These are unique covers to these british comics which werent used on the american comic book series. The film is closer in tone to the original 19771983 trilogy than the 19992005 prequel trilogy, which. Vintage star wars marvel comic books can have significant value to. And here we look at one of the first examples of this.
This reading order contains all the necessary issues to enjoy the star wars comics by dark horse. Find the value of the marvel comic star wars volume 1. All data on comic book sales comes courtesy of sell my comic books. 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. Comic return of the jedi star wars 14 of a fourissue limited series 1983 1984 on. 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. The star wars comic books category for a complete list. Six values are listed here for each issue number based on the following grading criteria. The comics followed the events of each of the original star wars movies, and later told new, extended stories never before seen on film. The vast majority of comics from the 1980s and later have little, if any, value today. When the movie star wars became an unexpected breakout hit in 1977, the logo was on tshirts, wall posters, and lunchboxes.
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. Browse the marvel comic series star wars 1977 1986. And called a special edition rather than an annual so it gets its own title listing. Some soughtafter comics are include the star wars comics of 1977, which depicted the first movie, a new hope, over six issues. Find great deals on ebay for star wars comics value. Get it by thu, apr 23 sat, apr 25 from bonne terre, missouri. Comic return of the jedi star wars 14 of a fourissue. The art of star wars return of the jedi 1983 books. In the states there were three star wars annuals released. Star wars is a comic book series published by marvel comics from april 12, 1977 to may 27, 1986. Founded by harvey kurtzman and william gaines, the american comedy magazine known as mad hit the shelves in 1952. I also like the photo covers which they used occasionally. The term 12back refers to the first 12 figures shown on the back of the package. We created this guide to help the many people who call us asking how much are my comic books worth.
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The comic book price guide for great britain star wars. Star wars return of the jedi 1983 movie comic books. Here at book riot we make an effort in our articles to reflect a diverse and inclusive list of authors and creators. Star wars annual the comic book price guide for great britain. 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. Most people dont know that lucasfilm approached marvel before 1977 about publishing a comic book. The original trilogy a graphic novel is the latest comic adaptation from disney lucasfilm press. Subsequently, jon became senior price guide editor for wizard. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. 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. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members.
Unfollow star wars comics value to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The value of an individual comic book is dependent on its grade. The 26 rarest star wars collectibles and what theyre worth. Art by al williamson, carlos garzon, ron frenz, tom palmer, dan green, and bill sienkiewicz. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. The force awakens with these comic book highlights. Assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. Star wars weekly 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. How much are my comic books worth welcome to, a quick and simple guide to help you grade and identify your old comic books. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. 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. 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.
Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Darth vader checks on the status of the second death star while the rebels attempt to rescue han solo from jabba the hutt. 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. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986.
Originally a comic book, mad developed readerships of over 2,000,000 in the 70s, known for. Warren was creator of the overstreet update and editor of it for 10 years 19821992. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. The work is proofpositive that disney cares about the star wars brand by continually reinvigorating our beloved mythology in new and refreshing ways.
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 have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. This page contains a list of all the comics included in star wars vol 1. 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.
If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. In his youth, williamson developed an interest in comic strips, particularly. Star wars annual star wars special edition star wars weekly star wars summer special total value for all issues of this title listed. So if you have a lesser condition one, then its virtually worthless except as a fun comic to read. Browse certified star wars comic books for sale at auction. Hobbizine comic book value guides list prices in all conditions from good to mint. Star wars for all the variations of the subject on the site. Star wars micro comic collectors pack box of 24 aug152379a games star wars. The first star wars comics were published by marvel and created by roy thomas and howard chaykin. Comic return of the jedi star wars 14 of a fourissue limited series 1983. Star wars dark horse reading order comic book reading.
If you have later issues, then see our detective comics price guide for values. Star wars return of the jedi tpb 1983 marvel comic books. So here are a few awesome ladies id love to see involved in future star wars comics. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. 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. Also, the heritage auctions archives contain high quality images of comics, so the archives are also an outstanding resource for identifying your comic books.