Kenner Star Wars Action Figures 1978 – Jawa

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Jawa

Date Stamp:
1977
Release Date:
1978
Carded Availability:
  • Star Wars
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Return Of The Jedi
  • Power Of The Force
  • Tri-logo
Assortment No.:
38270
Retail:
1.99
Weapons and Accessories:

  • Jawa Blaster
  • Vinyl Cape or Soft goods Cloak

Force fact:
The Tri-logo version is one of the scarcest carded pieces in the entire vintage line.
This figure first appeared on the Star Wars 12 back card.

Variations: The authentic carded vinyl version of the figure was shipped with a vinyl cape not unlike the other removable capes found on the Star Wars 12 back figures.

The original Jawa figures first hit the shelves outfitted with a thin vinyl cape thus named “Vinyl Cape” Jawa. By the Jawa figure’s second release the vinyl cape was replaced with a cloth robe. This was Kenner’s way of giving more value to the buyers because the Jawa was half the size of the other figures.

This version is often reproduced and makes finding a genuine version near impossible for the untrained eye. The vinyl on an authentic cape is a near perfect match to the figure itself though many fakes that are the right color do exist. Many fakes use slightly retooled Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi capes but these are usually easier to spot. These can often be mistaken for the Australian Toltoys vinyl cape version.

The authentic carded vinyl cape Jawa sits in a blister unique to this variation with a flat clear piece of plastic behind the figure. An authentic blister is flat along the front and sits very close to the figure itself.

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