Dark Tower 1 Appraisal

Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1 (First Printing)

This is a first printing of the Marvel Comics series 'The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born' #1, released in February 2007. The cover art features a striking Jae Lee illustration of a young Roland Deschain, better known as the Gunslinger, holding two six-shooters aloft against a muted blue and white gradient background. The comic is a standard-sized softcover periodical featuring art by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove, with scripts by Peter David and Robin Furth based on the epic literary work by Stephen King. The cover bears the Marvel logo and the series title in stylized font. Physically, the comic appears to be an unread or gently handled copy, though visible condition issues include significant 'white' chipping or storage wear along the right-hand spine edge, which is common for this high-density ink cover. There are slight corner blunting and minor surface indentations visible under the light. As a Modern Age comic book from the mid-2000s, it represents a successful transition of high-concept fantasy literature into the graphic medium. The craftsmanship is high-tier for mass-market comics, utilizing quality gloss paper stock that prevents significant bleed-through of the dark, atmospheric coloring characteristic of this series.