The official comicbook adaptation of the first chapter in the epic saga of star wars. Subscribe to marvel unlimited to access thousands of digital comics for one low price. New listing marvel star wars first issue 1 vintage 1 print 1977. A new hope is adapted in the first six issues of the series. The series was relatively longrunning, lasting from 1977 to 1986. A really long time ago, marvel played fast and loose with star wars.
The marvel star wars series of comic books was the first ever comic series created for. With the new han solo series dropping next week and the official force awakens comic dropping not long after that, we looked back on almost a year and a half of star wars comics from marvel. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. The marvel comics series, which began publishing on january 14, 2015, and features the characters luke skywalker, leia organa, han solo, chewbacca, c. Get the best deals on bronze age star wars comics when you shop the largest online selection at. The art is great and the story is fun and exciting and really evokes the feel of a new hope. Vintage star wars marvel comic books can have significant value to collectors, especially 35c price variants it should come as no surprise that the biggest science fiction movie series in history has mass appeal to. If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. Dark horse comics published the limited series dark empire in 1991. Star wars 12 first printing marvel comics han solo luke skywalker princess leia.
We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. The series chronicled their subsequent adventures for 107 issues and three annuals, including a sixissue adaptation of the 1980 sequel. It began publication on july 03, 2019, and concluded on december 11, 2019. Following a mysterious vision he received on cloud city, luke travels to a lost planet looking for a woman he believes may hold the key to. The marvel star wars series of comic books was the first ever comic series created for the saga. It spanned 107 issues, with three special annual issues. Here is our ranking of all of marvels star wars series so far, from worst to best. Read comics online for free marvel, dc, dark horse comics.
For bookkeeping reasons, special coding symbols were devised and appear on the covers of these comics. Well i really mean the new comic series that started in 2015. The spiderman and diamond symbols are for direct sales clients comic book shops. The last comic published under the imprint featured a may 1988 cover date, although the star comics magazine continued through december 1988. Visit for first looks at star wars comics, exclusive book excerpts, and more. The marvel universe has seen all manner of wars, both civil and secret, but which event was the alltime greatest. A new hope, marvel s ongoing star wars comics reveal new stories featuring these classic characters. According to leland chee, however, all of the marvel comics are considered. This page contains a list of all the comics included in star wars vol 1. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. Biggest database for marvel, dc comics, dark horse comics online.
Featuring classic star wars characters luke skywalker. On their way back to the lars homestead, the group comes upon the ruins of a jawa sandcrawler. At first i was skeptical about the new marvel comics takeover of star wars, but my ideas were shattered when i read this. Star wars is a comic book series published by marvel comics from april 12, 1977 to may 27, 1986. Dark horses existing star wars comics were uploaded to marvel unlimited and relabeled under the new star wars. Star wars 17page story imperial forces led by darth vader capture princess leia organas ship, which is on a mission.
If youve stumbled across a treasure trove of comics, then sell my comic books is a great place to find out what you have. Beilert valance and bossk are on the hunt in the next issue in the marvel comic book series. Thomas and chaykins adaptation of a new hope was published over 12. How star wars saved marvel and the comic book industry.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the adventures of luke skywalker, han solo, princess, leia, darth vader and more continue. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. Showdown on the smugglers moon, part v is the twelfth issue of the ongoing marvel comic book series star wars. Below are the symbols used by marvel as an example. The 5 weirdest things about black widows body, explained captain america lifting. Target vader is a comic book miniseries, set in the classic era. This star wars comic book series is the original star wars comic book series. A really long time ago, marvel played fast and loose with. Star wars 68 origin of boba fett 1983 marvel comics star wars comic books, star. The next steps on luke skywalkers search for jedi wisdom begin here. Use our articles to identify and value the comic books. 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. Some comic book events arent even worth the paper theyre printed on. Episode ix the rise of skywalker into comic book form beginning this summer the fiveissue limited comic series will be.
If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. Marvel and dc, among other publishers, print comics which are slated for different markets. The late 1970s were a bad time for comics declining sales and new forms of media were coming into the limelight, and the local comic book shops were suffering. Meanwhile, han solo attempts to bluff crimson jack, one of the galaxys deadliest space pirates. Legends banner meaning they are not a part of disneys continuity, with the exception of darth maul son of dathomir, which was based on a script for the canonical star wars. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. Marvels classic star wars saga continues with the official. There were a lot of highs, a few lows, and a ton of fun. 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. The following is a list of comic books, sorted by publisher and series. Star wars marvel comics characters, find eager homes with plain old star wars collectors who want a complete one of everything, as well as comic book. Star comics was an imprint of marvel comics that began in 1984 and featured titles that were aimed at child readers and were often adaptations of childrens television series, animated series or toys. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988.
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