STAR WARS: JEDI – SHAAK TI #1

Cover shows sharp corners and clean, unblemished color with no visible creases, spine stress, or edge chipping. The barcode area shows a 'Direct Sales' marking rather than a UPC box, consistent with direct edition distribution. Slight glare on the plastic sleeve makes fine surface evaluation difficult, and the interior/back cover were not assessed.

Star Wars: Jedi u2013 Shaak Ti #1 is a 2003 one-shot from Dark Horse's Jedi anthology series, a line that gave individual spotlight issues to supporting Jedi characters from the prequel-era Star Wars films. Written by John Ostrander with art by Jan Duursema and inks by Dan Parsons, the issue expands on Shaak Ti's background alongside appearances by Plo Koon, Quinlan Vos, Agen Kolar, and Count Dooku. It sits within the broader Dark Horse Star Wars license period, valued by completists of that publishing era rather than for any first appearance or origin content, as Shaak Ti and the surrounding cast were already established through the films and other tie-in comics.

Market data shows a large certified population relative to sales activity, with 65 of 68 graded copies in the CGC Universal census and comparatively few recorded transactions at most grade points. Values are modest and grade-sensitive, with a steep rise concentrated at the top of the grade curve: mid-grade certified copies trade in single digits while a 9.8 commands meaningfully more, reflecting the premium modern collectors place on pristine, unblemished copies of low-print direct-market anthology issues rather than any narrative significance.

This book fits the profile of a supplementary piece for Star Wars completists and Dark Horse-era collectors building out the Jedi anthology run, rather than a driver of independent demand. Raw copies in low and mid grades move at nominal prices, consistent with a common modern comic with adequate but unremarkable print runs. The primary collecting activity concentrates at the high end, where CGC 9.8 examples draw a disproportionate share of value and sales relative to the rest of the grade spectrum, typical of modern books where condition rarity outweighs content rarity.