiana Jones in a comic book

Magazine-sized adaptation of the 1981 film

Marvel ⋅ 1981

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Marvel ⋅ 1981

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68-page official adaptation of the Conan The Barbarian movie (1982)

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64-page adaptation of the classic science-fiction film Blade Runner (1982)

Marvel previously published a pocketbook version of the adaptation which is a paperpback novel sized comic

Marvel ⋅ 1982

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Comic book adaptation of the Jim Henson movie "The Dark Crystal"

Later reprinted in The Dark Crystal issues #1 and #2

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Adaptation of the Roger Moore James Bond movie 'Octopussy'

Originally published by Marvel U.K.

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64-page movie adaptation of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

1st appearance of Jabba the Hutt as he appears in the film - a previous version of the character was used in Star Wars #2 (1977) before the movie design of Jabba had been revealed

Princess Leia disguised as Boushh

📖 Reading Order: next read Shattered Empire #1

Marvel ⋅ 1983

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Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Marvel ⋅ 1984

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1st appearance of the Muppet Babies

1st team appearance of the Electric Mayhem Band in U.S. comics

[March 2022 - the Electric Mayhem Band will headline a Muppets Mayhem TV series on Disney+ with Lilly Singh]

Marvel ⋅ 1984

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Marvel ⋅ 1984

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68-page official adaptation of the Conan The Destroyer, the second Conan the Barbarian movie (1984)

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Comic book adaptation of the 1984 science-fiction, cult classic by David Lynch

Originally based off of a 1965 novel by Frank Herbert

Marvel ⋅ 1985

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Marvel ⋅ 1985

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Marvel ⋅ 1986

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Adaptation of the 1984 fantasy film Labyrinth

Marvel ⋅ 1986

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