Star Wars #2A (1977)

1st printing, standard 30 Cent Newsstand Edition with UPC. A New Hope: Part 2 of 6. "Six against the Galaxy!" Based on the screenplay by George Lucas. Adapted by Roy Thomas. Art by Howard Chaykin and Steve Leialoha. Princess Leia is in the hands of the evil Empire and the sinister Darth Vader. Now it falls on farm boy Luke Skywalker to seize his destiny and rescue her, and save the galaxy. But he can't do it alone. Luckily he'll get some help from old Ben Kenobi, once a great Jedi Knight known as Obi-Wan, Han Solo, a cocky ace pilot and all around scoundrel, Chewbacca, the hulking wookie and loyal co-pilot to Han, and the droids who hold the key to the Empire's defeat, C-3PO and R2-D2. NOTE: Spider-Man stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "Madam Web!"

Key book; 1st appearance of Obi Wan Kenobi & Han Solo, in story. 1st appearance of Chewbacca, Greedo (the bounty hunter), the Millennium Falcon and the Death Star. 1st appearance of a character named Jabba the Hutt but visually different from the movie. Near mint condition.