Starting young

Danny Bamberg of Lake Villa, Ill., has been collecting "Star Wars" stuff since age 3, and now, at 14, boasts an impressive stash. It includes a Darth Maul mask signed by actor Ray Park; two autographs from actor Daniel Logan; and a first edition of "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" signed by Dave Prowse, who often pens his autographs "David Prowse IS Darth Vader."

At age 11, Bamberg took second place in a "Star Wars" trivia contest at Comic-Con in Chicago, and "as soon as I am old enough, I am going to join the 501st Legion," he says.