Ed brought his vast experience and expertise in collectibles to heritage auctions in 2002. The gold key and whitman editions were released simultaneously, but through different distribution channels. Many of the books in my small collection werent listed, so i knew i wasnt being given all of the books in a particular series. Gold key comics was created in 1962, when its parent company western publishing switched to inhouse publishing rather than packaging content for branding. The last of the whitman tv tieins were a series of six books based on the waltons, all published in 1975. Star trek is a series of comics based on the gene roddenberry television series star trek and the subsequent films. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings.
Find the value of the gold key comic star trek volume 1. Janice rand makes her only gold key star trek comics appearance in this issue. Get the best deals on star trek comic books indiana bronze age horror. The series that launched the first superteam in the justice society of america, and debuted wonder woman in comics, is highly collectible. Unfollow star trek comic books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Barr handled this special look at the final mission of the enterprises fabled fiveyear mission the previous years annual had detailed the first mission in the fiveyear mission. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues, which ended in mid1969. After eight issues the series took place after star trek iii. Star trek comic books whitman 51 52 53 original packaging. Gold key comics was an imprint of american company western publishing, created for comic books distributed to newsstands.
Star trek dc comics wikipedia star trek has a long history in comics. Gift for a friend the crew runs afoul of an interesting race of crystal like creatures, a crystal dragon. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Locate the book in the list of books you might need to change the drop list to go to another page. Whitman editions of star trek comics are indicated in the table below and a whitman star trek comics cover gallery is also available. Spock is also taken over by some of the very spirits of the aliens. I dont have access to authoritative reference material.
The gold key and whitman editions were released simultaneously, but through different dist star trek aug western publishing for sale online frozen sleep in the depths of. This first series was published by gold key, an imprint of western publishing founded only five years before, in gold key experimented with the comics format, initially using rectangular word balloons and thought bubbles, to give their comics a sleeker feeling for a new era. You wont come across these too often, but if you happen to find one of these allstar rare comic books, then youll be very happy. Some comics in this series were published with us and uk price variants, pinup photos, and the whitman logo. Star trek was a comic book series published by gold key comics part of whitman publishing, running for 61 issues from july 1967 until march 1979, when the series was canceled. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. Phase ii that was supposed to be published in 1998 and to contain an allnew ship and an allnew crew, but due to the general cancellation, it was never produced.
The plot of the 1984 dc series picked up immediately after star trek ii. For sale star trek gold key comics comic books 24 26 captain kirk mr spock uss enterprise emorys memories. The sinister guest, script by dick wood, art by alberto giolitti. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to explore strange new. This decline was due both to a wide scale correction in the prices being paid for all comic books as noted in the overstreet comic book price guide, as well as a general reduction of popular interest in the star trek franchise itself. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. The greatest star trek comic book stories of alltime cbr. Still, most of the books on this list will fetch a few hundred dollars on ebay at best, assuming you can find any of them. There was also a slight drop in prices from 2002 to 2014, probably due to the several. These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues. Star trek goldkey whitman comics star trek collection.
Star trek 40 september 1976 whitman comics grade vf etsy. Vg early whitman issue, photo insert on front cover. Jun 12, 2014 the very first original story based on nbcs star trek was a whitman. A planet is continually changing its dynamic makeup. Subsequently, for some 20 years, ed owned his own commercial art firm in chicago, acquiring, trading, and selling world class collections of american photography, illustration art, and vintage comic books. The next generation the main dc comics star trek title was published in two volumes, comprising. Gold key and whitman comics were produced by western publishing. Pocket books reprinted the book in 1996 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of star trek. Mission to horatius by mack reynolds was published in 1968. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. Spock is mentally restored after mindmelding with his mirror self and takes command of the uss surak. In the example above carnage part one is not part of the title. Information about the company, its printing and distribution practices, writers and artists, is sketchy. Comic is complete with cover and all pages attached.
Search comic price guide browse by publisher new comics newest cover scans story arcs genres creators characters beta grading guide recent value changes report missing issues. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. Here are the 18 rarest and hardest to find comic books. The very first original story based on nbcs star trek was a whitman. For the first issues of the run, they were only printed with a gold key logo in the upper left corner. An entire planets population is being affected by a virus that is infecting a giant brain, which exists in the core of their planet. In these later issues, kirk, after a multiissue showdown with the mirror universe, takes command of the excelsior. Gold key comics were published by western publishing, a company with an interesting and confusing history. Get the best deals on whitman comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. You wont come across these too often, but if you happen to find one of these all star rare comic books, then youll be very happy. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. The devils isle of space, script by dick wood, art by nevio zeccara. The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc.
No copies available, whitman variant with logo on cover. Star trek 9 james blish star trek books, star trek. Kirk and his landing party lands on an asteroid only to find it is inhabited by condemned convicts awaiting an unusual execution. It also lost the rights to publish star trekbased comic books to marvel comics just prior to the revival of the franchise via. A triangle of peril table of contents star trek cover 1 page report information. About gold key star trek comics and whitman star trek comics.
Apr 10, 2017 not all of these books have turned out to be successful, though, as theres a big difference between rarity and value. From february 1984 through february 1996, dc comics held the license to publish comic books based upon the star trek franchise, namely star trek. Gold key star trek comics suffered a price decline in 1998 from 1997. Star trek was a comic book series published by gold key comics part of whitman publishing. The marvelous cover art of the early star trek comic books star trek issue 39 by gold key comics product information.
The creatures of light, script by dick wood, art by alberto giolitti. List of all 61 issues of the gold key star trek series. If you are unsure what the title is, look at the indicia small block of text inside front or rear cover. On the way home to earth to make way for the incoming crew including new captain. Various issues were reprinted in a variety of formats over the years in both the us and the uk. The braindamaged planet, script by george kashdan, art by alden mcwilliams.
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