STAR TREK #9

Cover shows strong gloss and vibrant color with sharp corners and no visible creases or spine stress; slight edge wear is possible at extreme corners but not clearly visible under the protective sleeve's glare. A small mark/stamp is visible near the top-left indicia box that may be a faint signature or press mark, worth double-checking. The book is in a protective sleeve which limits full assessment of edge and spine wear; interior and back cover were not assessed.

Star Trek #9 continues Marvel's licensed run based on the original television series, presenting "Experiment in Vengeance," written by Martin Pasko with art by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein (inks and cover) and Frank Springer. The issue features the full bridge crew of the Enterprise, including Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Sulu, Chekov, Scott, and Rand, and reflects the era's effort to extend the franchise into comics following the 1979 feature film. Cockrum's pencils, familiar to readers from his X-Men work, give the issue above-average visual polish for a licensed tie-in of the period.

The book's market profile is that of a common, plentiful Bronze Age title with modest but steady collector interest tied to Star Trek fandom rather than comics-specific milestones. Certified sales data shows a gentle, non-explosive rise from mid grade into the low $30s at CGC 9.0 and into the $50-70 range at 9.4 and above, with no verified sales beyond 9.6 despite copies existing at 9.8. This pattern is consistent with a well-preserved but non-key issue where high-grade scarcity, not story significance, drives most of the premium.

Demand centers on completists building full Marvel Star Trek runs and licensed-property collectors rather than speculative superhero-key buyers. Raw copies in low and mid grades trade for a few dollars at most, reflecting high surviving population and minimal cover or story draw, while top-census CGC 9.8 examples command a real but modest premium driven by condition scarcity alone. This is a stable, low-volatility title suited to bulk acquisition and fandom-driven sales rather than investment-grade speculation.