All data on comic book sales comes courtesy of sell my comic books. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. Unfortunately, star wars and marvel and frankly the comic book industry in general have quite a lot of catching up to do on that front. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. Star wars micro comic collectors pack box of 24 aug152379a games star wars.
The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. The work is proofpositive that disney cares about the star wars brand by continually reinvigorating our beloved mythology in new and refreshing ways. The guide to comics, where he was at the helm from 19932003. I also like the photo covers which they used occasionally.
Here at book riot we make an effort in our articles to reflect a diverse and inclusive list of authors and creators. Art by al williamson, carlos garzon, ron frenz, tom palmer, dan green, and bill sienkiewicz. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. May 02, 2007 in 2006, dark horse comicswhich, at the time, owned the rights to the star wars comic book franchisetook the expanded universe into a bold and risky territory with its star wars legacy line. These are unique covers to these british comics which werent used on the american comic book series. Darth vader checks on the status of the second death star while the rebels attempt to rescue han solo from jabba the hutt. Set nearly 140 years after the events of episode iv. Star wars weekly the comic book price guide for great britain. Appreciation for the third movie was lower than the second, dropping from a series high of 96% freshness down to 78. And here we look at one of the first examples of this. Return of the jedi is a lavish, fullcolor volume that commemorates the creative genius and technical wizardry behind return of the jedi, the dazzling space epic. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on the following grading criteria. Subsequently, jon became senior price guide editor for wizard.
The 26 rarest star wars collectibles and what theyre worth. Star wars annual the comic book price guide for great britain. Welcome to the iguide comic book price guide iguide is proud to host the online comic book price guide by jon r. If you have later issues, then see our detective comics price guide for values. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. This reading order contains all the necessary issues to enjoy the star wars comics by dark horse. Warren was creator of the overstreet update and editor of it for 10 years 19821992. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. The first star wars comics were published by marvel and created by roy thomas and howard chaykin. Browse certified star wars comic books for sale at auction. 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 pawn dont fit. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. 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.
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. Find star wars 1 comic and star wars comic 1 1977 from a vast selection of star wars. The comic book price guide for great britain star wars weekly. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet. The comic book price guide for great britain star wars. The term 12back refers to the first 12 figures shown on the back of the package. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. When the movie star wars became an unexpected breakout hit in 1977, the logo was on tshirts, wall posters, and lunchboxes. Star wars annual star wars special edition star wars weekly star wars summer special total value for all issues of this title listed.
Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. Comic return of the jedi star wars 14 of a fourissue limited series 1983 1984 on. Newspaper strip daily, mar 11, 1979 mar 11, 1984 feb 9,1981 mar 11, 1984 are reprinted in the russ cochran 3 vol. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995.
The art of star wars return of the jedi 1983 books. Some soughtafter comics are include the star wars comics of 1977, which depicted the first movie, a new hope, over six issues. 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. Browse the marvel comic series star wars 1977 1986. 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. 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. Wondering what your old spiderman comics are worth. So if you have a lesser condition one, then its virtually worthless except as a fun comic to read. Once each year, comic book fans would be treated to even more star wars in the form of special oversized releases. While the movies are by far the most famous, most essential, and most canonical tellings of the star wars legends, the story has also been expanded, in both official and unofficial capacity, by a plethora of books, tv shows, and comics. Star wars dark horse reading order comic book reading. So here are a few awesome ladies id love to see involved in future star wars comics. Comic return of the jedi star wars 14 of a fourissue. Star wars return of the jedi 1983 movie comic books.
The film is closer in tone to the original 19771983 trilogy than the 19992005 prequel trilogy, which. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. The cover features the image of luke, leia and lando. Star wars for all the variations of the subject on the site. And called a special edition rather than an annual so it gets its own title listing. In his youth, williamson developed an interest in comic strips, particularly. An out of this world guide to star wars, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi by vaz, mark cotta and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Unfollow star wars comics value to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Comic return of the jedi star wars 14 of a fourissue limited series 1983. The star wars comic books category for a complete list. The value of an individual comic book is dependent on its grade. The original trilogy a graphic novel is the latest comic adaptation from disney lucasfilm press.
Find the value of the marvel comic star wars volume 1. Founded by harvey kurtzman and william gaines, the american comedy magazine known as mad hit the shelves in 1952. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. The force awakens with these comic book highlights. You can also connect with others in the comic industry to further and enhance everyones comic experience.
Assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. Star wars is a comic book series published by marvel comics from april 12, 1977 to may 27, 1986. Vintage star wars marvel comic books can have significant value to. Most people dont know that lucasfilm approached marvel before 1977 about publishing a comic book. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books.
Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. Find great deals on ebay for star wars comics value. This page contains a list of all the comics included in star wars vol 1. Star wars return of the jedi tpb 1983 marvel comic books. The comics followed the events of each of the original star wars movies, and later told new, extended stories never before seen on film. Get it by thu, apr 23 sat, apr 25 from bonne terre, missouri. In the states there were three star wars annuals released.
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