Star wars comic book 1st issue 1978

Nostalgia zone specializes in many comic book genres and titles other retailers often overlook. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Marvel uks 1978 star wars weekly comic while recently rifling through the boxes of stuff i still have cluttering up my parents house, i found one containing copies of my old star wars weekly comic from the seventies. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a six issue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. Beginning february 8, 1978, marvel uk reprinted the us marvel series.

The comic book price guide for great britain star wars. Not only do we carry dc, marvel and other wellknown publishers, but we also. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Smugglers run is a fourpart german comic adaptation of the greg rucka novel of the same name by alec worley. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics. It was the movie adaption of the original star wars before it was known as a new hope and i read it until it fell apart. Star wars comic signed by fisher, ford, and hamill season 14 history duration.

Star wars 1 july 1977 first print a ton of 1st appearances no reserve. The star wars is an 8issue comic book miniseries set in the star wars legends or rather, the noncanon infinities part of it, released in 20 and later rereleased in trade paperback and as part of star wars legends epic collection. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Nostalgia zone comic book store buy and sell comic books. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page. 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. The book was intended as a lowbudget sequel in the event lucas film didnt perform well at. Blackthorne publishing released a three issue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. Xwing rogue squadron is a series of comic books published by dark horse comics.

Marvel uks 1978 star wars weekly comic while recently rifling through the boxes of stuff i still have cluttering up my parents house, i found one containing copies. This issue was distributed with bonus items originally. A star wars tiein comic may have just made aspects of the first star wars novel canon again. The star wars is an 8 issue comic book miniseries set in the star wars legends or rather, the noncanon infinities part of it, released in 20 and later rereleased in trade paperback and as part of star wars legends epic collection. Star wars 17 marvel 1978 nm 1st print luke skywalker tatooine sand. It was released bimonthly, but with comics from two american issues in every swedish issue. From 1978 to 1982, star wars comic book fans got a weekly dose of adventures in that galaxy far, far away with the star wars weekly comic book. Think the first time princess leia and han solo kissed was in the movie star wars. The series was relatively longrunning, lasting from 1977 to 1986. According to former marvel editorinchief jim shooter, the strong sales of star wars comics saved marvel financially in 1977 and 1978. The series was such a smash hit for marvel in an otherwise dismal sales year that many who worked at marvel in 1977 consider it to have. Launched by marvel uk on 8th february 1978, star wars weekly reprinted the us star wars title, alongside marvels other spacerelatedscience fiction strips such as warlock, starlord, micronauts. Should grade vfnm, covers and pages still bright, only very lightly tanned from age, 40 years. Star wars 68 origin of boba fett 1983 marvel comics star wars comic books, star.

Technically the old star wars expanded universe began all the way back in 1978, when del rey published allan dean fosters novel splinter of the minds eye. Today well go over the two 1st print newsstand issues, and a few of the most common reprints. This issue was responsible for getting me further into not only star wars but comic books as well. Jul 10, 2009 regrettably that e book replaced into revealed for the period of the super 90s comedian glut the 1st version got here out in 1994. Vintage star wars marvel comic books can have significant value to collectors, especially 35c price variants.

Please fill out the following form to report a missing variant issue from the database. This was done to make room for new stories, as disney announced that the star wars comics would return to marvel comics. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Please only report variant missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Star wars comic book lot marvel comics issues 112, 35 cents, no.

Sep 25, 2016 these are awesome star wars collectibles. This comic was purchased new in 1977, and has been stored in my collection ever since. My first comic book was the 1977 marvel oversized star wars special edition with art by howard chaykin. Star wars marvel treasury comic books issue 1 and 2 youtube. Featuring classic star wars characters luke skywalker, princess leia, han solo, chewbacca, c3po, and r2d2, the first six issues adapt the may 1977 film star wars. The first years only as annual kingsized albums, that collected issues 16, 1115, 1823, 2526, 34 and 3944.

Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. The star wars comic books category for a complete list. I wanted more star wars but the movie was only in theatres and. Its one of the most highprofile star wars comics published by marvel, but the company has a long history of publishing great, and occasionally very, very strange, star wars comics. Star wars easter egg brings first novel back into canon. Signed by legendary star wars concept artist ralph mcquarrie splash with lone star comics certificate of authenticity. It spanned 107 issues, with three special annual issues. Launched by marvel uk on 8th february 1978, star wars weekly reprinted the us star wars title, alongside marvels other spacerelatedscience fiction strips such as warlock, star lord, micronauts. Star wars for all the variations of the subject on the site. In this case, a 2012 san diego comic con exclusive holographic darth maul has the distinction of being the most valuable star wars pop on the secondhand market. We carry extensive comic book back issue collections of underground comics, romance comics, war comics, western comics, horror comics, tv and movie comics and much more. Remembering star wars weekly marvel uks 1978 comic.

The 35 cent variant was titled as such because marvel was testing out a price increase in their comic books between 1976 and 1977. Star wars 5 1st series 1977 november 1977 marvel comics star. This beautifully framed original 1st issue comic book has been graded a mint 9. Learn the value of the best issues and price variants. The marvel star wars series of comic books was the first ever comic series created for the saga.

The first movie was released in may 1977 and the first comic book was released by marvelin july 1977. And so began the start of the star wars adventure back in the spring of 1977. If this is a regular missing issue, please use the missing submission on the title in question. We buy everything from large collections and estates to individual high value golden age and silver age books and everything in between. Since disney acquired the rights to the franchise back in 2012, much of the star wars expanded universe, which consisted of video game storylines, films and comic books, was rebranded as star wars. My 11year old grandson, who, of course, started with the new star wars 1, 2 and 3 has been introduced to the original three. The comic book price guide for great britain star wars annual. Comic book, 35 cent variant, 1st edition condition. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. This is a disambiguation pagea navigational aid that lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. The series chronicled their subsequent adventures for 107 issues and three annuals. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986.