Prices in boldface blue are for items shown as in stock subject to prior sale. New star wars comic will explore key planet in the last jedi. When mark hamill is presented with a comic book cover featuring the title of episode viii, the actor jokingly begs fans not to read the spoilerladen comic related. This comic was purchased new in 1977, and has been stored in my collection ever since. The marvel star wars series of comic books was the first ever comic series. The original star wars comic book series, published by marvel comics from 1977 1986. The books themselves carried an innocence granted by a largely popular set of films that hadnt yet been bogged down with years of expanded universe continuity. The last jedi have taken to reading older comics in the hopes a clue can be discovered. The writer and artist john cassaday kick off marvel comics new line of comic books based on the scifi franchise in january with star wars, the first of three titles launching in 2015. 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.
Star wars annual 1979 1983 star wars annual 1979 1983. The series started as an official adaption, but build on the legacy after the original films ending. Marvel comics groups nineyear run of star wars comics saw more than its fair share of talented creators weaving the ongoing monthly into the classic series that it is today. For toy collectors have better opportunity to buy and sell star wars figures because brian toys is the best and reliable star wars toys provider. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. Darth vader checks on the status of the second death star while the rebels attempt to rescue han solo from jabba the hutt. My first comic book was the 1977 marvel oversized star wars special edition with art by howard chaykin. Star wars comic issue 1 knight errant deluge modern age first print dark horse. Dark horse modern age star wars comics for sale ebay.
Star wars return of the jedi tpb 1983 marvel comic books. Unfollow star wars comic 1977 4 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The cover looks great, back has slight discoloration but the inside is. Since star wars proved to be such a huge hit with fans, the official comics adaptations were released in various formats in addition to the 6issue run in the ongoing series, a larger treasury format was also published.
The original star wars comic book series, published by marvel comics from 19771986. They were the company to first release comic books for the star wars saga, with their. Browse the marvel comic series star wars annual 1979 1983. Signed by editor in chief jim shooter with lone star comics certificate of authenticity. This was the first comic to be based off a star wars film. Not only do these stories delve deeper into the characters personalities, you understand why the characters did what they did in the films. Artoodetoo to the rescue comics 1983 by jo duffy author. Before the empire, before the dark times, obiwan kenobi was one of the greatest. Marvel started this great tradition back in the 1970s. Star wars 1977 1986 from marvel comics league of comic geeks. Marvels adaptation of return of the jedi october 1983january.
Wars poster comic return of the jedi no 1 date 1983 uk marvel comic. Get the best deals on dark horse modern age star wars comics when you shop the largest online selection at. 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 annual 2 a, jan 1982 comic book by marvel.
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. One of the reasons star wars is so popular is due to the comics books. Get the best deals on cgc bronze age star wars comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Get the best deals on bronze age star wars comics when you shop the largest online selection at. New listing star wars number 1 comic book 1977 first print cgc white pages 9. Two copies of the 35c diamond cover with a upc and no notation of being a reprint have popped up since 2004. These are unique covers to these british comics which werent used on the american comic book series.
George lucas wanted marvel to adapt the star wars films into comic book formats because he was inspired by fantastic four as a. Vintage star wars marvel comic books can have significant value to collectors, especially. Star wars 1 reprint 1977 marvel comics book news stand edition vf free shipping. Comic books in marvel comics illustrated version of star wars. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. The first star wars comics were published by marvel and created by roy thomas and howard chaykin. I also like the photo covers which they used occasionally. 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. Luke skywalker and the ragtag band of rebels fighting against the galactic empire are fresh off their biggest victory yetthe destruction of the massive battle station known as the death star. Dark horse comics published the limited series dark empire in 1991. Some consider marvels ewoks and droids separate from its more adult star wars comic, and its true that they had different styles and were set in different eras.
Should grade vfnm, covers and pages still bright, only very lightly tanned from age, 40 years. Return to title search view all issues of this title. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Star wars comic books hornchurch, london selling these fantastic star wars comic books. Marvel comics illustrated version of star wars pb 1977 del rey books 1. Turn your star wars collection into cash brians toys. According to former marvel editorinchief jim shooter, the strong sales of star wars comics saved marvel financially in 1977.
Browse issues from the comic book series, star wars, from marvel comics. Prices in boldface green are for items that are presently onsale. The series chronicled their subsequent adventures for 107 issues and three annuals, including a sixissue adaptation of the 1980 sequel. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. The comic book price guide for great britain star wars. Marvel comics is one of the largest companies in the world of comic books. Today well go over the two 1st print newsstand issues, and a few of the most common reprints.
Star wars is a comic book series published by marvel comics from april 12, 1977 to may 27, 1986. Approximately 1,500 were printed with only an estimated 400 surviving to date and only a handful of those being in nmmt condition. The marvel special edition was printed at close to actual size of the original artwork pages and was released in three different books. This issue was responsible for getting me further into not only star wars but comic books as well. Star wars return of the jedi 1983 movie comic books. 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. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. On the planet shiva iv, the rebels fight another battle against the empire that they may not all escape from.
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