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  • Issue #1
    Star Brand (1986) 1

    "The Star Brand!" Story by Jim Shooter. Art by John Romita, Jr. And Al Williamson. It's a world not unlike our own. Words like paranormal or super-hero are euphemisms only used in comic books and movies. That is until the White Event! In one blinding moment the landscape of the universe changed. Welcome to the New Universe. Life for Kenneth Connell, an extreme sports enthusiast, changed the night he met...The Old Man. After a brief encounter and black-out, Ken awakens with a strange "Brand" on his hand. It's a Brand that will forever change his life. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: This series can best be summed up by the presage that serves as both prologue and epilogue for the series - "There is a weapon in the universe more powerful than all others. No more coveted, feared, loved, or hated thing exists. Only a fool or madman - or the right man - would dare possess the Star Brand!" - Odinson, Lonestar Comics Archivist Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #1
    Star Brand (1986) Annual 1

    "Intimate!" Story by Bobbie Chase. Art by Geoff Isherwood and Art Nichols. It's adventure and intrigue on par with James Bond with Kenneth Connell, possessor of the Star Brand, the most powerful weapon in the universe. At the behest of a friend, Ken flies to Switzerland and gets caught up in a deadly game of espionage and soon learns a hard lesson in trust. Cover price $1.25.

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    $26 Star Brand (1987) Vol 1 Giant-Sized Annual # 1

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  • Issue #1
    Untold Tales of the New Universe Star Brand (2006) 1

    Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by JAVIER PALUDO. Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. & JOHN ROMITA SR. An untold tale of the New Universe! Ken Connell meets an interdimensional researcher looking for the wearer of the Star Brand. She wants to know more about the man in charge of the most powerful weapon in the galaxy. He wants to know if she's single. The data raises the question: is Ken worthy to wield the power of the brand--is anyone in the New Universe? Cover price $2.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Star Brand TPB (2016 Marvel) New Universe 1-1ST

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Star Brand (1986-1989) #1-10, ANNUAL #1, and Spitfire and the Troubleshooters (1986) #5.

    Written by JIM SHOOTER, Gerry Conway, and Roy Thomas. Art by JOHN ROMITA JR., Herb Trimpe, and Tony DeZuniga. Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.

    There is one weapon in the galaxy more powerful than all others. Nothing is more coveted or feared, loved or hated. To dare possess it makes you a fool or madman - or, quite possibly, the right man! A mysterious encounter with an old stranger is about to leave Ken Connell as the latest to wield the power of the Star Brand! With this incredible tattoo come staggering abilities: flight, strength, near-invulnerability and the explosive force of an atom bomb. But it also attracts enemies: aliens seeking to claim the Star Brand for their own, nuke-toting terrorists - even other adventurers from this New Universe, like the armored Spitfire! Ken Connell can't even be a good boyfriend - could he possibly have it in him to be a hero?

    Softcover, 320 pages, full color.

    NOTE: "In 1986, Jim Shooter, John Romita, Jr. and their pals created one of the most highly underrated comic universes in the history of comics - The New Universe." - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist

    Cover price $29.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Star Brand Classic TPB (2006 Marvel) New Universe 1-1ST

    1st printing. Collects Star Brand (1986-1989) #1-7.

    Written by JIM SHOOTER. Art and cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.

    A New Universe is born as Pittsburgh mechanic Ken Connell is gifted with the strange superhuman abilities of the Star Brand! As he struggles to come to grips with his newfound powers in an all-too-real world without super heroes, Ken battles terrorists and paranormals, survives a point-blank nuclear explosion, blows up a mountain on the moon...and single-handedly attacks Libya!

    Softcover, 176 pages, full color.

    Cover price $19.99.

  • Issue #1
    Marvel Milestones Star Brand and Quasar (2006) 1

    Written by JIM SHOOTER & MARK GRUENWALD Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR. & PAUL RYAN Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. A New Universe is born as Pittsburgh mechanic Ken Connell is gifted with strange superhuman abilities in STAR BRAND #1 (1986)! Plus: QUASAR #1 (1989) ? featuring the untold origin of the Cosmic Avenger, who would later be given the Star Brand after crossing over into the New Universe from the mainstream multiverse! 48 PGS. NO ADS/T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.