This is a HIGHLY collectible and rare comic book featuring the iconic Red Sonja character. Published by Marvel Comics in 1977, this first edition single issue is certified by the Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) as 9.8 Near Mint/Mint grade. 

The comic book features the talents of Roy Thomas and Clara Noto as the writers, while Frank Thorne is credited as the cover and story artist. The comic book is a must-have for fans of Red Sonja.The comic book is also vintage, having been published in 1977. 

Don't buy into the 'newstand variant' hype, as all comics produced in 1977 were newstand.  Direct editions did not come until later.  But there are a limited number of 9.8 Red Sonjas #1 from 1977 in existance because they are almost 50 years old.

The Red Sonja movie is due out in the second quarter of 2024 per IMDB with Matilda Lutz as the actress playing Red Sonja.