Stormtrooper Helmet From ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ Sells for $256K at Auction
A screen-used Stormtrooper helmet from Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope was sold for $256,000 at an auction held Sunday at Comic-Con in San Diego.
The helmet was previously exhibited at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., last year as part of an exhibition titled “Defending America and the Galaxy: Star Wars and SDI.” According to Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies, which organized the event, this original stunt helmet was used in the production and is believed to be featured in scenes on Tatooine as a “Sandtrooper” helmet. It’s said to be one of only six stunt helmets known to have survived and are accounted for in private collections.
The auction was part of “Echoes From the Galaxy, A Star Wars Memorabilia Exhibit + Auction,” a two-week event presented at Comic-Con Museum that was touted as having “sold the world’s largest collection of Star Wars artifacts from renowned collectors, fans and insiders of the epic franchise.”
Other items that sold include:
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Part of the proceeds from the auction will benefit Comic-Con Museum, a division of San Diego Comic Convention, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation that aimed to raise awareness of and appreciation for comics and related art forms. And nearly 300 props, production materials and memorabilia assembled by collectors Steve Sansweet, Gus Lopez, Duncan Jenkins, and Lisa Stevens and Vic Wertz were offered up for the auction, with the intention of creating a permanent home for The Saga Museum of Star Wars Memorabilia from a portion of the proceeds.
