Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
Dated guide estimates for this edition, separate from completed sales.
1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #2517504
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $40.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1985-08-01 |
| 9.6 | $34.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1985-08-01 |
| 9.8 | $31.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1985-08-01 |
| RAW | $5.25 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1985-08-01 |
| 9.8 | $2.25 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
Reading this edition’s market
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The table includes 4 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 7 graded copies for Dreadstar #20 (1985). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Fallen Hero
Oedi confronts Mezlo alone in order to halt the android trap. They fall from the building and Mezlo departs as the only apparent survivor.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Vanth Dreadstar * Oedi * Syzygy Darklock * Skeevo Phlatus * Willow **Supporting Characters:** * Dr. Delphi * Rainbow
**Antagonists:** * Church of the Instrumentality ** Anton A. Lanstrom Mezlo ** Cyborgs ** Lord High Papal
**Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * Earth-8116 ** Tempest-7 *** Mezlo's Citadel ** Altarix *** Papal Rectory *** Hall of Science
**Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * Duffy credited as associate editor, Shooter as consulting editor. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Jim Starlin
Interior art: Jim Starlin
Color: Christie Scheele
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
COMICBASE: comicbase:381446
GCD: 40327
PANEL PROFITS: 2517504