STAR WARS: DARK EMPIRE VOLUME I. GOLD FOIL LETTERS EMBOSSED EDITION. DAVE DORMAN ON 4-21-17. COMPLETE LOW PRINT RUN SET OF SIX (6). UNIVERSAL GRADE 9.6 to 9.8 WHITE PAGES. DARK HORSE COMICS, MARCH 1993. Signed by Dave Dorman. Low Print Run Complete. Set of Six (6). Near Mint Star Wars: Dark Empire Volume I. Gold Foil Letters Embossed Edition. Dark Horse Comics, March 1993. As displayed in the attached twelve (12) pictures. They were created in March 1993, signed by Dave Dorman on 4-21-17, and then graded and encapsulated by CGC shortly after. Their CGC SS Certification Numbers are. In sequence 1506779012 through 9017. All six of these near mint comic books were signed in. Dave Dorman, Cover Artist and Graphics Illustrator. As part of the. Just in case you may be interested, please note that my other current. Rare and high value comic books. First comic book devoted to. 1963 The Amazing Spider-Man. MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE DARK EMPIRE SET. There were only five thousand (5,000) limited edition Star Wars: Dark Empire, Volume I, Gold Foil Embossed Letters Variant Edition Comic Books printed, and only a few have been graded as GCG SS 9.6 White Pages or higher. This epic, super rare and gorgeous set of six (6) Star Wars: Dark Empire, Volume I. S igned by Dave Dorman. Includes the following comic books that were graded and encapsulated by CGC. Dark Empire was one of the early Star Wars expanded universe efforts, and it has an influence on. The Rise of Skywalker. Emperor Palpatines laugh at the end means the darkest of dark side dudes is totally back. And if bringing back the famous Sith Lord feels like the oldest trick in the book, youre not wrong. For those who might not remember, Dark Empire focused on the resurrection of Emperor Palpatine after his death in Return of the Jedi. Published as a six-issue mini-series from December 1991 to October 1992, it was the first major Star Wars comic book release after the Marvel run concluded in 1986. Written by Tom Veitch with art by Cam Kennedy, Dark Empire was also the first comic book entry into the 90s expanded universe, which, at the time was brand new. While the Clone Wars are mentioned in A New Hope and are central to Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, it was Dark Empire that introduced the idea of cloning a major character, well before the mad Luke Skywalker (not a typo) clone showed up in Timothy Zahn’s The Last Command in 1993. Dark Empire also brought Boba Fett back from the dead, introduced the Smugglers Moon of Nar Shaddaa, and created the concept of Jedi Holocrons really, Holocrons were created by Tom Veitch! Bad guys also use some creepy attack dogs calle Neks in the opening pages of Dark Empire, which seemed to inspire those scary dogs on Corellia in the first big chase scene of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The following are the details of each of this six. CGC SS 9.6 Near Mint. Six years after the Battle of Endor, the fight for freedom rages on. Darth Vader is dead, but a reborn Empire — under a mysterious new leader — strikes at the struggling Rebel Alliance. Massive World Devastators, more powerful and unstoppable than the Death Star, ravage entire planets, while the ruthless heirs of Jabba the Hutt place a monumental price on the heads of Princess Leia and her husband, Han Solo. Along with Lando, Chewbacca, Artoo, Threepio, and other old allies, Han and Leia struggle to protect the future for their unborn child. But their greatest foe may be their closest friend: Luke Skywalker. After losing Luke to a bizarre energy storm, Han and Leia return to the Rebel Fleet, only to find that the New Republic is being attacked by Imperial forces. Giant World Devastators wreak havoc on the planets sympathetic to the New Republic. Quick to respond, Han, Chewie, and Lando rush to the Rebels’ aid. Meanwhile, Luke has been captured by the Imperials and taken before the resurrected Emperor Palpatine. Realizing it is the only way he can hope to fight the Emperor, Luke submits himself to the dark side of the force and becomes the Emperor’s disciple. Galaxies away, Leia senses Luke’s plight and vows to rescue him. What was once a great threat to the Rebels may become their salvation, as they commandeer a stolen Star Destroyer against a fleet of giant Imperial World Devastators. And the planet Mon Calamari hangs in the balance! CGC 9.6 SS Near Mint. Luke Skywalker is the only man who can save the galaxy, and Han Solo and Princess Leia are the only ones who can rescue him. And Boba Fett is the only man standing in their way. CGC SS 9.8 Near Mint / Mint & White Pages. The dying Emperor Palpatine has found a host body into which he can transfer his consciousness — Princess Leia’s unborn child. Trapped in the Emperor’s palace, and with her brother Luke turning to the dark side of the Force, Leia faces her greatest battle alone. This Low Print Run. Complete Set of Six (6) Near Mint. Star Wars: Dark Empire Volume l. Gold Foil Embossed Letters Edition. With Issues #1 thru #6 is the an awesome looking and desirable set of the Star Wars original story comic books, and this set is destined to increase in value over the ages to come. This is a Private Listing, and the. The item “Signed Star Wars 1-6 Dark Empire Vol. I CGC SS 9.6/8 WP 1993 Gold Foil Edition” is in sale since Sunday, December 15, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Comics\Modern Age (1992-Now)\Superhero\Star Wars”. The seller is “greatdeals4u-2″ and is located in Anaheim, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Modified Item: Yes
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Certification Number: 1506779012 through 1506779017 in sequential order.
- Issue Number: #1 thru #6: Complete Set.
- Certification: CGC
- Main Character: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Vader
- Series: Star War Dark Empire
- Grade: 9.6 NM+ and 9.8 NM/MT
- Year: 1993
- Publication Date: 1993
- Modification Description: Signed by Cover Aretist, Dave Dorman under the CGC Signature Series on 4-21-17.
- Convention/Event: Star Wars Celebration
- Signed: Yes
- Publisher: Dark Horse
