01 · Summary
What the series is about
The first Star Wars comic series. Issues #1–6 adapt A New Hope; Marvel then moved into original adventures between and around the films.
Star Wars was published by Marvel during 1977–1986. IDS classifies the series as Legends, places it in the Original trilogy era, and labels its format as Ongoing.
The current run record is 107-issue main run. That run description is kept separate from variants, collected editions, annuals, one-shots, and reprints so collectors can distinguish the story sequence from the physical formats used to publish it.
02 · Publication file
Where it sits in Star Wars comics
Star Wars belongs to the Legends side of the archive and is indexed as a ongoing from Marvel. Its publication span is 1977–1986, with the current IDS run record listed as 107-issue main run.
IDS treats publisher, continuity, run structure, physical issue format, variants, and later collections as separate metadata fields so a trade paperback or alternate cover is not mistaken for a different story issue.
03 · Creators
Series contributors in bibliographic records
When a collected edition is matched through public bibliographic metadata, IDS surfaces its credited contributors here. This is a series-level aid, not a claim that the same team created every issue in the run.
05 · Collector file
Key issues, firsts, collections, and variants
First appearances
- #1 — First Star Wars comic book issue; released April 12, 1977, before the film opened.
- #16 — First appearance of comic-created bounty hunter Beilert Valance.
- #42 — Boba Fett's first appearance in Marvel's Star Wars series.
Key issues
- #1 — Historic first issue and film-adaptation launch.
- #16 — Beilert Valance debut.
- #42 — Major Boba Fett collecting key.
- #107 — Final issue of the original U.S. numbered run.
Collected editions
- Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years omnibus line
- Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years
Variant / printing notes
For high-value early issues, distinguish original printings from later reprints, facsimiles, newsstand/direct-market copies, and collected editions.
06 · People
Major characters
The people below are the major characters currently attached to this series record. The list is a guide into IDS, not a complete cast list for every issue.
07 · IDS lens
What this comic can reveal
This series is useful for examining authoritarian institutions, military hierarchy, surveillance, coercion, and the ways political power becomes visible through ordinary encounters as well as major battles.
IDS reads those themes alongside the series publication history, asking how comics give recurring institutions more narrative space than a film or television episode can.
08 · Source record
Publication and collector sources
IDS separates publication facts and creator metadata from independently written summaries and analysis. Representative covers are resolved from bibliographic records and may depict a collected edition rather than the exact first issue of the run.
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