Posted on Starwars.com:

"After researching the Cantina Cover-Up story posted a few weeks ago, I got to thinking about another mystery of sorts that's been lost in the expanse of Star Wars lore -- the release date of the famous Star Wars Style A one-sheet poster by Tom Jung.

I, like most, thought the famous theatrical poster depicting Luke holding the lightsaber over his head was released with the movie's first screening on May 25, 1977. That was, until I heard this:

"When Star Wars opened, we didn't have any poster -- we just had photographs outside the building."


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