STAR TREK #1

Cover shows strong gloss and sharp corners with no visible creases or color breaks; spine appears tight with no stress lines evident in this photo. Minor edge wear may be present but is not clearly visible due to the protective sleeve and slight glare. UPC barcode box confirms newsstand edition. Interior pages and back cover were not assessed, so grade is based solely on the visible front cover condition.

Star Trek #1 (Marvel Comics, April 1979) launched Marvel's licensed Star Trek title with a direct adaptation of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, scripted by Marv Wolfman from Alan Dean Foster's novelization and Gene Roddenberry's story, with art by Dave Cockrum and Klaus Janson and colors by Marie Severin. The issue introduces the film-era crew in comics form, including Kirk, Spock-adjacent bridge officers Sulu, Uhura, Chekov, and Scott, McCoy, Rand, and film-specific characters Ilia and Sonak, capturing the visual redesign of the franchise for its theatrical relaunch.

The book was produced in very large print runs typical of licensed properties riding a major film release, and the certified population reflects that: over 1,300 Universal-graded copies on census with hundreds of recorded sales at the top grades. Demand is heavily concentrated at the high end of the grading spectrum, where 9.8 copies see steady turnover and firm pricing, while mid- and low-grade raw copies trade as inexpensive commodity backissues with little grade-driven price separation between very low and moderate condition.

This is a volume-market book rather than a speculative key: it appeals to Star Trek completists, Bronze Age licensed-comic collectors, and buyers assembling long runs of the Marvel Star Trek series rather than investors chasing scarcity. Across grades it trades in a narrow band until the top of the census, where 9.8 slabs command a real premium over anything below near-mint; raw copies in low and mid grade remain readily available and inexpensive, making this an entry-level or nostalgia purchase rather than a graded-market driver.