Jawa

Curiosities and variants of the figure

Jawa is part of the first 12 figures of the collection of figures “Star Wars” (vintage) created by the toymaker KENNER, these first figures were reissued several times over the years, the first editions of 1977 on the back of the cardboard has a print of the first 12 figures, today we know them as 12-back and are the most sought after by collectors.

This line of figures was launched in several countries and distributed by different toy companies, so we can find the cardboard in several languages and with the logo of different toy companies.

There are two versions of this figure, one with the cape made by fabric, and a rather less common and more sought after by collectors which is the “Vynil cape” with the vinyl tunic/cape.

Character

The Jawas are small, hooded, nomadic creatures originating from the desert planet Tatooine, they are known for their ability to collect and sell scrap metal and droids. The Jawas travel in huge scrap metal collecting vehicles called “sandcrawlers”. They are skilled in trade and are often willing to do business with local people.