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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
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2019 
2023 Appearances (151–300 of 370, oldest first)
The Marvel Bumper Comic (1988)
Out of the Vortex (1993)
Star Wars: Droids (1994)
Predator: Bad Blood (1993)
Classic Star Wars: A New Hope (1994)
Star Wars: Droids Special (1995)
Classic Star Wars (1994)
San Diego Comic Con Comics (1992)
Star Wars: Empire's End (1995)
Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1995)
Mad Star Wars Spectacular (1996)
Star Wars: A New Hope (1997)
Star Wars: The Last Command (1997)
Star Wars: Vader's Quest (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I Qui-Gon Jinn (1999)
Star Wars: Union (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I Adventures (2000)
Star Wars: Infinities - A New Hope (2001)
The Comics: Since 1945 (2002)
Star Wars: Republic (2002)
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003)
Star Wars: Infinities - Return of the Jedi (2004)
Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here (2006)
Harvest Is When I Need You the Most a Star Wars Fanbook (2008)
The Comics: The Complete Collection (2008)
Star Wars Omnibus: Droids (2008)
Star Wars Omnibus: Early Victories (2008)
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy (2008)
Star Wars Omnibus: The Complete Saga - Espisodes I through VI (2011)
Mad About Super Heroes (2012)
Star Wars Omnibus: Droids and Ewoks (2012)
Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs (2015)
Hellboy Free Comic Book Day France 2015 (2015)
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Infinities (2015)
Star Wars: Vader Down (2016)
Marvel Classic (2015)
Star Wars: The Original Trilogy (2016)
Star Wars : un nouvel espoir (2016)
Star Wars Special Edition: A New Hope (2017)
Star Wars: Poe Dameron (2017)
Star Wars: A New Hope Cinestory Comic (2017)
Star Wars Adventures Annual 2018 (2018)
Star Wars (Free Comic Book Day France 2018) (2018)