STAR TREK #5

Cover shows strong gloss and bright, unfaded colors with sharp corners and clean edges. There is a faint vertical crease line running through the upper portion of the cover between the logo and the barcode area, and slight handling wear at the top edge. No major spine stress ticks, tears, or color-breaking creases are visible, and the barcode/newsstand box is intact. Interior pages and back cover were not assessed, and the book is currently in a protective sleeve which may obscure minor surface flaws.

Star Trek #5 continues Marvel's late-1970s licensed series adapting the original television cast into ongoing comic adventures, with Dave Cockrum handling interior art and a cover pencilled by Frank Miller and inked by Klaus Janson. The issue features the core bridge crew of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scott, Sulu, Uhura, and Chekov, alongside supporting characters Christine Chapel and Marcella DiFalco, placing it squarely within the franchise's early comic-adaptation continuity rather than any pivotal story turning point.

Market data shows a shallow, tightly clustered FMV curve from grade 9.2 through 9.8, with certified sales concentrated in the $36-$44 range and thin overall sales volume across the 47-copy census. This flatness suggests the book is not scarce at the high end relative to demand, and pricing is driven more by general Bronze Age Star Trek and Frank Miller cover-collector interest than by any first-appearance or landmark story content. Lower and mid-grade raw copies trade as commodity Bronze Age back issues, with value concentrated almost entirely in high-grade certified examples.

This issue appeals primarily to Star Trek comic completists and to collectors building Frank Miller cover-art runs from his early career, rather than to key-issue investors. Raw copies in low and mid grade are inexpensive and plentiful in the secondary market, while CGC 9.8 examples command a real but modest premium reflecting condition scarcity rather than content-driven demand. It is best positioned as an affordable, attractively-illustrated addition to a Star Trek or Miller-focused collection rather than a speculative holding.