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Publishers / Marvel / Star Wars (1977) / #33
33March 1980
$0.40

Star Wars #33

Marvel · March 1980 · on sale December 25, 1979

First appearance (cover): Baron Orman TaggeFirst appearance: Silas Tagge1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Star Wars (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#33
Publication date
March 1980
Key date
March 1980
On-sale date
December 25, 1979
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Baron Orman Tagge - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Silas Tagge - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Saber Clash!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bob WiacekLuke Skywalker, Baron Orman Tagge First
1Saber Clash!comic story17script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Carmine Infantino, Gene Day; inks: Gene Day; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John CostanzaC-3PO, Jan Dodonna, Leia Organa, R2-D2, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Baron Orman Tagge First, Silas Tagge First
2-letters page0.7letters: typeset
3-statement of ownership0.3script: Ed Shulkin
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
6Here's an Ad That Will Flip Ya!promo (ad from the publisher)1Batroc the Leaper

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860281703

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Dark Encounters
ISBN 1-56971-785-0		2002On eBay ›
Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... #2
ISBN 9781595825544		2010On eBay ›
Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9106-3		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #3233 of 107#34 ›

Sources

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