First Boba Fett appearance 1 1

[pickycollector]

Sorry if this was addressed before but what is considered as the first appearance of Boba Fett ?

 

Is it Star Wars #42 or Marvel Comics Super Special #16 ? Publication date is Sept. 1980 for the first and Spring 1980 for the second.

 

So if MCSS #16 is the 1st appearance, why does it not worth more ? Kind of Hulk #271 vs Marvel Preview #7 similar case ?

[jcjames]

[prez]

I think this pocket book predates both the magazine and the comic book versions.

 

However, no denying the fact that SW#42 is more desirable due to it's cover.

 

[rjrjr]

http://swcomiccollector.blogspot.com/2014/12/first-appearance-boba-fett.html

[Mijael.Levy]

Market prefers characters on the covers for 1st app's

[kav]

Gotta love Boba Fettuccini

[herc2000]

Marvel super special 16 was out before the star wars 42!

[valiantman]

Market prefers characters on the covers for 1st app's

The market also prefers comic book sized comic books.

 

Star Wars #42 isn't actually first... but that probably doesn't matter because of the comic's cover and the comic's size.

[rjrjr]

Market prefers characters on the covers for 1st app's

The market also prefers comic book sized comic books.

 

Star Wars #42 isn't actually first... but that probably doesn't matter because of the comic's cover and the comic's size.

 

Star Wars #42 probably isn't even in the top 10 first appearances of Boba Fett in comics if you count foreign and domestic comics that are not the traditional comic size. Star Wars #42 contains the 4th printing of those pages in the U.S.

[HOTFLIPS]

Marvel Super Special #16, came out in May of 1980

Star Wars #39-44 are reprints from the MSS #16

However, Star wars #42 is the first Boba Fett in a mainstream Star Wars comic

 

Some might even argue that the Treasury size Marvel Special Edition #2 also come out before #42 as well or the same time as Marvel Super Special #16

[pickycollector]

Which one came first, the Treasury size Marvel Special Edition #2 or Marvel Super Special #16 ?

[HOTFLIPS]

Which one came first, the Treasury size Marvel Special Edition #2 or Marvel Super Special #16 ?

 

No one really knows, but we know for sure that they both came out before issue #42

Edited September 16, 2015 by HOTFLIPS

[valiantman]

Logic (not that it would actually apply) would say the Treasury size came after the Super Special.

 

Why celebrate the (novelty) big size of something unless it was already super special first?

[rjrjr]

Which one came first, the Treasury size Marvel Special Edition #2 or Marvel Super Special #16 ?

 

The paperback came first.

 

Then the Treasury and the magazine. All indications are those came out around the same time.

[herc2000]

Overstreet says the treasury is a reprint of the super special, can't imagine them doing all that art for it to go in the paperback book before the magazine.

 

Yes people prefer the comic size issues as opposed to the magazine, and he is on the cover of 42, but same can be said for Rocket Racoon with the Marvel preview and Hulk 271 even though there is a much bigger difference in release dates.

 

The treasury is a lot scarcer I think?

[mysterio]

Overstreet says the treasury is a reprint of the super special, can't imagine them doing all that art for it to go in the paperback book before the magazine.

 

Yes people prefer the comic size issues as opposed to the magazine, and he is on the cover of 42, but same can be said for Rocket Racoon with the Marvel preview and Hulk 271 even though there is a much bigger difference in release dates.

 

The treasury is a lot scarcer I think?

 

The treasury doesn't seem to be that difficult. The first appearance is the paperback with Yoda colored purple (colorists were given no guidance, so they guessed at his color). Later editions show Yoda as the correct green.

[rjrjr]

Overstreet says the treasury is a reprint of the super special, can't imagine them doing all that art for it to go in the paperback book before the magazine.

 

Yes people prefer the comic size issues as opposed to the magazine, and he is on the cover of 42, but same can be said for Rocket Racoon with the Marvel preview and Hulk 271 even though there is a much bigger difference in release dates.

 

The treasury is a lot scarcer I think?

 

The treasury doesn't seem to be that difficult. The first appearance is the paperback with Yoda colored purple (colorists were given no guidance, so they guessed at his color). Later editions show Yoda as the correct green.

 

Not only is Yoda purple, he is drawn differently too!

 

With the Star Wars Treasuries, including the ESB Treasury, there are cases out there which is why none of the Treasuries are terribly hard to find in top condition. In the past few years, I have seen a couple of the cases sold on eBay for the ESB Treasury (I almost bought one myself) and there were several sellers who opened cases to sell off the issues individually. The ESB Treasury in high grade are pretty common. It was believed at one time the Star Wars Treasury #3 was an uncommon book, but these cases have shown that not to be the true.

 

From my experience, the order from hardest to easiest to find in top grade are:

 

Marvel Illustrated Version of the Empires Strikes Back (paperback)

Marvel Super Special #16 (magazine)

Marvel Special Edition #2: The Empire Strikes Back (treasury)

Star Wars #42 (pamphlet)

 

None of these are rare, but the paperback and magazine are more difficult to find in high grade. I can only guess because the paperbacks are not considered comics they have not been treated well over the years. It's unfortunate because it is the first appearance of Boba Fett in comics (if paperbacks can be considered comics.) And the alternative Yoda drawings makes it an interesting book to have in the collection. The magazines being stapled are easily damaged when opened up. The covers can become unattached from many of the Marvel Super Special magazines fairly easily in my experience.

 

The treasury and pamphlet are extremely easy to find in high grade. With regards to the pamphlet, all you need to have is the money because it is also the most expensive format, even though it is the most common format. There is a seller (Tom Kalb) at the AZ Collectors Market that has 10 or more slabbed Star Wars #42 in 9.6 or higher. Many boardies also are sitting on hoards of this comic in high grade.

Edited September 18, 2015 by rjrjr

[rjrjr]

Overstreet says the treasury is a reprint of the super special, can't imagine them doing all that art for it to go in the paperback book before the magazine.

 

No doubt the art was drawn for the Empire Strikes Back adaptation and the art was cut up to fit the paperback format. One paperback page does not equal one comic page. Why the paperback is considered first is because it contains the original drawings of Yoda which look like the original Ralph McQuarrie drawings. In those drawing Yoda looks more like an elf. The other formats had that art redrawn to look like the heftier Yoda from the movie.

[valiantman]

Overstreet says the treasury is a reprint of the super special, can't imagine them doing all that art for it to go in the paperback book before the magazine.

 

No doubt the art was drawn for the Empire Strikes Back adaptation and the art was cut up to fit the paperback format. One paperback page does not equal one comic page. Why the paperback is considered first is because it contains the original drawings of Yoda which look like the original Ralph McQuarrie drawings. In those drawing Yoda looks more like an elf. The other formats had that art redrawn to look like the heftier Yoda from the movie.

Star Wars #41 includes multiple pages that show and discuss the changes to Yoda's appearance.

Those pages are reprint/article within a comic book, but as far as Yoda goes, Star Wars #41 is an interesting item.

(Strictly staying on topic, there is no Boba Fett in Star Wars #41.)

 

Star Wars #42 is the first comic-sized Yoda in story and first comic-sized Boba Fett.

[Broke as a Joke]

Overstreet doesn't even list the paperback, so while it may have been printed first it really doesn't do much for the "comic book" collecting community.

 

Prices on Star Wars 42 are really insane right now. This is not a $600 book but hey whatever makes them happy.