Andor Trailer

1st appearance of Cassian Andor

1st appearance of K-2SO, an Imperial security droid reprogrammed by the Rebel Alliance

1st appearance of Jyn Erso, a soldier for the Alliance to Restore the Republic

1st appearance of Saw Gerrera

1st appearance of Director Orson Krennic

📖 Reading Order: read Rogue One #1 - #6, then Age of Rebellion - Grand Moff Tarkin #1

1st appearance of Mon Mothma, a leader of the Rebel Alliance

1st appearance of Admiral Ackbar, a commander of the Rebel Alliance Fleet

[Genevieve O'Reilly confirmed to return as Mon Mothma in Andor]

Boba Fett briefly appears in a flashback

First mention of the Mandalorians

1st appearance of Fenn Shysa, a Mandalorian

1st full appearance of Dengar, a bounty hunter

⚠ Misconception: CGC labels this issue as the origin of Boba Fett but the character featured in the book is a Mandalorian named Fenn Shysa

📈 +190% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

1st appearance of Bail Organa, a politician and Leia's adoptive father

[Bail Organa rumored to appear in Andor series]

📖 Reading Order: next read Forces of Destiny - Hera

1st appearance of Tobias Beckett

1st appearance of Enfys Nest, leader of the Cloud Riders

📖 Reading Order: next read Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #1

[Enfys Nest rumored to appear in Andor series]

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

🏅#5 on the Hot 10

Transactions from this week that sold for higher than the previous twelve-month average:

9.6 sold for $1,140 [$1,108 (+3%)

9.2 sold for $585 vs the average $494 (+18%)

8.5 sold for $385 and $350 vs the average $313 (+23% / +12%)

8.0 sold for $325 vs the average $284 (+14%)

6.0 sold for $200 vs the average $178 (+12%)

After 40 years, Star Wars #1 standard edition has become a respectably valued collectible in relation to the cultural impact of the films thanks to the year 2020 and 2021

Prior to the summer of 2020, Star Wars #1 in 9.8 struggled to stay above the $1,000 mark but the post-Mandalorian potential of the universe began the upward trend which was amplified by Disney’s ambitious announcement at 2020’s D23 which included Andor, The Acolyte, Ahsoka, Obi-Wan, Rogue Squadron and Lando

The end of 2020 saw 9.8s selling for close to $3k and by mid-2021, Star Wars #1 was comfortably selling above $5k

9.8s still command $4k and higher but at a much lower frequency of sales which might result in sellers taking a cut on the long term profit but this is a book that will continue to have other opportunities to attain maximum value into the future