Star Wars collecting

[mudbogger2]

I just made the jump into collecting Star Wars. I have always been a fan and my son is a huge fan.

Won this on e-bay yesterday.

 

 

Figured I would start it off right. What are some of the harder issues to find in the series? Other than the 35 cent variants of course.

 

Lets see some pics if you have them also.

 

[bronzilla]

Wow!!! Thats sweet!!!!

I have a full run of the Marvel series and I would say the last 5 or 6 issues are the tuffest in grade.

Again congrats!! How many 9.8s on the census??

[Reno McCoy]

I just sold all but the first six issues of my near-complete run of books. None of them looked as sweet and beautiful as that one. Nice pickup.

[mudbogger2]

How many 9.8s on the census??

76 of these on there right now.

107 only has 2 in 9.8. Most of the higher numbers only have a handfull of high grade copies. Were these low production runs?

[bronzilla]

I beleive from 101 to 107 they declined rapidly in production numbers.

 

[Rodey]

"May the Force be with You!"

[Par2ch]

At DragonCon 08 I had my #1 CGC SS 9.6 signed by David Prowse and Peter Mayhew and this one which is up in the Gallery

[bronzilla]

At DragonCon 08 I had my #1 CGC SS 9.6 signed by David Prowse and Peter Mayhew and this one which is up in the Gallery

That issue looks great in SS!

The white cover and yellow logo works perfectly with the Yellow label (thumbs u

[Rommin]

Good stuff!

 

The majority of my Star Wars collection drown under a busted basement pipe a couple years ago....

 

 

[mudbogger2]

Very nice Par2ch.

Hey Rommin im close to you in Hoschton btw.

[Rommin]

Hey there neighbor! (I just waved in your direction when I went to get the mail.)

[Karma23]

I love these books, although the stories are pretty terrible until you get to the Simonson era. I have a near complete run that I bought off the racks way back when, and just recently scanned a few.

[mudbogger2]

What range are the Simonson era books? Do they have the Star Wars series in paperback like the Marvel Essentials?

 

 

 

 

[Reno McCoy]

Dark Horse reprinted the entire series in paperback about five years ago. Each one ran about $30. There were, I believe, seven volumes, so each one had about 15 issues or so if I remember right.

 

I still love the covers of this series. Sad to see my near complete set go. At least I still have 1-6.

[CDaBruce]

Star Wars 68

Boba Fett cover goodness!

[Designer Toast]

I had Howard Chaykin sign my thirty-five reprints and a few others last year in Seattle.

 

(thumbs u Star Wars

[P Keel]

Only have about four issues left from my run.

[Karma23]

What range are the Simonson era books? Do they have the Star Wars series in paperback like the Marvel Essentials?

 

 

 

 

Well Simonson didn't do as many of these as I originally thought. He shared art chores on issue 50 and the solo on issues 51 - 53 and 55 - 62. He was followed by Ron Frez who did a pretty good job too.

Am I the only one that hated the Infantino run ? I just didn;t care for his work on this book at all.

[Loki]

It's all a matter of taste. Personally, I loved the Infantino run, especially the cover to #14. Then again, I was just a kid at the time and I've got a pretty high "nostalgia factor" associated with the issues between Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back.

[MR.COMICBOOK]

Star Wars 68

Boba Fett cover goodness!

what was the other earlier issue that had a Simonson Boba Fett cover? I remember it was hot.It was his first apearance in comics I think.