Marlo is now nearly a thousand years old and doesn't quite know where he is, but and mentions that Chancellor Soh is someone they can do business with. Marlo first appeared in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and was an homage to Marlon Brando and his portrayal of Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather. One cameo of note here is Marlo the Hutt. In hyperspace, Jabba the Hutt talks to the heads of the other Hutt clans, wondering what can be done about this new player in the galactic underworld. Jabba has taken flight, heading toward the rendezvous in hopes of taking Han Solo from those who stole him from Boba Fett. There, he confronts Bib Fortuna and discovers Jabba missing. Boba Fett drops Zuckuss off a landing platform and cuts 4-LOM's head off and ties it into his computer for information, proving the pair likely won't be a threat to him again.Īfter discovering the fact that Jabba the Hutt has placed a bounty on his head so large he won't be able to go near a civilized system without a fight, Boba Fett goes straight to Tatooine. See the example of Patrick Gleason’s Amazing Spider-Man #55 virgin web-head cover.Īgain, speculating here: to avoid such a controversy again, those who distribute these 3-packs to Wal Mart have taken to removing the exclusive cover and packing the second interior covers into the 3-packs.ĭo not pay hundreds of dollars for these alleged “error variants.” What you are buying is a store exclusive variant without a cover- effectively defaced, destroyed, or otherwise incomplete.This issue seems to have shown both these characters their end. In previous 3-packs, there was controversy over the fact that store exclusive covers made their way into the packs. So, speculating here, I think damages or dead stock of a store exclusive for War of the Bounty Hunters #4 made its way into the hands of whoever packs and distributes these Wal Mart 3-packs. TFAW Exclusive second interior back ad cover
The back cover, when opened, reveals a normal ad for that month. TFAW Exclusive second interior front black blank cover Just like the alleged War of the Bounty Hunters #4 “error” variant. Inside the exclusive cover is a second front cover that is black and blank except for the trade dress displaying the comic name. This is where it gets interesting, though.
The back is blank with trade dress except for the store name. Looking at the TFAW exclusive for War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha, we can see what Marvel’s practice is for printing store exclusives.įirst, the front cover shows the exclusive cover art for the store. Front Cover of alleged “Wal Mart Error” Back Cover of alleged “Wal Mart Error”
Now, the listings are showing a War of the Bounty Hunters #4 issue that has a black blank front cover with trade dress at the top stating the name of the comic and a back cover with a Hulk Citizen watch ad. What these stores would do is tear off the front and back cover with the exclusive art and store name on them and send out the resulting comic below. I’ve learned from a few sources who own stores who produced War of the Bounty Hunters exclusives that these issues look like the “reader copies” that those stores sent out with their exclusives to their customers. Example of Listings of War of the Bounty Hunters #4 This may or may not be true that they are coming out of Wal Mart 3-packs, but the comics are also being advertised as “error” variants and people are attempting to sell them for hundred of dollars on Ebay.ĭo not pay hundreds of dollars for these alleged “error variants.” What you are buying is a store exclusive variant without a cover- effectively defaced, destroyed, or otherwise incomplete. There have been reports recently that customers have been pulling a War of the Bounty Hunters #4 issue with a blank black cover from Wal Mart 3-packs.
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