Star wars for all the variations of the subject on the site. 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. Vintage star wars marvel comic books can have significant value to. Heres how much your vintage comics are now worth mashable. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. This is due to the sudden abundance of up and coming comic collectors that the comics industry experienced. A bounty hunter with a hatred of rebels and robots, are after han solo. It will also depend in the rarity of the specific edition. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. The marvel treasury editions also were reprinted by whitman. Items similar to star wars 16, han solo book, 1978 marvel comics, vf or nm 9. The value of an individual comic book is dependent on its grade. Signed by legendary star wars concept artist ralph mcquarrie splash with lone star comics certificate of authenticity.
Star wars 68 origin of boba fett 1983 marvel comics star wars comic books, star. Luke skywalker, c3po, and r2 d2 return to the barren planet of lukes birth for a perilous mission that could decide the fate of the rebel alliance. This is an oversized 10 x 14 inch treasury sized comic, which were very popular and common in the 1970s. The physical state of a marvel comic book commands a great deal in finding out its value. Learn the value of the best issues and price variants. The term 12back refers to the first 12 figures shown on the back of the package. The marvel star wars series of comic books was the first ever comic series created for the saga. The star wars comic books category for a complete list. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection.
Hobbizine comic book value guides list prices in all conditions from good to mint. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Once each year, comic book fans would be treated to even more star wars in the form of special oversized releases. Launched by marvel uk on 8th february 1978, star wars weekly reprinted the us star wars title, alongside marvel s other spacerelatedscience fiction strips such as warlock, star lord, micronauts. The marvel comics adaptation first appeared on uk shores in the shape of a reprinted large format 2 issue us treasury edition, but more widely in february 1978 with marvel uks immensely popular star wars weekly comic. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. In 1978, mondadori and marvel italy, italian branch of marvel comics. Just got from an estate sale as pictured star wars book from 1978 263386711598.
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. 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. The value of a 1978 richie rich comic book will depend on the condition of the book itself. Marvel special edition featuring star wars 3 wookieepedia. 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. Marvel typically tested price increases on a limited basis before rolling out the increase over all their comic titles.
These are easy to spot with their giant w on the covers. 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. Star wars comics values and price guide heritage auctions. Star wars is a comic book series published by marvel comics from april 12, 1977 to may 27, 1986. In the states there were three star wars annuals released. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. Today well go over the two 1st print newsstand issues, and a. Chumlee has to call in multiple experts to inspect a 1977 star wars comic released by marvel and signed by the original trio of castmembers in this clip from if the. Star wars dec marvel for sale online star wars comic books, star wars. The series chronicled their subsequent adventures for 107 issues and three annuals. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. However, there is no difference in the value between the two.
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. Marvel teamup annual 1976 1978 marvel treasury edition 1974 marvel treasury special. Star wars 1 2005 friendly neighborhood spiderman 2005 2007. This article is about the original marvel star wars comic series that ran from 1977 to 1986. The pages are twice the size of the original comic books, but the height of each page is slightly less in comparison. It also inspired me to look for more comic book adventures of other heroes like superman, batman and spiderman. The series chronicled their subsequent adventures for 107 issues and three annuals, including a sixissue adaptation of the 1980 sequel. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. Comic book, star wars episode 1 obiwan kenobi dark horse comics. Browse certified star wars comic books for sale at auction. The comic book price guide for great britain star wars weekly.
Certain bronze age keys listed on the most valuable comic books page have actually fallen in value since 200810. George lucas wanted marvel to adapt the star wars films into comic book formats because he was inspired by fantastic four as a. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on the following grading criteria. The series was relatively longrunning, lasting from 1977 to 1986. Remembering star wars weekly marvel uks 1978 comic. A feeding frenzy in the midtolate2000s lead to a glut of cgcgraded near mintmint copies coming to market. Star wars sep marvel for sale online star wars comics, marvel comics. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. Get the best deals on bronze age star wars comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. View market values for books, store your collection, and. Comics are like a fine wine they only get better and more valuable with age. Marvel comics that were released in the late 1980s and later have little if any value today.
It spanned 107 issues, with three special annual issues. This simply means the issue was purchased in a comic book specialty store, rather than a newsstand. Save star wars comics value to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. George lucas wanted marvel to adapt the star wars films into comic book formats because he was inspired by fantastic four as a teenager and based darth vader off doctor doom. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995.
Browse the marvel comic series star wars annual 1979 1983. How much is a 1978 star wars comic book worth answers. Star wars marvel treasury comic books issue 1 and 2 youtube. Comic book,star wars episode 1 obiwan kenobi dark horse comics. 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. Dark horse comics published the limited series dark empire in 1991. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Sep 25, 2016 these are awesome star wars collectibles. Star wars weekly the comic book price guide for great britain. Marvel back to star wars may 1978 volume 1 usa 303 owned.
The marvel star wars series of comic books was the first ever comic series. These would all be great starter comics for kids that are huge star wars fans just starting out on their comic collections. Marvel special edition featuring star wars 3 collects the first six issues of the marvel star wars series of comics. Please fill out the following form to report a missing variant issue from the database. Star wars isnt the only title with these variants, and there is a subset of people who collect these 35 cent variants. This was the first comic to be based off a star wars film.