Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars #1 - First Appearance of Jabba the Hutt, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: 1977
Key date: July 26, 1977
On-sale date: July 26, 1977
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $1.00
Pages: 60
Barcode: 0714860238575

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jabba the Hutt - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Greedo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Rick Hoberg; inks: Dave Cockrum	Leia Organa, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader
1	The Marvel Special Edition of Star Wars	table of contents	1	pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset	C-3PO, R2-D2, Luke Skywalker
2	Star Wars Chapter I	comic story	17	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Novak	C-3PO, Biggs Darklighter, Beru Lars, Owen Lars, Leia Organa, R2-D2, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Wilhuff Tarkin, Darth Vader
3	Chapter Two Six Against the Galaxy	comic story	18	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Steve Leialoha, Carl Gafford; letters: Tom Orzechowski	C-3PO, Chewbacca, Greedo First, Jabba the Hutt First, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Leia Organa, R2-D2, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Darth Vader
4	Star Wars	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
5	Chapter Three Death Star!	comic story	18	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Tom Orzechowski	C-3PO, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Leia Organa, R2-D2, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Wilhuff Tarkin, Darth Vader
6	Star Wars Treasury #2	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga	Leia Organa, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader
7	Star Wars Cover Gallery	illustration	1	pencils: various; inks: various
8	-	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photos); inks: ? (photos); letters: typeset	Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Leia Organa, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Wilhuff Tarkin, Darth Vader
9	-	illustration	1	pencils: Rick Hoberg; inks: Dave Cockrum	C-3PO, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Leia Organa, R2-D2, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Whitman	See the GCD record for identification notes.
British	price 0.50 GBP

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars #[nn] ISBN 0-345-27492-X	1977	On eBay ›
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years #1 ISBN 978-1-302-90221-6	2016	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q51794 (Jabba the Hutt), first-appearance property (CC0)
Wikidata, Q2738049 (Greedo), first-appearance property (CC0)

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