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Star Wars Weekly comic issues

 

UK reprints of US Star Wars and Star Wars Empire Strikes Back comics.  Lots of original adverts for British toys and sweets which is very nostalgic for those of us old enough to remember them first time around and interesting for everyone else.

 

Title changes in this range:

 

Issues 1-117 are titled "Star Wars Weekly.

Issues 118-139 are titled -"Star Wars Weekly: The Empire Strikes Back"

Issues 140-158 are titled -"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back"

Issues 159-171 are titled -"Star Wars"

 



 

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1 08 February 1978 Star Wars Weekly #1
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1 08 February 1978 Star Wars Weekly #1 with free gift
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2 15 February 1978 Star Wars Weekly #2
Coupon near back, Darth Vader pin-up and rear cover pin-up...X
2 15 February 1978 Star Wars Weekly #2 with free gift
Coupon near back, Darth Vader pin-up and rear cover pin-up...X
3 22 February 1978 Star Wars Weekly #3
Centre pages Death Star map and coupon near back...X
4 01 March 1978 Star Wars Weekly #4
2 x coupons second half and rear cover pin-up poster. Note - This is a dot on the W of Star Wars....X
5 08 March 1978 Star Wars Weekly #5
3 coupon pages second half...X
6 15 March 1978 Star Wars Weekly #6
Coupon first half & coupon right centre page, plus pin-up rear cover...X
7 22 March 1978 Star Wars Weekly #7
Darth Vader pin-up page, coupon right centre page and coupon near back...X
8 29 March 1978 Star Wars Weekly #8
Coupon second half...X
9 05 April 1978 Star Wars Weekly #9
Centre pages are a double page pin-up poster (often removed) & coupon near back...X
10 12 April 1978 Star Wars Weekly #10
Coupon left centre and Chewbacca pin-up right centre page...X
11 19 April 1978 Star Wars Weekly #11
Coupon second half and one on rear cover...X
12 26 April 1978 Star Wars Weekly #12
Coupon second half and one on rear cover...X
13 03 May 1978 Star Wars Weekly #13
Coupon rear cover. Originally a centre page colour pull out poster,...X
13 03 May 1978 Star Wars Weekly #13 with free gift
Coupon rear cover. Originally a centre page colour pull out poster,...X
14 10 May 1978 Star Wars Weekly #14
Coupon first half and Pin-up poster at back...X
14 10 May 1978 Star Wars Weekly #14 with free gift
Coupon first half and Pin-up poster at back...X
15 17 May 1978 Star Wars Weekly #15
1 coupon first half and 2 coupons second half...X
16 24 May 1978 Star Wars Weekly #16
2 coupon pages first half...X
17 31 May 1978 Star Wars Weekly #17
Coupon first half and one rear back...X
18 07 June 1978 Star Wars Weekly #18
2 coupons first half and 2 coupones second half. Coupon rear cover....X
19 14 June 1978 Star Wars Weekly #19
Pin-up poster at back. Coupon rear cover. ...X
20 21 June 1978 Star Wars Weekly #20
Coupon first half and near middle. Pin-up poster at back. ...X
21 28 June 1978 Star Wars Weekly #21
Coupon first half and one rear back...X
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Publication summary  

    
First issue 08 February 1978  
(#1)
    
Last issue 01 July 1983  
(#171)
    
Total issues 171
    
Average pages N/A
    
Frequency WEEKLY
    
End of life FINISHED
    
Wikipedia entry N/A
  
Publisher Marvel UK
   
Issue Info ComicVine - First 117 issues
ComicVine - Empire Strikes Back issues
ComicVine - Issues 159 to 171
   
Copyright holder  Marvel
   

Free gifts summary

 

#1 08 February 1978 Cut-out X-Fighter sheet
#2 15 February 1978 Cut-out TIE fighter sheet
#13 03 May 1978 Full colour poster of Millennium Falcon cockpit with Chewbacca, Luke, Obi Wan and Han Solo
#14 10 May 1978 Poster
#118 29 May 1980 Action transfers

 

Key issues summary

 

#1 08 February 1978 First issue
#2 15 February 1978 Second issue
#3 22 February 1978 Third issue
#6 15 March 1978 Rare
#50 17 January 1979 50th issue
#52 31 January 1979 Darth Vader cover
#57 28 March 1979 1st wrap-around cover
#76 08 August 1979 Full page Buck Rogers advert rear cover
#100 23 January 1980 100 issue
#101 30 January 1980 Poster cover and Mark Hamill profit
#107 10 March 1980 #reprinting of Star Lord’s origin story
#118 29 May 1980 1st Empire Strikes Back
#119 05 June 1980 1st cover appearance of Lando Calrissian, cover appearance only
#122 25 June 1980 1st UK team appearance of Rogue Squadron
#123 02 July 1980 Boba Fett appearance
#126 23 July 1980 1st UK Yoda appearance
#127 31 July 1980 1st appearance of Bob Fett and 1st UK Yoda cover.
#129 14 August 1980 1st UK Boba Fett cover
#140 01 November 1980 1st monthly issue
#159 01 July 1982 Contains an original Star Wars story - 'Blind Fury!'.
#169 01 May 1983 Darth Vader cover - Colour centre pages
#170 01 June 1983 Rare Boba Fett cover
#171 01 July 1983 Rare final issue

 

General comic range checking notes

 

Lots of pin-up posters and many issues have multipe advert pages with coupons, so flip through each issue to make sure it looks complete. Coupons are normally present but the original owner may have filled in their details.

 

Individual issue checking notes summary

 

#2 15 February 1978 Coupon near back, Darth Vader pin-up and rear cover pin-up
#3 22 February 1978 Centre pages Death Star map and coupon near back
#4 01 March 1978 2 x coupons second half and rear cover pin-up poster. Note - This is a dot on the W of Star Wars.
#5 08 March 1978 3 coupon pages second half
#6 15 March 1978 Coupon first half & coupon right centre page, plus pin-up rear cover
#7 22 March 1978 Darth Vader pin-up page, coupon right centre page and coupon near back
#8 29 March 1978 Coupon second half
#9 05 April 1978 Centre pages are a double page pin-up poster (often removed) & coupon near back
#10 12 April 1978 Coupon left centre and Chewbacca pin-up right centre page
#11 19 April 1978 Coupon second half and one on rear cover
#12 26 April 1978 Coupon second half and one on rear cover
#13 03 May 1978 Coupon rear cover. Originally a centre page colour pull out poster,
#14 10 May 1978 Coupon first half and Pin-up poster at back
#15 17 May 1978 1 coupon first half and 2 coupons second half
#16 24 May 1978 2 coupon pages first half
#17 31 May 1978 Coupon first half and one rear back
#18 07 June 1978 2 coupons first half and 2 coupones second half. Coupon rear cover.
#19 14 June 1978 Pin-up poster at back. Coupon rear cover.
#20 21 June 1978 Coupon first half and near middle. Pin-up poster at back.
#21 28 June 1978 Coupon first half and one rear back
#22 05 July 1978 2 coupon pages first half, 1 coupon page second half and pin-up near back. Coupon rear cover.
#23 12 July 1978 Coupon page first half and another middle pages
#24 19 July 1978 Coupon page first half and just after middle pages
#25 26 July 1978 Coupon page first half and another 3 coupon pages second half
#26 02 August 1978 Coupon page first half and another second half, plus pin-up poster at back
#27 09 August 1978 Coupon page first half and another second half & pin-up poster at back
#28 16 August 1978 Coupon page first half and another second half & pin-up poster at back
#29 23 August 1978 Coupon page first half and another second half & pin-up poster near back
#30 30 August 1978 Coupon page first half & pin-up poster near back
#31 06 September 1978 Coupon page first half & pin-up poster near back
#32 13 September 1978 Pin-up poster at back
#33 20 September 1978 Coupon page first half and another second half & pin-up poster near back.
#34 27 September 1978 Coupon second half & pin-up poster near back. Coupon rear cover.
#35 04 October 1978 2 x coupon pages first half. Coupon rear cover.
#36 11 October 1978 2 coupon pages first half and second half
#37 18 October 1978 Coupon page first half and another just after centre pages
#38 25 October 1978 Coupon at near back
#39 01 November 1978 Coupon page first half and 2 coupons second half plus one rear cover
#40 08 November 1978 Coupon page middle and another second half. Coupon rear cover.
#41 15 November 1978 Coupon inside cover, 2 coupons first half and 1 second half. Pin-up poster last page.
#42 22 November 1978 1 coupon first half and 2 second half. Coupon rear cover.
#43 29 November 1978 1 coupon first half and 1 second half, and coupon rear cover
#44 06 December 1978 Action poster inside front/rear covers. Coupon rear cover.
#45 13 December 1978 Coupon inside rear cover
#46 20 December 1978 Luke/Leia poster inside front cover and coupon inside rear cover
#47 27 December 1978 Obi Wan and Darth Vader foto feature spans front and rear inside covers
#48 03 January 1979 Coupon at back
#49 10 January 1979 Coupon first half
#50 17 January 1979 No coupons
#51 24 January 1979 Coupon near back
#52 31 January 1979 No coupons
#53 07 February 1979 Coupon inside front cover and another second half
#54 14 February 1979 Coupon inside front cover
#55 14 March 1979 Coupon first half and one on rear cover
#56 21 March 1979 Foto feature inside front/rear covers
#59 11 April 1979 Coupon rear cover
#60 18 April 1979 Coupon middle, another second half and one on rear cover
#61 25 April 1979 Coupon inside front cover and Endeavor pin-up page second half. Coupon rear cover.
#62 02 May 1979 Coupon inside front cover
#63 09 May 1979 Coupon inside rear cover and another one on rear cover
#64 16 May 1979 No coupons
#65 23 May 1979 Coupon inside rear cover and another on back cover
#66 30 May 1979 Coupon second half and coupon rear cover
#67 06 June 1979 No coupons
#68 13 June 1979 Coupon second half
#69 20 June 1979 No coupons
#70 27 June 1979 No coupons
#71 04 July 1979 No coupons
#72 11 July 1979 No coupons
#73 18 June 1979 No coupons
#74 25 July 1979 No coupons
#75 01 August 1979 No coupons
#76 08 August 1979 No coupons
#77 15 August 1979 No coupons
#78 22 August 1979 Coupon second half
#79 29 August 1979 Coupon second half
#80 05 September 1979 No coupons
#81 12 September 1979 Coupon rear cover
#82 19 September 1979 Coupon second half
#83 26 September 1979 No coupons
#84 03 October 1979 No coupons
#85 10 October 1979 No coupons
#86 17 October 1979 No coupons
#87 24 October 1979 No coupons
#88 31 October 1979 No coupons
#89 07 November 1979 No coupons
#90 14 November 1979 Coupon second half
#91 21 November 1979 Coupon inside rear cover
#92 28 November 1979 Coupon rear cover
#93 05 December 1979 Coupon rear cover
#94 12 December 1979 No coupons
#95 19 December 1979 No coupons
#96 24 December 1979 No coupons
#97 02 January 1980 Coupon rear cover
#98 09 January 1980 No coupons
#99 16 January 1980 Pin-up page first half
#100 23 January 1980 Competition corner cut out coupon first half
#101 30 January 1980 Mark Hamill full page photo pin-up second half
#102 06 February 1980 Carrie Fisher pictures first half
#103 13 February 1980 No coupons
#104 20 February 1980 Coupon right middle page
#105 27 February 1980 No coupons
#106 05 March 1980 No coupons
#107 10 March 1980 No coupons
#108 19 March 1980 Coupon rear cover
#109 26 March 1980 Coupon rear cover
#110 01 April 1980 Coupon first half
#111 09 April 1980 Coupon inside rear cover
#112 15 April 1980 No coupons
#113 23 April 1980 No coupons
#114 30 April 1980 No coupons
#115 07 May 1980 Coupon first half
#116 14 May 1980 No coupons
#117 21 May 1980 No coupons
#118 29 May 1980 Carrie Fisher pin-up and group pin-up first half and C3P0/R2D2 Pin-up send half
#119 05 June 1980 Coupon second half and on rear cover
#120 12 June 1980 Spot the difference comp second half
#121 19 June 1980 Coupon second half
#122 25 June 1980 Pin-up first half
#123 02 July 1980 Spot the difference competition second half
#124 09 July 1980 Coupon first half
#125 16 July 1980 Coupon second half
#127 31 July 1980 Spot the difference competition first half plus coupon inside rear cover
#128 07 August 1980 Coupon inside rear cover
#129 14 August 1980 Coupon first half and one near middle
#130 21 August 1980 Two coupon first half
#131 24 August 1980 Coupon first half and one on rear cover
#132 04 September 1980 Coupon rear cover
#133 11 September 1980 Coupon first half and and coupon rear cover
#134 18 September 1980 Spot the difference competition second half and and coupon rear cover
#135 24 September 1980 Coupon second half,coupon inside rear cover and one on the back
#136 01 October 1980 Coupon second half,coupon inside rear cover and one on the back
#137 09 October 1980 Coupon rear cover
#138 16 October 1980 Coupon rear cover
#139 22 October 1980 Coupon inside front cover and coupon rear cover
#140 01 November 1980 No coupons
#141 01 December 1980 Coupon inside front cover and another second half.
#142 01 January 1980 Coupon inside rear cover
#143 01 February 1981 Coupons inside front and rear covers
#144 01 March 1981 Coupon inside front cover
#145 01 May 1981 Coupons insider front and rear covers and also on back
#146 01 June 1981 Coupon rear covers and also another coupon on back
#147 01 July 1981 Coupon rear covers and also another coupon on back
#148 01 August 1981 Coupon second half and coupon inside rear cover
#149 01 September 1981 2 coupons second half
#151 01 November 1981 Coupons inside front and rear covers, and coupon second half
#169 01 May 1983 Full colour Star Wars competiion/contest advert centre pages which makes nice pin-up. Coupon rear.
#171 01 July 1983 Coupon rear cover

 

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