CATALOG RECORD

Star Wars #81

Marvel · Series began 1977 · March 1984

first appearance of Boba Fett in comics

See live listings ♡ Sign in to add to Want List

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Boba Fett — first full appearance in comics

Dates

Cover date: March 1984
On sale: December 13, 1983
Pages: 36

Values

Looking up values…

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #81 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition60¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860281703 · shared with another edition
Source ↗
Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860281703 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Publisher’s description

What a homecoming! When Han, Princess Leia and Artoo return to Tatooine to tie up some unfinished business, it's hardly business as usual—when some of Tatooine's deadliest surviving citizens form the welcoming committee!

Reprinted in

Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago (1999), Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... (2002), Star Wars Comic Pack (2006), Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... (2010), Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus (2015), Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2016)