<p>In 1977, no costumes were more coveted than those inspired by <em>Star Wars</em>. Ben Cooper Inc. was one of the first licensees of the guises, and they <a href="http://www.starwars.com/news/the-great-star-wars-halloween-costume-shortage-of-1977" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:quickly sold out" class="link ">quickly sold out</a>, leading to what some called the "<a href="http://www.starwars.com/news/the-great-star-wars-halloween-costume-shortage-of-1977" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Great Star Wars Halloween Costume Shortage" class="link ">Great Star Wars Halloween Costume Shortage</a>" of 1977. This led many <em>Star Wars </em>fanatics to resort to homemade get-ups.</p>