CYBERSPACE 3000 #5

Cover shows sharp corners, glossy unbroken surface, and strong color with no visible spine stress or ticks. The comic is protected in a plastic sleeve with a backing board, which limits close inspection but no creases, tears, or fading are apparent through the sleeve. Slight glare from the plastic sleeve obscures fine surface detail, and interior and back cover were not assessed.

Cyberspace 3000 was Marvel UK's late-run science fiction series, written by Gary Russell with pencils by Steve Tappin, inks by Michael Eve, and color by Paul Schroeder. Set aboard the colony ship Sol III in a 31st century tied to the setting of Marvel's original Guardians of the Galaxy, the series follows Captain Jennifer Cabre-Rios, Yan Onanwro, and Shan O'Meara as refugees from Earth. Issue five continues the Galactus storyline that runs through the middle of the eight-issue series, with a Silver Surfer Keeper and this continuity's Dark Angel in supporting roles and Clan Cyorse driving the antagonist side; the issue introduces several minor characters who do not survive it. The run was cut short at issue eight when Marvel UK's line collapsed, leaving the story on a cliffhanger.

Market interest is minimal. The title was published into the 1993 speculative glut, print runs were adequate to demand, and the series has never been collected or reprinted in a way that would build an audience. Raw copies circulate freely through online dealer inventory and eBay in high grade, where the asking price is routinely lower than the postage, and there is no established certified market at all — the census presence for the series is negligible because grading fees dwarf any plausible resale. Cameo-level appearances by Galactus and a Silver Surfer figure generate occasional keyword searches but no measurable price support.

Buyers are Marvel UK completists, Guardians of the Galaxy era continuity readers, and dealers filling run gaps or set listings. The practical consequence is a flat price curve: mid-grade and high-grade raw copies trade within a dollar or two of each other, low-grade copies are bulk material, and the only reason a certified example would command a premium is the novelty of being one of very few slabbed copies rather than any underlying demand. This is a run-filler to be acquired in lots and sold as part of a complete eight-issue set, which is how the series moves most reliably.