How much is the first star wars comic worth answers. Jason aaron is an american comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as the other side, scalped, ghost rider, wolverine and punishermax. Tales of the jedi comic books feature stories from before the rise of the empire, before the legendary exploits of luke, han, and leia. When the movie star wars became an unexpected breakout hit in 1977, the logo was on tshirts, wall posters, and lunchboxes. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the adventures of luke skywalker, han solo, princess, leia, darth vader and more continue. How much is a 1979 star wars comic book worth answers. They then continued the story where the movie left off for another 101 issues 107 total. The cover looks great, back has slight discoloration but the inside is. Star wars 17page story imperial forces led by darth vader capture princess leia organas ship, which is on a mission for the rebel alliance.
Its important that you dont confuse this with the normal 30 cent edition or the reprint 35 cent edition two very common mistakes. Please help improve this list or discuss it on the talk page. Once luke, obiwan, and the two droids r2d2 and c3po are safely in obiwan kenobis hut, r2. Whether you are an avid comic collector, a repeat offender one who once collected but fell by the wayside, are new to the industry, or someone who came across some old comics, welcome to the world of comics. We follow a strict set of guidelines in order to deliver the best possible comic book values. Find star wars 1 comic and star wars comic 1 1977 from a vast selection of star wars. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books. The work is proofpositive that disney cares about the star wars brand by continually reinvigorating our beloved mythology in new and refreshing ways. Fallen order dark temple originated in a comics prequel and this is what happened. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. Star wars 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up.
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. We need the issue number and the condition of the book. Most people dont know that lucasfilm approached marvel before 1977 about publishing a comic book series based on the film. Find the value of the marvel comic star wars volume 1. The 2020 cpv price guide for 1980s canadian price variants type 1a by bill alexander, paul clairmont, walter durajlija, jay halstead, jon mcclure, benjamin nobel, conan saunders, doug sulipa, and angelo virone introduction, table of contents, all titles, other price guide editions. Jason aaron is an american comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as the. The star wars legend, who has spent 43 years acting as the golden droid, reflects on the end of the skywalker. A new hope, marvels ongoing star wars comics reveal new stories featuring. Legacy comic book series takes place more than 100 years since the events in return of the jedi and the days of the new jedi order. Early shipments may have had figure variants of luke skywalker, ben kenobi and darth vader with double telescoping lightsabers, they are extremely rare to find on card. Akira kurosawa was another major influence on star wars. Warren, whose price guide books have been the authority on collectibles values since 1985.
Iron eclipse was basically a james bond tale in the star wars universe. The star wars comic was set to be written by jason aaron and illustrated by john cassaday, and released in january 2015. Aphra and her father fought for their lives against the dangerous eternal rur, and we. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. Star wars comics values and price guide heritage auctions. With its big screen debut in 1977, star wars has become one of the largest franchises in history, spinning off a series of sequels, prequels, tv shows, books, and collectibles. We make every possible effort to only report on the price paid for individual comics. These are unique covers to these british comics which werent used on the american comic book series. Along with the release of the movie star wars in 1977, marvel released a comic version of the movie episode iv. The first star wars movie didnt come out until 1977, so theres no such thing as a 1962 star wars comic. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The term 12back refers to the first 12 figures shown on the back of the package. Learn the value of the best issues and price variants.
Star wars collectibles price guide and appraisal guide. Star wars was one of three new star wars comics by marvel announced in july 2014, along with princess leia and darth vader. Earlier today it was reported that actress rosario dawson had joined the cast of the mandalorian season 2, joining the cast in the role of fanfavorite character ahsoka tano from star wars. The damage has been done to the franchise, and i cant imagine collectors ever rekindling that old enthusiasm. The first four rows are the star wars price variants collectors do widely know about and are listed in overstreet. After baby yoda stole everyones hearts in the mandalorian, one star wars fan has created baby jar jar binks to try and win over critics.
Searching for star wars collectibles market values. Comic book galaxy explores marvels star wars comic book releases and provides a discussion point on the culture and climate of the star wars comic book universe april was a stellar month for star wars comics. My 11year old grandson, who, of course, started with the new star wars 1, 2 and 3 has been introduced to the original three. Star wars weekly the comic book price guide for great. That being said, its still an actionpacked comic book. Cad bane made his marvel comics debut in the pages of darth maul, dr. I also like the photo covers which they used occasionally. George lucas, akira kurosawa, and steven spielberg at the oscars in 1990. The first star wars comics were published by marvel and created by roy thomas and howard chaykin. Several variant covers were printed for the first issue. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Today well go over the two 1st print newsstand issues, and a few of the most common reprints. No word reprint next to luke skywalker underneath price.
The original trilogy a graphic novel is the latest comic adaptation from disney lucasfilm press. 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. Browse certified star wars comic books for sale at auction. For graphic novels and comics, see list of star wars comic books. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014.
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