Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image provided by Heritage Auctions shows artwork by Tom Jung created for the 1977 movie "Star Wars." (Heritage Auctions via ...

Before the world was introduced to lightsaber duels, loveable robots, and the power of The Force, there was an image of a thing called Star Wars. It appeared in the Spring of 1977, filling two ...

The original painting for the "Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope" half sheet poster, which became the first widely published image to ever promote the now-iconic franchise, is selling at auction for ...

DALLAS — A painting that introduced “Star Wars” in 1977 and was reproduced as a movie poster sold for $3.875 million in an auction on Wednesday. The acrylic and airbrush half-sheet painting, created ...

The painting that introduced "Star Wars” to the world nearly 50 years ago — and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster — sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million. The acrylic and airbrush ...

This image provided by Heritage Auctions shows artwork by Tom Jung created for the 1977 movie "Star Wars." (Heritage Auctions via AP) (Tom Jung, Heritage Auctions Tom Jung) The painting that ...

The painting that introduced "Star Wars” to the world nearly 50 years ago — and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster — sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million. The acrylic and airbrush ...