STAR WARS: JANGO FETT – OPEN SEASONS #3

Cover shows sharp corners, strong glossy surface, and no visible spine stress lines or ticks. Colors appear vibrant with no fading or staining evident. The book is protected in a plastic sleeve, which limits full assessment of edges but no chips or tears are visible; interior and back cover were not assessed.

Star Wars: Jango Fett – Open Seasons #3 is the third chapter of a four-issue Dark Horse miniseries released in 2002 to coincide with Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Written by Haden Blackman with art by Ramon F. Bachs, the series dramatizes the bounty hunter's rise and his role as the genetic template for the Republic's clone army, fleshing out backstory only hinted at on screen. The book arrived amid a wave of prequel-era licensed comics from Dark Horse, part of a broader effort to expand Jango and Boba Fett's mythology beyond the films.

Market activity for the issue is thin and concentrated almost entirely at the high end of the CGC census, with the bulk of recorded sales occurring in 9.8 and 9.6 holders rather than across the grade spectrum. This pattern is typical of early-2000s direct-market minis that saw limited raw-market circulation after their initial release, leaving little price discovery below near-mint. Demand is driven by Star Wars completists and Boba Fett/Jango Fett character collectors rather than broad crossover interest, and the modest 9.8 population keeps values from becoming a true rarity play.

This is a collectible for dedicated Star Wars comic runs and Fett-family character sets rather than a mainstream key-issue purchase. Raw copies in lower grades trade for nominal sums as reading copies or fill-ins, while mid-grade raw books see only slightly elevated interest. The real value concentration sits with graded 9.8 slabs, where limited census population and periodic spikes in recorded sales sustain a premium over lower certified grades.