Oct 19, 2011 3:10 PM

Gallery: Gallery: Dark Lord Conquers Earth in Star Wars: The Complete Vader

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*This Hungarian poster is just one of the vintage Darth Vader variants in* Star Wars: The Complete Vader, *a new book documenting the Dark Lord's international allure.*
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*A 1999 advertising graphic for a* Star Wars*-themed Japanese clothing line.*

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*Concept sketch for Yoshitoku's samurai version of Darth Vader*
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*Yoshitoku's quarter-scale Darth Vader costume from 2007*

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*Emek poster promoting a Good Charlotte gig at Skywalker Ranch*
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*Japanese poster for* The Empire Strikes Back *by Noriyoshi Ohrai*

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*Japanese* Starlog *magazine cover*
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*Gentle Giant's Vader action figure*

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*Animatic interior of the Vader mask*
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*Japanese videogame poster*

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*Sharon BuMann's butter sculpture of Darth Vader in a refrigerated display case at the 2004 Tulsa State Fair*
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*Polish poster by Witold Dybowski*

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*Japanese Darth Vader subway poster from the late 1980s, produced by Panasonic*
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*Vader-themed ice cream wrapper art from Germany*

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*Darth Vader Transformers action figure*
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*Japanese ad features Darth Vader with school girls*

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*Portuguese Darth Vader promotion*
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*Japanese poster for* The Art of Star Wars *exhibit*

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*Japanese poster*
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*Concept art for* The Force Unleashed *shows a battle-weary Vader.*

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*A child's drawing of Darth Vader*
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*Steampunk Vader by Eric Poulton*

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*Cameron Balloons' 2007 Darth Vader hot-air balloon*
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*Brandon Bond's back tattoo portrait of the Sith Lord*

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*Enter to win a copy of* Star Wars: The Complete Vader *below.*

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