Monday, January 5, 2015

Retro Dark Horse

Star Wars #1 (2013)

The final Dark Horse Star Wars comic was available for sale from November 7th - 9th, 2014 in Mexico City, Mexico at the La Mole Comic Con International.  It is a reprint of Dark Horse Comics Star Wars #1 (2013) with an alternative cover featuring Boba Fett.  This is the 3rd volume for the Star Wars title following the first Marvel Star Wars (1977) and the first Dark Horse Star Wars (1998) titles.  When Marvel publishes Star Wars #1 again in a few short weeks, that will be the 4th volume to feature the Star Wars title!

Star Wars #1h - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (November 2014)
La Mole Comic Con International exclusive
last Dark Horse Star Wars comic
Star Wars #1a - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (January 2013)
Star Wars #1 (2013) was a success for Dark Horse and they went back to print 3 more times.  Dark Horse has had to go back to print several times for their Star Wars titles over the years, including for several issues of the first Dark Horse Star Wars title ever, Star Wars: Dark Empire, which was a sleeper hit.

Star Wars #1b - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (February 2013)
2nd print
Star Wars #1c - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (March 2013)
3rd print
Star Wars #1d - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (April 2013)
4th print
In addition to the 4 printings, Gamestop and Hastings also had exclusive covers for Star Wars #1 (2013).

Star Wars #1e - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (January 2013)
GameStop PowerUp Rewards exclusive
Star Wars #1f - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (January 2013)
Hastings exclusive
Three months after Star Wars #1 (2013) was release, Dark Horse released a sketch cover variant to celebrate the title's success.

Star Wars #1g - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (April 2013)
Retailer sketch cover
Within days of release, the Star Wars #1 (2013) first print sold for $15 - 25.  It has since cooled off and can routinely be found for less than $5.  The Star Wars #1 (2013) retailer sketch cover sold for $125 - 150 initially.  It has also cooled off and can be found for less than $50.

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