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Condition Profile
MARVEL COMICS · 2/81 · NEWSSTAND
UNIT ECA-009476
STAR TREK #11
Marvel's licensed Star Trek series continues with a routine newsstand issue for the Enterprise crew
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | February 1981 | Bronze | Newsstand | — | AVAILABLE |
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-009476 | ~9.0 | Newsstand | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong gloss and sharp corners with no visible creases or color breaks. Slight waviness/wrinkling is visible in the cover stock, likely from the protective sleeve or minor humidity exposure rather than actual creasing. Spine appears tight with no visible stress lines or ticks. This is a raw book in a protective sleeve; interior pages and back cover were not assessed.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $2 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $6 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $85 |
// Archive commentary
Star Trek #11 belongs to Marvel Comics' first ongoing Star Trek series, launched in 1980 to capitalize on the license following Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The series carried the Enterprise crew through original adventures rather than direct film adaptations after its opening issues, with Marv Wolfman handling scripting duties for much of the early run. By issue #11, cover-dated February 1981, the title had settled into a steady bi-monthly rhythm, offering standalone stories built around Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and the rest of the bridge crew for a licensed readership rather than chasing any landmark first appearance or origin story.
This issue carries no first appearance, no notable death, and no widely cited cover image, and it has never drawn attention as a key in price guides or collector circles. Its market profile reflects that plainly: no fair-market value is tracked for the book, which typically signals a common, easily found newsstand issue trading close to cover price in raw form. Demand is driven almost entirely by Star Trek completists assembling a run and by dealers filling out back-issue bins rather than by speculative or character-milestone buyers.
Collecting interest in Star Trek #11 centers on series builders and licensed-comics specialists rather than investors. Raw copies in low and mid grade move steadily but modestly as reading or run-completion copies, while a top-graded slab appeals mainly to registry-minded collectors chasing a clean example of an otherwise unheralded issue. It is a solid, unpretentious piece of Bronze Age licensed comics history rather than a book expected to appreciate meaningfully across grades.
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