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or Vader
pushes close to, if
not slightly over, the

five figure mark. While there
are no recent public examples of
a carded DT Vader or Ben selling,
it would not be shocking to see one sell
for $20,000 or more in today’s market.
If you’re looking for one of these
figures for your collection, be very
fi
careful. There are plenty of fake DT
sabers out there. Buy from a trusted
source or have an expert examine
the figure before you purchase it.

After the first wave of Star Wars
figures, Kenner dropped the saber-in-
fi
arm concept entirely. While the three
original figures continued to be sold in

this version (non-DT variation) right up
until the line was canceled in 1985, new
incarnations of Luke—such as the Luke

Bespin and Luke Jedi figures—came
packaged with a loose lightsaber
weapon that could be placed in the
fi
figure’s hand, much like the toy

blasters. No one is quite sure why
Kenner did away with this feature for
those later Luke figures. Maybe the

execution just wasn’t as “magical” as
Bernie Loomis’ original vision. Maybe
the manufacturing was easier with a
saber that didn’t have to be installed
in the arm. Maybe Kenner just wanted
to try something different. We may
never know—but one thing is for
certain: If you were lucky enough to
have a double telescoping figure as a

kid, there was nothing like the magical
igniting of the saber to put Luke into
a duel with Darth Vader. a
Words: Cj Fawcett
Photos: themanwhoshotlukeskywalker
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