Star Wars  (1977)

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Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$30
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$90
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$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)

📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars (1977) #1 - #6, then Princess Leia #1

Price Variant ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$1.1k
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$4.2k
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$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

International ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$420
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$1.4k
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$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.

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$10
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$30
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$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

Whitman ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$20
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$80
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$200

Key Facts

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

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$5
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$18
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$60

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1st cover appearance of Han Solo and Chewbacca

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$4
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$12
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$45

Key Facts

Star Wars (1977) film adaptation part four

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$4
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$12
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$40

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1st appearance of Wedge Antilles, brief, unnamed

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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$4
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$12
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$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

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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$1
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$3
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$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

Marvel ⋅ 1978

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$4
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$12
High
$40

Key Facts

1st appearance of Jaxxon

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