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Cover: Dave Cockrum & Bob McLeod

Star Wars #17

Nov 1978 · Marvel · 0.35 USD

📊 ~107,058 copies sold its debut month

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“Crucible!”

Marvel's Star Wars #17 from 1978 promises something a little different with its cover banner: a special "untold tale of Luke Skywalker's past." Dave Cockrum and Bob McLeod's cover art puts a determined, blaster-raised Luke front and center beneath twin suns, debris and what appear to be alien figures scattered across a rocky landscape behind him — all under the bold chapter title "Crucible!" Inside, Chris Claremont and Archie Goodwin co-write, with Herb Trimpe on art, making this a genuinely interesting creative collaboration for any fan of the galaxy far, far away.

writer Chris Claremont · writer Archie Goodwin · artist Herb Trimpe · inker Allen Milgrom · colorist Marie Severin · letterer Rick Parker · cover Dave Cockrum, Bob McLeod

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta

Raw (Fine) $9

CGC 9.8 · 183 in census $174*

CGC 9.6 · 178 in census $78*

CGC 9.4 · 98 in census $60*

CGC 9.2 · 46 in census $43*

CGC 9.0 · 39 in census $35*

CGC 8.5 · 36 in census $30*

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CGC 8.0 · 15 in census $30*

CGC 7.5 · 14 in census $30*

CGC 7.0 · 8 in census $30*

CGC 6.5 · 8 in census $30*

CGC 6.0 · 6 in census $30*

CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $30*

CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $30*

CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $30*

CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $30*

CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $30*

CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $30*

CGC 2.5 none in existence

CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $30*

* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade

Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Cast · 5 characters

Beru Lars Biggs Darklighter Han Solo Luke Skywalker Owen Lars

Full credits

writer Chris Claremont

writer Archie Goodwin

artist Herb Trimpe

inker Allen Milgrom

colorist Marie Severin

letterer Rick Parker

cover pencils Dave Cockrum

cover inks Bob McLeod

Reprints

↩ Reprints [Marvel Hostess Ads] #30 (1978)

Reprinted in Star Wars Weekly #33 (1978), La Guerra De Las Galaxias: El Imperio Contraataca #1 (1979), Titans #23 (1979), Titans #24 (1980), Return of the Jedi Winter Special #[nn] (1983), Return of the Jedi Weekly #96 (1985), Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... #1 (2002), Star Wars: Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy #[nn] (2008), Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... #1 (2010), Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus #1 (2015), Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years #1 (2016), Krieg der Sterne #4, Star Wars #12

Key issues in Star Wars

#1 1st appearance — Luke Skywalker

#16

#16 1st appearance — Beilert Valance

#24

#24 1st appearance — Senator Bail Organa

#5 1st appearance — Wedge Antilles

#8 1st appearance — Jaxxon

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