Star Wars #5 for Sale - First Appearance of Wedge Antilles - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Star Wars (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: November 1977
Key date: 1977-11-00
On-sale date: 1977-08-10
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.35
Pages: 36
Barcode: 0714860281709
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Jan Dodonna - 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	Luke Skywalker Strikes Again!	cover	1	pencils: Rick Hoberg; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Danny Crespi	Chewbacca, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo
1	Lo, the Moons of Yavin!	comic story	17	script: Roy Thomas, George Lucas; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom Orzechowski	C-3PO, Chewbacca, Leia Organa, R2-D2, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Wilhuff Tarkin, Darth Vader, Wedge Antilles First, Biggs Darklighter, Jan Dodonna First
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee

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

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Whitman	See the GCD record for identification notes.
Whitman Reprint Edition	See the GCD record for identification notes.
British	price 0.12 GBP; barcode 0714860281711
Reprint Edition	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Classic Star Wars: A New Hope #2	1994	On eBay ›
Marvel Movie Showcase #2	1982	On eBay ›
Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars #2	1977	On eBay ›
Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars #3	1978	On eBay ›
Doomworld ISBN 1-56971-754-0	2002	On eBay ›
Classic Star Wars: A New Hope #[nn] ISBN 1-56971-086-4	1995	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

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

‹ #45 of 107#6 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q52310 (Wedge Antilles), first-appearance property (CC0)
Wikidata, Q3755427 (Jan Dodonna), first-appearance property (CC0)

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