Darth Vader costume from Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005). This Vader costume was built specifically for Hayden Christensen. Leather undersuit with fiberglass helmet and armor. Star Wars and the Power of Costume exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center (September 2017)

Darth Vader costume from Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005). This Vader costume was built specifically for Hayden Christensen. Leather undersuit with fiberglass helmet and armor. Star Wars and the Power of Costume exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center (September 2017)

For the 900-year-old Jedi Master - described as a "wizened little thing dressed in rags" - John Mollo created a tattered, miniature version of Obi-Wan Kenobi's humble Jedi robes. Star Wars and the Power of Costume exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center (September 2017)

Star Wars / Kenner Early Bird Certificate. Kenner's action figure line began in the fourth quarter of 1977 with the release of the Early Bird Certificate Package, but not a single action figure saw release in the first year. As the near-legendary tale goes, Kenner was unable to get the toys ready for a Christmas 1977 release, and while under the gun grasping for ideas, the toymakers devised the Early Bird, which for all intents and purposes was nothing more than an a promise with a suggested retail price attached. Kenner and the Building of an Empire exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center (September 2017)

Star Wars / Kenner Early Bird Figures Kenner and the Building of an Empire exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center (September 2017)

Star Wars action figure display stand with the original twelve action figures from 1978. Kenner and the Building of an Empire exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Center (September 2017)