EXCLUSIVE! The badass bounty hunter’s (and Yoda’s) kinda-sorta-not-exactly-first comic-book appearance…
Marvel has two Facsimile Editions coming in December — the first playing off the recent return of Miracleman and the other reprinting Boba Fett’s (and Yoda’s) kinda-sorta comic-book debut: 2014’s Miracleman #1 and 1980’s Star Wars #42.
You can read more about Miracleman #1 over here, but below is the skinny on Star Wars #42.
Dig the solicitation info, which will be formally released by Marvel later this week:
STAR WARS #42 FACSIMILE EDITION
ARCHIE GOODWIN (W) AL WILLIAMSON (A/C)
The classic comic book debut of Boba Fett! The fan-favorite rogue enters the fray — alongside fellow bounty hunters Bossk, Dengar, IG-88 and 4-LOM — in this key chapter of Marvel Comics’ adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back! As Luke Skywalker searches for Jedi Master Yoda in the swamps of Dagobah, sparks fly between Leia and Han Solo aboard the Millennium Falcon. And in relentless pursuit of the rebel crew, Darth Vader enlists the galaxy’s most proficient bounty hunters. It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting STAR WARS (1977) #42.
48 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
On Sale 12/16
—
Buncha thoughts:
— Marvel is currently adapting the TV show The Book of Boba Fett as a miniseries, hence this.
— Why all the “kinda-sorta” equivocation? Well, this was and wasn’t Boba Fett’s and Yoda’s first comic-book appearance. It’s pretty convoluted, so click here for the back story.
— Obligatory Price Comparison: Nevertheless, it’s this issue that collectors generally prize. An unslabbed, NM/MT original recently sold on eBay for about $414.
—
MORE
— MIRACLEMAN #1 to Be Published as a Facsimile Edition in December. Click here.
— MARVEL to Publish THREE BRONZE AGE Facsimile Editions and a Special Reprint in November. Click here.
