STAR TREK #10

Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant colors with sharp corners; a couple of faint diagonal stress lines/creases are visible in the upper right blue background area and there appears to be some minor surface scuffing/ink marks near the top edge. Spine appears tight with no visible major stress lines or color breaking. The book is in a protective sleeve which slightly obscures fine surface detail. Interior and back cover were not assessed, so grade is based solely on this front cover photo.

Star Trek #10 arrived during Marvel's early-1980s license to publish original adventures starring the crew of the USS Enterprise, following the success of the 1979 motion picture. This issue is scripted by Michael Fleisher, with art by penciler Leopoldo Duranona and inker Klaus Janson, under the editorial oversight of Jim Shooter and Louise Jones Simonson. The crew—Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scott, Uhura, and Sulu—appear in a self-contained story typical of the series' episodic format, which largely mirrored the tone of the original television series rather than introducing new mythology or characters.

The book's market profile reflects a licensed tie-in title with a small but stable collector base rather than a superhero key. Certified population is modest, with just 52 Universal copies on census across a run of 56 total graded, and top-grade sales remain limited: a $80 FMV at 9.8 with a comparable one-year average, dropping to $42 at 9.6. The scarcity of high-grade newsstand copies (common for early-1980s newsstand distribution, which saw heavier handling than direct-market copies) supports modest premiums at the top end, but overall demand is driven by Star Trek franchise completists and Marvel licensed-comics specialists rather than broad speculative interest.

This issue trades as a affordable, easily sourced Bronze Age book in raw grades, with most collector activity concentrated on assembling complete high-grade or signature runs of the Marvel Star Trek series. Entry-level and mid-grade raw copies remain widely available and inexpensive, while CGC 9.8 examples command a real but modest premium reflecting the newsstand format's fragility rather than any narrative significance. Buyers are typically Star Trek franchise collectors, Marvel licensed-title completists, and CGC registry participants building out Bronze Age Marvel runs rather than investors chasing a recognized key issue.