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Star Wars (1977)Star Wars

byStan LeeWriterRoy ThomasScripter+13 more
Marvel ComicsApr 12, 1977USD $0.3036 pages
Key IssueSuperheroSci-Fi
OverviewMarket Data$215+Variations2Series comments

A key issue noted for First appearance of Obi-Wan Kenobi and First appearance of R2-D2. Star Wars #1 was published by Marvel Comics on July 1, 1977, as part of a series that began in 1977. Stan Lee writes, and art comes from Howard Chaykin, Marie Severin and Mike Esposito. This 36-page issue features Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, R2-D2 and C-3PO, among 24 characters cataloged on VerseDB.

Series
Star Wars (1977)
Issue Number
#1
Release Date
April 12, 1977
Cover Date
July 1977
Cover Price
USD $0.30
Page Count
36
UPC
0714860281707

Series Details

Title
Star Wars
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1977 - 1986
Issues Count
108

Key Issue

  • First appearance of Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • First appearance of R2-D2
  • First appearance of Luke Skywalker
  • First appearance of Darth Vader
  • First appearance of Grand Moff Tarkin
  • First appearance of Princess Leia
  • First appearance of General Tagge

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Creators

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Writer

Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas

Scripter, Editor

Howard Chaykin

Howard Chaykin

Artist, Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist

Ross Andru

Ross Andru

Penciller

Mike Esposito

Mike Esposito

Inker

Tom Palmer

Tom Palmer

Inker, Cover Artist

Marie Severin

Marie Severin

Colorist

Gaspar Saladino

Gaspar Saladino

Letterer

Jim Novak

Jim Novak

Letterer

Typeset

Typeset

Letterer

Characters

C-3PO

C-3PO

C-3PO

Darth Vader

Darth Vader

Anakin Skywalker

Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Princess Leia

Princess Leia

Leia Organa-Solo

R2-D2

R2-D2

DS-61-4

DS-61-4

Grand Moff Tarkin

Grand Moff Tarkin

Wilhuff Tarkin

Admiral Motti

Admiral Motti

Admiral Wullf Yularen

Admiral Wullf Yularen

Wullf Yularen

Beru Lars

Beru Lars

Beru Whitesun Lars

Biggs Darklighter

Biggs Darklighter

Teams

Galactic Empire

Galactic Empire

Rebel Alliance

Rebel Alliance

Stormtroopers

Stormtroopers

The Sith

The Sith

Astromech Droids

Astromech Droids

Banthas

Banthas

Jawas

Jawas

Power Droids

Power Droids

Protocol Droids

Protocol Droids

Tusken Raiders

Tusken Raiders

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