Star Wars Luke Skywalker action figure, $84,370; Hake’s Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far
All prices include the buyer’s premium
by Ken Hall

 

Star Wars action figure, $84,370; Hake’s Auctions A Star Wars (1978) Luke Skywalker 12 Back-A AFA 85 NM+ Double-Telescoping (DT) Lightsaber action figure sold for $84,370 at a pop culture auction held March 25-26 by Hake’s Auctions in York, PA. Also, Howard Chaykin’s (b. 1950) original pen-and-ink page art (page 16) from the Star Wars #1 comic book (Marvel, July 1977) climbed to $80,475; and a circa-1840 molded-stoneware bank promoting the candidacy of William Henry Harrison and John Tyler, made $53,970.