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Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
1. Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 (12/91, Dark Horse Comics) Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	768	9.56		1	352	218	88	52	28	14	6	3	3	2		1
2. Star Wars: Dark Empire 5 (8/92, Dark Horse Comics) Palpatine kills himself & through the Dark Side enters the body of his clone. Palpatine's "clone	Universal	210	9.66			131	49	15	7	4	3	1
3. Star Wars: Dark Empire 6 (10/92, Dark Horse Comics) Luke and Leia vs. Palpatine's "clone." "Death" of Emperor Palpatine. Tom Veitch story Cam Kenne	Universal	201	9.68			142	39	8	6	3		2		1
4. Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 (4/92, Dark Horse Comics) A dark vision of Luke appears to Leia. Vima, Ninx & Salla appearance. Tom Veitch story Cam Kenn	Universal	175	9.56			94	40	15	14	4	3	2	1	1	1
5. Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 (2/92, Dark Horse Comics) Return of Emperor Palpatine. Luke becomes Palpatine's apprentice. Mon Mothma & Admiral Ackbar ap	Universal	163	9.31			40	31	22	20	35	9	2	4
6. Star Wars: Dark Empire 4 (4/92, Dark Horse Comics) Boba Fett explains how he survived the Sarlaac pit in "Return of the Jedi". Luke falls deeper in	Universal	152	9.52			61	43	29	7	5	3		3	1
7. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 5 (4/95, Dark Horse Comics) Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	132	9.45			35	40	29	12	9	4	1	1	1
8. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 1 (12/94, Dark Horse Comics) Return of Emperor Palpatine. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	123	9.65			79	25	7	6	3	2		1
9. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 2 (1/95, Dark Horse Comics) Boba Fett appearance. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	105	9.47			49	26	13	7	4	1		2	2					1
10. Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics) Luke Skywalker begins turning to the dark side. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman co	Universal	91	9.53			39	23	14	5	6	2	1	1
11. Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics) Return of Emperor Palpatine. Luke becomes Palpatine's apprentice. Mon Mothma & Admiral Ackbar ap	Universal	81	9.59			38	20	12	7	3	1
12. Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics) A dark vision of Luke appears to Leia. Vima, Ninx & Salla appearance. Tom Veitch story Cam Kenn	Universal	81	9.62			42	19	10	6	4
13. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 4 (3/95, Dark Horse Comics) Newsstand editions exist without card-stock cover. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman	Universal	78	9.63			47	12	10	5	3	1
14. Star Wars: Dark Empire 4 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics) Boba Fett explains how he survived the Sarlaac pit in "Return of the Jedi." Luke falls deeper in	Universal	75	9.62			40	18	9	4	3		1
15. Star Wars: Dark Empire 5 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics) Palpatine kills himself & through the Dark Side enters the body of his clone. Palpatine's "clone	Universal	72	9.40			11	29	13	9	4	5			1
16. Star Wars: Dark Empire 6 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics) Luke and Leia vs. Palpatine's "clone." "Death" of Emperor Palpatine. Tom Veitch story Cam Kenne	Universal	71	9.36			9	23	21	6	6	3	2	1
17. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 6 (5/95, Dark Horse Comics) Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	70	9.56			36	20	9		2	1		1				1
18. Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics) Luke Skywalker begins turning to the Dark side. Embossed logo. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art	Universal	67	9.54			28	23	9	3	1	1		1	1
19. Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics) A dark vision of Luke appears to Leia. Vima, Ninx & Salla appearance. Tom Veitch story Cam Kenn	Universal	61	9.63			25	27	3	4	2
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
20. Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics) Return of Emperor Palpatine. Luke becomes Palpatine's apprentice. Mon Mothma & Admiral Ackbar ap	Universal	60	9.56			27	16	10	4	1		1	1
21. Star Wars: Dark Empire 4 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics) Boba Fett explains how he survived the Sarlaac pit in "Return of the Jedi". Luke falls deeper in	Universal	59	9.53			24	13	13	6		2	1
22. Star Wars: Dark Empire 6 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics) Luke and Leia vs. Palpatine's "clone." "Death" of Emperor Palpatine. Tom Veitch story Cam Kenne	Universal	58	9.54			22	16	8	7	4	1
23. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 6 Gold Foil Edition (5/95, Dark Horse Comics) Embossed gold foil logo. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	58	9.62	1		34	11	6	3		2	1
24. Star Wars: Dark Empire 5 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics) Palpatine kills himself & through the Dark Side enters the body of his clone. Palpatine's "clone	Universal	57	9.62			27	14	10	6
25. Star Wars: Dark Empire - Preview nn (3/96, Dark Horse Comics) Wraparound cover. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	55	9.61			42	5	4		1	1		1		1
26. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 2 Gold Foil Edition (1/95, Dark Horse Comics) Embossed gold foil logo. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	54	9.59			33	10	3	2	3	2	1
27. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 5 Gold Foil Edition (4/95, Dark Horse Comics) Embossed gold foil logo. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	54	9.64			30	11	6	7
28. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 4 Gold Foil Edition (3/95, Dark Horse Comics) Embossed gold foil logo. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	53	9.65			29	15	5	3		1
29. Wizard Ace Edition: Star Wars: Dark Empire 13 (1997, Dark Horse-Wizard Pub.) Acetate cover. Dave Dorman cover	Universal	53	9.64		2	26	14	7		4
30. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 3 Gold Foil Edition (2/95, Dark Horse Comics) Embossed gold foil logo. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	52	9.66	1		38	4	2	4	1	2
31. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 1 Gold Foil Edition (12/94, Dark Horse Comics) Return of Emperor Palpatine. Embossed gold foil logo. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dor	Universal	51	9.58		2	27	8	3	7	2	2
32. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 3 (2/95, Dark Horse Comics) Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	49	9.63			28	13	4	1	2		1
33. Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 (12/91, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	46	9.59			21	15	5	1	2	2
34. Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 Second Printing (8/92, Dark Horse Comics) Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	30	9.63			17	7	2	1	3
35. Star Wars: Dark Empire 5 (8/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	22	9.70			15	4	2	1
36. Star Wars: Dark Empire II Hero Illustrated Special nn (9/94, Dark Horse Comics) Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy cover & art	Universal	21	9.18			5	6	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
37. Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 (4/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	20	9.65			11	6	1	1	1
38. Star Wars: Dark Empire 6 (10/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	20	9.69			13	4	2	1
39. Star Wars: Dark Empire 4 (4/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	19	9.51			8	5	4	1				1
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
40. Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 Second Printing (8/92, Dark Horse Comics) Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	19	9.63			11	4	1	2	1
41. Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	18	9.63			10	5		2	1
42. Star Wars: Dark Empire 4 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	17	9.67			10	5		2
43. Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	16	9.53			10	2		1	1	2
44. Star Wars: Dark Empire 5 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	16	9.53			6	5	3		1	1
45. Star Wars: Dark Empire 6 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	15	9.51			1	10	1	2	1
46. Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	14	9.64		1	10	1			1	1
47. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 2 (1/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	14	9.51			3	7	2	1		1
48. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 4 (3/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	14	9.62			8	4	1			1
49. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 1 (12/94, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	13	9.55			6	4		2		1
50. Star Wars: Dark Empire - Preview nn (3/96, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	13	9.69			9	3			1
51. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 6 (5/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	11	9.69			8	2			1
52. Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 Second Printing (8/92, Dark Horse Comics) A dark vision of Luke appears to Leia. Vima, Ninx & Salla appearance. Tom Veitch story Cam Kenn	Universal	10	9.62			4	4	1	1
53. Star Wars: Dark Empire 5 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	10	9.60			6	1	1	1	1
54. Dark Horse Classics: Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 (3/97, Dark Horse Comics) Reprints Star Wars: Dark Empire #1	Universal	10	9.30			6	2						2
55. Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 (2/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	9	9.17			1	2	2	1	1	1	1
56. Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	9	9.60			5	1	2		1
57. Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	9	9.58			3	4	1		1
58. Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 (12/91, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	8	9.51			5		1	1		1
59. Star Wars: Dark Empire 4 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	8	9.49			2	4	1			1
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
60. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 3 (2/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	8	9.65			4	2	2
61. Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	7	9.57			2	2	3
62. Star Wars: Dark Empire 6 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	7	9.49			1	3	1	2
63. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 5 (4/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	7	9.40				3	2	1	1
64. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 1 Newsstand Edition (12/94, Dark Horse Comics) Return of Emperor Palpatine. Tom Veitch story Cam Kennedy art Dave Dorman cover	Universal	6	9.13			2	1	1	1					1
65. Dark Horse Classics: Star Wars: Dark Empire 6 (8/97, Dark Horse Comics) Reprints Star Wars: Dark Empire #6	Universal	6	9.42			3		1	1		1
66. Dark Horse Classics: Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 (4/97, Dark Horse Comics) Reprints Star Wars: Dark Empire #2 Dave Dorman cover	Universal	5	9.64			2	2	1
67. Dark Horse Classics: Star Wars: Dark Empire 4 (6/97, Dark Horse Comics) Reprints Star Wars: Dark Empire #4	Universal	5	9.30			2		1		1	1
68. Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 (2/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	4	9.25				1	1		2
69. Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 (4/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	4	9.15				1			3
70. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 1 Gold Foil Edition (12/94, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	4	9.65			2	1	1
71. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 2 Gold Foil Edition (1/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	4	9.65			3			1
72. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 5 Gold Foil Edition (4/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	4	9.75			3	1
73. Dark Horse Classics: Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 (5/97, Dark Horse Comics) Reprints Star Wars: Dark Empire #3	Universal	4	9.18				2			1	1
74. Star Wars: Dark Empire 4 (4/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	3	9.47			1		1	1
75. Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 Second Printing (8/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	3	9.67			1	2
76. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 1 Gold Foil Edition (12/94, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	3	8.83			1			1				1
77. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 4 Gold Foil Edition (3/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	3	9.80			3
78. Dark Horse Classics: Star Wars: Dark Empire 5 (7/97, Dark Horse Comics) Reprints Star Wars: Dark Empire #5	Universal	3	8.90				2						1
79. Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 Second Printing (8/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	2	9.70			1	1
Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.5	4.0	3.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5
80. Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	2	9.50				1	1
81. Star Wars: Dark Empire Trade Paperback nn (5/93, Dark Horse Comics) Collects Star Wars: Dark Empire #1-6 Wraparound cover. Dave Dorman cover	Universal	2	9.60			1		1
82. Star Wars: Dark Empire 1 Platinum Edition (10/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	2	9.20						2
83. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 3 Gold Foil Edition (2/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	2	9.80			2
84. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 5 (4/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	2	8.80				1					1
85. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 6 Gold Foil Edition (5/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	2	9.70			1	1
86. Wizard Ace Edition: Star Wars: Dark Empire 13 (1997, Dark Horse-Wizard Pub.)	Signature	2	9.50				1	1
87. Wizard Ace Edition: Star Wars: Dark Empire 13 (1997, Dark Horse-Wizard Pub.)	Qualified	2	9.60			1		1
88. Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 Second Printing (8/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Signature	1	9.80			1
89. Star Wars: Dark Empire 5 (8/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	1	9.00							1
90. Star Wars: Dark Empire 6 (10/92, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	1	9.60				1
91. Star Wars: Dark Empire 2 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	1	9.80			1
92. Star Wars: Dark Empire 3 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	1	9.60				1
93. Star Wars: Dark Empire 4 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	1	9.80			1
94. Star Wars: Dark Empire 5 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	1	9.60				1
95. Star Wars: Dark Empire 6 Gold Foil Edition (3/93, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	1	6.50												1
96. Star Wars: Dark Empire II 6 (5/95, Dark Horse Comics)	Qualified	1	9.40					1

Books	CGC Label	CGC Total	Avg. Grade	10	9.9	9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9.0	8.5	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	5.5	4.5
44 BOOKS	Universal	3,610	9.56	2 0.06%	5 0.19%	1,738 48.3%	905 73%	428 85%	238 92%	155 96%	70 98%	24 99%	25 99%	13 100%	4 100%	2 100%	1 100%
35 BOOKS	Signature	389	9.59	0 0.00%	1 0.26%	190 49.1%	111 78%	38 87%	21 93%	15 97%	11 99%	1 100%	1 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%	0 100%
17 BOOKS	Qualified	38	9.27	0 0.00%	0 0.00%	10 26.3%	7 44.7%	6 61%	5 74%	6 89%	1 92%	1 95%	1 97%	0 97%	1 100%	0 100%	0 100%

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