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Condition Profile
DARK HORSE COMICS · 9/01 · DIRECT EDITION
UNIT ECA-010452
STAR WARS: JEDI QUEST #4
Dark Horse's prequel-era Jedi Quest tie-in closes its four-issue run
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Horse Comics | September 2001 | Modern | Direct Edition | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows sharp, well-defined corners and a clean, glossy surface with strong color saturation and no visible fading. No spine ticks, creases, or stress lines are apparent along the spine edge, and the edges appear free of chipping or whitening. The book is protected in a plastic sleeve, which limits full assessment of surface gloss and minor handling marks; interior pages and back cover were not examined.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $2 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $4 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $55 |
// Archive commentary
Star Wars: Jedi Quest #4 is the concluding chapter of a short Dark Horse mini-series published in 2001, part of the publisher's ongoing license to produce comics set in the Star Wars galaxy during the years between Marvel's original run and Dark Horse's later prequel-adjacent output. The Jedi Quest branding tied into a parallel line of young-reader novels focused on the training years of Obi-Wan Kenobi and his padawan, set against the backdrop of the prequel trilogy's expanding continuity. As with much of Dark Horse's tie-in material from this era, the book functioned as licensed entertainment for an active fan base rather than as a showcase for a marquee creative team, and it has not accrued any first-appearance or landmark-story status within the wider Star Wars comics chronology.
The issue sits squarely in bulk-stock territory: it was produced in the print quantities typical of early-2000s licensed comics, distributed primarily through direct-market retailers, and has never registered meaningful aftermarket demand beyond completionist collectors of the Jedi Quest sub-line or Star Wars comics in general. There is no first appearance, variant scarcity, or notable art pedigree driving interest, and grading population data for the title remains thin, reflecting low submission volume rather than desirability. Copies circulate mostly through back-issue bins, online lots, and dollar boxes.
This is a book for Star Wars completists building out the full Dark Horse license run rather than for speculative buyers. Raw copies in any reading condition trade near cover price, and demand is driven almost entirely by series completion rather than character or creator cachet. A graded 9.8 example would appeal only to a narrow slice of registry-focused collectors chasing a clean slab of an otherwise overlooked title, and even then would represent a niche transaction rather than an active market.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-010452 | ~9.2 | Direct Edition | AVAILABLE |
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