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Star Wars (1977 Marvel) 3 CBCS 9.0 1st Printing

Paper: White

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

Newsstand Edition.

Label #21-3B4DBF3-062

1st printing, standard 30 Cent Newsstand Edition with UPC. A New Hope: Part 3 of 6. "Death Star!" Based on the screenplay by George Lucas. Adapted by Roy Thomas. Art by Howard Chaykin and Steve Leialoha. The evil Galactic Empire tests its ultimate weapon on Princess Leia's homeworld with devastating results. Meanwhile, Ben Kenobi begins Luke Skywalker's training in the ways of the force. However things take a turn for the worse when the Millennium Falcon is captured within the unrelenting grasp of the Death Star's tractor-beam. Now, it's up to this small motley band of heroes to mount a daring rescue attempt of the Princess from within the very bowels of the Empire's most powerful weapon. Cover price $0.30.

Star Wars Darth Vader (2015 Marvel) 3A CBCS 9.6 Granov 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #22-127D393-001

Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Salvador Larroca. Cover by Adi Granov. When a Dark Lord needs help, who can he turn to? Meet Aphra-the galaxy's foremost raider of lost weaponry! Plus: could these be the deadly droids she's looking for? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Wars Darth Vader (2015 Marvel) 3REP.2ND CBCS 9.8 SS Adi Granov Granov Variant 2nd Printing

Paper: White

Second Printing. Witnessed Signature: Adi Granov on 4/6/2018.

Label #19-37425D2-060

2nd Printing - Written by Kieron Gillen. Art by Salvador Larroca. Cover by Adi Granov. When a Dark Lord needs help, who can he turn to? Meet Aphra-the galaxy's foremost raider of lost weaponry! Plus: could these be the deadly droids she's looking for? 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Star Trek The Next Generation (1989 2nd Series) 3 CBCS 9.2

Paper: White

Slab: Minor side edge crack

Direct Edition.

Label #19-2C71484-042

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Picard sends an away team to investigate a derelict spaceship...that shifts to high warp speed with the team inside. Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Written by Michael Jan Friedman, with art by Pablo Marcos. Cover by Jerome Moore. New Format. Cover price $1.50.

Masters of the Universe (1986 Marvel/Star Comics) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition

Label #21-40CC5C8-018

"The Garden of Evil" - Written by Mike Carlin. Art by Ron Wilson and Dennis Janke. Hordak has Prince Adam trapped in his slippery Slime Pit! But that's just the start of trouble for He-Man's alter ego, because Hordak isn't Hordak any more -- now he's Hurricane Hordak! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.75.

Star Wars Dark Empire (1991) 3A CBCS 9.2 Dorman 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #22-074BA9D-014

1st printing - Written by Tom Veitch. Art by Cam Kennedy. Cover by Dave Dorman. A war for the planet Calamari erupts over that planet's surface, already threatened by the massive World Destroyers. While Lando and Wedge take on the Imperial stormtroopers, Leia is tormented by visions of Luke being sucked into the darkness. Meanwhile, it seems that Han has run into some "old friends"! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars Heir to the Empire (1995) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2A9840C-034

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Written by Mike Baron. Art by Olivier Vatine and Fred Blanchard. Cover by Mathieu Lauffray. When an Imperial assassin puts Leia in his cross-hairs, Chewbacca crosses the galaxy to take Leia to a place of safety. But there are things in the galaxy that are worse than being assassinated, and "safety" is only relative. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars Tales of the Jedi (1993) 3A CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing on front of case

Label #19-2B978A3-148

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Written by Tom Veitch. Art byJanine Johnston. Cover by Dave Dorman. The path to becoming a Jedi can take many routes, and in the case of Nomi Sunrider, it is a path of anguish, despair, and danger. When Andur -- the father of her child and a Jedi in training -- is murdered in front of her eyes, Nomi has no choice but to take up her beloved's lightsaber and defend herself! Join Nomi as she begins to walk the path of the Jedi herself, and begins her search for the mysterious Master Thon. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

Star Wars Tales of the Jedi Fall of the Sith Empire (1997) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-130

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Written by Kevin J. Anderson. Art by Dario Carrasco, Jr., Mark G. Heike, Bill Black and David Jacob Beckett. Cover by Duncan Fegredo. Before the Empire held sway over the galaxy . . . before the Rebel forces rose up to create the New Republic . . . there was the time of the Old Republic. The story of how that grand oligarchy fell from power begins here, in an episode titled "First Encounter." 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars Dark Force Rising (1997) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-096

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Written by Mike Baron. Art by Terry Dodson and Kevin Nowlan. Cover by Mathieu Lauffray. Risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, the Jedi Master C'Baoth teaches Luke Skywalker new ways to use the Force, ways which allow him to control others. Ways commonly used on the dark side of the Force. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars Droids (1994 2nd Series) 3 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #21-1D5943E-023

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Written by DAN THORSLAND. Art by IAN GIBSON. Cover by KILIAN PLUNKETT. In a deadly case of mistaken identity, See-Threepio and Artoo-Detoo become entangled in an illegal operation on the Hosk moon, and are forced to enter a droid battle arena. Cover price $2.50.

Star Wars Tales of the Jedi Golden Age of the Sith (1996) 3 CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #19-2B978A3-136

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Written by Kevin J. Anderson. Art by Dario Carrasco, Jr., Mark G. Heike, Bill Black and David Jacob Beckett. Cover by Russell Walks. When Gav and Jori Daragon set off to map the uncharted regions of hyperspace, they knew they were risking their lives. But they thought it would be an unsuspected cluster of debris that would take them out of the game, not their successful discovery of a series of hyperspace "short cuts." The Sith Empire wants to know where these routes are -- wants to hold the only map to these routes -- so that it can maintain an iron grip on the galaxy. And the lives of a couple of explorers mean very little to these masters of the dark side of the Force. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars Infinities Return of the Jedi (2003) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #21-4190C55-021

by ADAM GALLARDO, RYAN BENJAMIN, and SALEEN CRAWFORD cover by RODOLFO MIGLIARI Han is rescued, but Luke has been captured, and Leia's determination to free him has led to a precipitous and premature attack on the Death Star! Meanwhile the Rebel ground troops on Endor have run into their own problems. It all leads up to a surprising setback for the Rebel Alliance ? and for Luke Skywalker in particular! The events of Return of the Jedi have been altered from what you saw in the film! The characters are the same, but the adventure is all new! The possibilities are endless! Cover price $2.99.

Star Wars Boba Fett Murder Most Foul (1997) 3 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Label #19-2A9840C-031

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Written by John Wagner. Art by Cam Kennedy. Cover by Mathieu Lauffray. Gorga may want to call off the hit -- the target being his father-in-law and Gorga's wife being suddenly pregnant and all -- but Boba Fett was promised a contract, and he doesn't do last-minute cancellations. It's a knockdown, drag-out roustabout in Boba Fett: Murder Most Foul! 48 pages, FC. NOTE: Boba Fett Murder Most Foul (1997) is Part 3 of a 3 issue series including: #1 Bounty On Bar - Kooda (12/1995), and #2 When The Fat Lady Swings (09/1996) Cover price $3.95.

Star Wars (1977 Marvel) Whitman 3-Pack Diamond Variants 16WHITMAN CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Minor crack(s) front or back, under 1"

Label #7002437-AA-016

1st printing, Direct Market Edition - often referred to as Whitman Editions by collectors because the very early direct market editions, identified by the large diamond price boxes, were distributed almost exclusively in sealed Whitman value packs.

"The Hunter!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art and cover by Walt Simonson and Bob Wiacek. Luke, Han, and the other heroes of Star Wars have just been targeted by one of the deadliest bounty-hunters in the galaxy - Valance the Hunter. What is this assassin's secret that makes him so dangerous? The answer may shock you. Cover price $0.35.

Star Wars (1977 Marvel) Whitman 3-Pack Diamond Variants 16WHITMAN CBCS 9.6

Paper: White

Label #7002437-AA-017

1st printing, Direct Market Edition - often referred to as Whitman Editions by collectors because the very early direct market editions, identified by the large diamond price boxes, were distributed almost exclusively in sealed Whitman value packs.

"The Hunter!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art and cover by Walt Simonson and Bob Wiacek. Luke, Han, and the other heroes of Star Wars have just been targeted by one of the deadliest bounty-hunters in the galaxy - Valance the Hunter. What is this assassin's secret that makes him so dangerous? The answer may shock you. Cover price $0.35.

Star Wars (1977 Marvel) Whitman 3-Pack Diamond Variants 17WHITMAN CBCS 9.6 1st Printing

Paper: White

Label #7002436-AA-009

1st printing, Direct Market Edition - often referred to as Whitman Editions by collectors because the very early direct market editions, identified by the large diamond price boxes, were distributed almost exclusively in sealed Whitman value packs.

"Crucible!" Written by Archie Goodwin and Chris Claremont. Art by Herb Trimpe and Al Milgrom. This issue features a previously untold adventure of the hero at the Battle of the Death Star - Luke Skywalker. Back on the barren world of Tatooine, young Luke must face his fears and a band of Tusken Sandraiders to save his friend, Biggs, in order to grow into the hero he would certainly one day become. Cover price $0.35.