Star Wars  (1977)

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Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$300

Key Facts

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)

๐Ÿ“– Reading Order: read Star Wars (1977) #1 - #6, then Princess Leia #1

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$1.1k
Mid
$4.2k
High
$14.5k

Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Estimated to have fewer than 1,000 copies in existence

As of April 2024 the CGC census shows a total of 292 copies of this variant including 24 in 9.0, 10 in 9.2, 14 in 9.4, 2 in 9.6 with none higher

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60

Key Facts

Reprint of Star Wars #1 identified by the $0.30 cover price in a square box and the word 'REPRINT' below the price

Labeled by CGC as REPRINT

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$30
Mid
$90
High
$300

Key Facts

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

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$0
Mid
$0
High
$0

Key Facts

$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

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$0
Mid
$0
High
$0

Key Facts

$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

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$45

Key Facts

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

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$0
Mid
$0
High
$0

Key Facts

$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

Star Wars #1

Non-Key

Facsimile ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2019

Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$4

Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$420
Mid
$1.4k
High
$4.2k

Key Facts

Filipino edition sold exclusively at Alemar's Bookstore

No price/issue number or bar code, Alemar's branding on back cover

Star Wars #1

Non-Key

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #1

Non-Key

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1983

Low
$15
Mid
$50
High
$150

Key Facts

French language reprint of Star Wars #1 and Moon Knight #1, printed in Canada by Editions Heritage in 1983

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1994

Low
$50
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k

Key Facts

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

Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

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

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$8
Mid
$20
High
$100

Key Facts

Reprint, as indicated in the upper-left corner box

Star Wars #2

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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No UPC code

Star Wars #2

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Whitman edition, sold in multi-packs with blank UPC in bottom left and REPRINT in top left

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$20
Mid
$80
High
$200

Key Facts

Whitman edition with black diamond price box in upper left and barcode in UPC box

Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$5
Mid
$18
High
$60

Key Facts

1st cover appearance of Han Solo and Chewbacca

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$180
Mid
$625
High
$1.8k

Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Pay close attention to the shape of the surrounding price box and that it is a white square, not a diamond

Star Wars #3

Non-Key

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$10
Mid
$30
High
$100

Key Facts

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

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$5
Mid
$15
High
$50

Key Facts

Whitman edition, sold in multi-packs with blank UPC in bottom left and REPRINT in top left

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$3
Mid
$9
High
$30

Key Facts

$0.35 Whitman edition, indicated by the blank UPC due to multi-pack distribution

Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$45

Key Facts

Star Wars (1977) film adaptation part four

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

$0.35 price variant

Star Wars #4

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #4

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #4

Non-Key

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1980

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$500
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$1k
High
$3k

Key Facts

Alemar's Bookstore, Philippine reprint

Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

1st appearance of Wedge Antilles, brief, unnamed

Star Wars #5

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Marvel ⋅ 1977

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$45

Key Facts

2nd appearance of Wedge Antilles, brief, identified by name

Battle of Luke Skywalker versus Darth Vader

Final issue of the Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope movie adaptation

Star Wars #7 begins original stories in the expanded Star Wars Universe

Star Wars #6

Non-Key

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #6

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Reprint distributed in multi-packs

Star Wars #6

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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$1
Mid
$3
High
$12

Key Facts

First original Star Wars story in a comic book, preceded by the first part of a serialized story in Pizzazz Magazine #1

1st appearance of Crimson Jack, a Pirate Master

Star Wars #7

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Marvel ⋅ 1978

Low
$4
Mid
$12
High
$40

Key Facts

1st appearance of Jaxxon

Star Wars #8

Non-Key

Newsstand ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #8

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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$2
Mid
$8
High
$25

Key Facts

1st team appearance of the Cloud Riders, an intergalactic motorcycle gang that appeared in the 2018 'Solo' film

Star Wars #9

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #10

Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #10

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #11

Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Key Facts

Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #12

Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #12

Non-Key

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #13

Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Star Wars #14

Non-Key

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

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