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Marvel Comics -

This iconic Star Wars Comic is dated February 8th 1978

Number 1 

We will be auctioning numbers 1-129 inclusive with two boxes of other Star Wars comics

Estimate £100-£150

General Sale 24th July 2019

For many a young Star Wars fan in 1970’s Britain this was their first exposure to the galaxy far, far away.

While the film was released in London at the end of 1977, over half a year after it debuted in America, it took many months to reach the rest of the country. The Marvel Comics adaptation first appeared on UK shores in the shape of a reprinted large format 2 issue US Treasury Edition, but more widely in February 1978 with Marvel UK’s immensely popular Star Wars Weekly comic.

The 6 issue monthly American run was divided and published across 12 black & white weekly UK issues.

While it shared a few covers with its monthly American cousin, the vast majority were different – and at times bear little resemblance in terms of look, plot, or character to the actual movie. What they do have in spades is bombast and melodrama.

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