And in 2010, a Darth Vader costume made for “The Empire Strikes Back” — including helmet, mask and armor — was offered at auction and expected to sell for $250,000. No bidder emerged.

Updated by Timothy Blake Donohoo on May 9, 2025: One of the biggest questions fans have about Star Wars: A New Hope is whether Darth Vader knew that Princess Leia was his daughter.This question is ...

A Darth Vader costume from “Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back” is shown on display at Bonhams auctioneers in Los Angeles. The item was withdrawn from the auction, according to ...

He initially wore the only Darth Vader costume from Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. But by 1979, he was provided with one of the complete costumes produced for The Empire Strikes Back .

Included in the latest auction is a promotional touring costume from Star Wars: A New Hope. The touring costume is none other than Darth Vader's. If you're looking to have this item in your ...

Christensen's Vader wears the iconic costume that first appeared in 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope. He only got to wear the suit in a handful of scenes in ROTS , and it's not yet clear how much of ...

Auctioneers overestimated the power of the dark side.An original Darth Vader costume from a "Star Wars" movie did not sell at auction Thursday when no bidder offered to pay the reserve price ...

The lightsaber fight between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi was likely a rush for fans when Star Wars: A New Hope opened in 1977, but compared to the lightning-speed choreographed duels of the ...

Given how much space the Darth Vader of A New Hope takes up in the collective consciousness of American pop culture, given how terrifying audiences found him in 1977, it’s fascinating to go back ...