Star Reach #1 (Star Reach Publishing, 1974) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $222.00
Sold: Dec 10, 2024
Star*Reach #1 Values
Publisher: Star*Reach, 1974
About Star*Reach #1
Cody Starbuck cover and story by Howard Chaykin. Story art by Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin, and Al Milgrom. Back cover pin-up by Starlin.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Howard Chaykin; Jim Starlin (2nd, 3rd and 4th print)
Inks: Howard Chaykin; Jim Starlin (2nd, 3rd and 4th print)
Colors: Howard Chaykin; ? (4th print)
Letters: Tom Orzechowski
Notes: After the first printing, the front and back cover art were exchanged. 1st printing 75¢ 2nd printing $1.00 3rd printing $1.25 4th printing $1.50
STORY DETAILS
Pages: 1.000
Script: Mike Friedrich (1st and 2nd print)
Pencils: N/A (1st print); Neal Adams (2nd print); Becky Wilson (3rd and 4th print)
Inks: N/A (1st print); Neal Adams (2nd print); Becky Wilson (3rd and 4th print)
Letters: Typeset (1st and 2nd print); Tom Orzechowski ? (2nd print); Cynthia Dewhurst (3rd and 4th print)
Notes: The 1st print doesn't specify a month of publication; the month of April is noted in the printing histories of subsequent printings. It has a text editorial by Friedrich, a dedication to Julius Schwartz and a credit for Tom Orzechowski with designing the logo. The 2nd printing is September 1975, has different text (dated Sept. 1, 1975) and the comic strip "Observations" by Friedrich and Adams. The 3rd printing is April 1977 uses the Becky Wilson contents frame previously used in second printings for issue #2. Story titles and creators with illustration and indicia information. The 4th printing is March 1978 (per "The Star*Reach Companion" by Richard Arndt). Sequence content from 4th printing.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
Grade | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
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