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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
1985
1993
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2002
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2010
2013
2016
2019
2023 Appearances (301–370 of 370, oldest first)
Star Wars Aventures (Free Comic Book Day France 2019) (2019)
Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019 (2019)
Je suis Dark Vador (2019)
Star Wars - Voyage vers Star Wars : L'Ascension de Skywalker - Allégeance (2019)
Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker—The Manga (2020)
Star Wars: The Original Trilogy - The Movie Adaptations (2019)
Star Wars: From the Journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi (2020)
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020)
Star Wars Legends: Rise of the Sith Omnibus (2021)
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Graphic Novel Adaptation (2021)
Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader’s Castle (2021)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2012)
Star Wars : L'Empire (2021)
Star Wars: Life Day (2021)
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Graphic Novel Adaptation (2021)
Star Wars Hyperspace Stories (2022)
Star Wars: Crimson Reign (2022)
Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca (2022)
Strange Academy: Finals (2022)
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Menace Revealed (2018)
Star Wars: Darth Vader by Greg Pak (2020)
Star Wars by Gillen & Pak Omnibus (2023)
Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars (2024)
Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion Omnibus (2022)
Star Wars: Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Special (2024)
Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection (2024)
Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus (2023)
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion (2016)
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years - Droids & Ewoks (2024)
Star Wars: Battle of Jakku - Insurgency Rising (2024)
Star Wars: Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Siege (2025)
Star Wars: Battle of Jakku - Last Stand (2025)
Star Wars: Ahsoka (2024)
Star Wars 1977 No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2025)
Star Wars: Legacy of Vader (2025)
Star Wars: Han Solo - Hunt for the Falcon (2025)
Giant Cracked (1965)