EXCLUSIVE! MARVEL Finally Jumps Into TREASURY EDITION FACSIMILES With 1977’s STAR WARS
It’s been a lonnnnnng wait, but the House of Ideas is taking the plunge in February! Fans have been begging for Marvel to reprint its Bronze Age Treasury Editions as Facsimiles and, now, finally, the House of Ideas has opened the door with February’s full-size reprint of 1977’s Marvel Special Edition Featuring Star Wars #1. Dig the solicitation info, which will be formally released later this month: MARVEL SPECIAL EDITION FEATURING STAR WARS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION WRITTEN BY ROY THOMAS PENCILED BY HOWARD CHAYKIN COVER BY RICK HOBERG Re-presenting the classic story of Episode IV: A New Hope done in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Join Luke Skywalker on the first, fateful steps of his epic journey from the deserts of Tatooine to the very heart of the Rebellion! This opening chapter of Marvel’s adaptation of George Lucas’ masterpiece features the debuts of some of the most beloved characters in cinematic history — including Princess Leia, R2-D2, C-3PO and, of course, the ruthless enforcer of the Galactic Empire, Darth Vader! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original oversized format, including the ads and illustrations! Reprinting MARVEL SPECIAL EDITION FEATURING STAR WARS (1977) #1. 56 PGS./Rated T… $12.99 Trim size: 10 x 13-5/16 On Sale: February 17, 2027 — Buncha thoughts: — DC has been reprinting its treasuries and has even expanded the line with new ones. That’s been deeply frustrating to Marvel fans, who’ve only seen reprints of the two Superman/Spider-Man treasuries — which were published through DC. But if the publisher was finally going to make the move, this was the way to do it. — As I wrote last month: “I know I’m a broken record about this — but Marvel is perfectly positioned to finally bring back the Treasury Edition (like DC has, to great success) by reprinting the first Star Wars collections. I never got the original issues but the two treasuries, which reprinted three issues each, I read over and over again, and their 10″ x 13″ size made it so exciting. (The third treasury collected all six issues.)” — And that’s where we have to pause: Marvel right now has no plans to print the second treasury — in other words, the second half of the story. I seriously hope they course correct here because this isn’t...
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