Issues #1 - #6 are an adaptation of 'Star Wars: A New Hope'
1st appearance of Darth Vader
1st appearance of Luke Skywalker
1st appearance of Princess Leia
1st appearance of C-3PO and R2-D2
1st appearance of Grand Moff Tarkin
1st appearance of Beru and Owen Lars
Introduction of Stormtroopers
1st cover appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi and Han Solo (not in story)
📖 Reading Order: read Star Wars (1977) #1 - #6, then Princess Leia #1
🏅#1 on the Hot 10
Transactions from this week that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:
9.8 sold for $2,944 vs the average $2,938 (+0%)
REPRINT 9.6 sold for $325 vs the average $308 (+6%)
9.4 sold for $489 vs the average $478 (+2%)
9.2 sold for $430 vs the average $393 (+9%)
9.0 sold for $365 vs the average $329 (+11%)
8.5 sold for $290 vs the average $261 (+11%)
8.0 sold for $275 vs the average $230 (+20%)
7.5 sold for $230 vs the average $199 (+16%)
7.0 sold for $250 vs the average $188 (+33%)
6.5 sold for $195 vs the average $151 (+29%)
Three scarce price variants were scooped up for big dollars:
PRICE VARIANT 9.2 sold for $24,999, a 64% increase over the previous $15,200 high from 2018
Only 13 copies graded 9.2 have sold publicly since 2003
The CGC Census reports 12 copies in 9.2
PRICE VARIANT 7.0 sold for $5,400 vs the average $5,100 (+6%)
Only 14 copies graded 7.0 have sold since 2012
The CGC Census reports 29 copies in 7.0
The highest amount paid for a 7.0 was $9,600 in 2022
PRICE VARIANT 6.0 sold for $4,800 vs the average $4,275 (+12%) – the second highest sale of all time
19 copies graded 6.0 have sold since 2005
The CGC Census reports 23 copies in 6.0
The highest amount paid for a 6.0 was $7,800 in 2022
This is the third time in 2025 that Star Wars #1 ranked on the Hot 10 and first in the top spot