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C-3PO
370 appearances · Bronze Age · 1977–2026 · 5 key issues
Who is C-3PO?
Built from salvaged droid parts by a young Anakin Skywalker on Tatooine, C-3PO is a protocol droid fluent in over six million forms of communication. Designed to assist with etiquette and translation, he became an enduring companion to R2-D2 and a faithful servant of the Skywalker and Organa families.
C-3PO is a comic book character who first appeared in Star Wars #1 (1977), with 300 appearances in our catalog.
Identity
Real name. C-3PO (See-Threepio)
Powers. Protocol/translator droid; fluent in over six million forms of communication, etiquette and translation; no combat powers
Teams & affiliations
Rebel AllianceGalactic EmpireStormtroopersAstromech DroidsWookiees
★ First appearance
Star Wars #1
Trivia
- Marvel's 2016 one-shot Star Wars Special: C-3PO stands as a rare breed of comic built entirely around a single prop-level mystery — published as a direct tie-in to explain exactly how the protocol droid ended up with that distinctive red arm in The Force Awakens.youtube.com
- Archie Goodwin has written more of C-3PO's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 28 issues.
Top series
Star Wars (1977)
70 appearances
Star Wars
Star Wars (2015)
18 appearances
Titans
Titans (1976)
15 appearances
Star Wars Weekly
Star Wars Weekly (1978)
11 appearances
The Avengers (1963)
1 appearance
Star Wars (2015)
8 appearances
The Empire Strikes Back Weekly
The Empire Strikes Back Weekly (1980)
7 appearances
Adventure Comics (1938)
1 appearance
Star Wars Tales (1999)
6 appearances
Star Wars Comics Collector
Star Wars Comics Collector (2010)
6 appearances
Mad (1952)
1 appearance
Star Wars (2020)
5 appearances
Covers through the years — 1977–2023
★ 1977 
★ 1983 
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2023 Appearances (1–150 of 370, oldest first)
Star Wars (1977)
The Comics Journal (1977)
Godzilla (1977)
Scooby-Doo (1977)
Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge (1963)
Mickey Mouse (1962)
Mad (1952)
The Flash (1959)
The Calgary Herald Comic Book (1977)
The Avengers (1963)
Stan Lee Presents the Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of the Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Biggest Greatest Cracked (1965)
Super Cracked (1968)
Cracked (1958)
The Empire Strikes Back Annual (1980)
Adventure Comics (1938)
Army Surplus Komikz Featuring Cutey Bunny (1982)
Star Wars Monthly (1982)
Eppo (1975)
The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars Return of the Jedi (1983)
Comics Scene (1982)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi Annual (1983)
Comics Review (1984)
Droids (1986)
Star Wars 3-D (1987)