Overview

This page describes all the known US Kenner cardback/front combinations for the Jawa. I personally don't get too deep into weapon/figure variants, so I'm not trying to collect and document which figures showed up on which cards (other than the major variants like the VCJ).

The pictures on this page are from my personal collection. In some cases the piece is known to exist, I just don't currently own one for whatever reason so I don't have pictures yet. I'll try to discuss relative rarity in most cases, but don't necessarily read into the fact that I don't have one as meaning the item is rare. I'm not a Jawa focus collector, so missing a piece short term doesn't bother me. I look for the right pieces, at the right time and price. I pass on pieces all the time.

Star Wars Carded Figures

Vinyl Cape

The vinyl cape Jawa (aka VCJ) was the first iteration of the Jawa action figure. With the exception of the Toltoys VCJ, he only appeared on Star Wars 12 backs. The bulk of the VCJ's appear on 12A cardbacks (maybe 90%), and a few are found on 12B. While VCJ's on 12C's were rumored to exist (including 2 with Harbert stickers applied), a true US Kenner 12C Jawa was never documented until recently (2018). As of 2022 I am aware of 3 that exist.

12A Vinyl Cape Jawa

12B Vinyl Cape Jawa

12C Vinyl Cape Jawa

12A Back Cloth Cape

The vinyl cape Jawa was quickly replaced with a cloth cape Jawa, as the small size and cape was viewed as less of a value as compared to other figures in the line. Like the vinyl cape Jawa, the cloth cape came on 12A, 12B and 12C cardbacks. Since the transition happened on the 12A cardback, 12A cloth cape Jawas are extremely difficult to find (even moreso than the vinyl cape jawa)

The 12 Back cloth cape jawa came with 3 different bubble/tray combinations

• Square (R2) Bubble / Yellow Cardboard Tray

• Square (R2) Bubble / Plastic Tray

• Angled Bubble

In addition, a 4th combination has been found on the 12A cloth cape Jawa which uses the square R2 bubble but uses an orange cardboard tray, which is folded like a "Z". This piece is most likely a transition and sample piece as I've only uncovered 2.

12A Cloth Cape Jawa (Square (R2) Bubble / Orange Cardboard Tray)

12A Cloth Cape Jawa (Square (R2) Bubble / Yellow Cardboard Tray)

12A Cloth Cape Jawa (Square (R2) Bubble / Plastic Tray)

12A Cloth Cape Jawa (Angled Bubble)

12B Cloth Cape

The 12B cloth cape Jawas are fairly common (as the transition to cloth caped had happened) and exist in all 3 bubble options, in roughly equal numbers.

• Square (R2) Bubble / Yellow Cardboard Tray

• Square (R2) Bubble / Plastic Tray

• Angled Bubble

12B Cloth Cape Jawa (Square (R2) Bubble / Yellow Cardboard Tray)

12B Cloth Cape Jawa (Square (R2) Bubble / Plastic Tray)

12B Cloth Cape Jawa (Angled Bubble)

12C Cloth Cape

The 12C cloth cape Jawas are fairly common (as the transition to cloth caped had happened). For some reason only 2 variants have been uncovered on the 12C cardback, with the square bubble/plastic tray not having been documented on a 12C cardback yet.

• Square (R2) Bubble / Yellow Cardboard Tray

• Angled Bubble

12C Cloth Cape Jawa (Square (R2) Bubble / Yellow Cardboard Tray)

12B Cloth Cape Jawa (Square (R2) Bubble / Plastic Tray) (not documented to exist)

12C Cloth Cape Jawa (Angled Bubble)

12D (32 Sticker on 12B) Cloth Cape Jawa

20 Backs

For US Kenner cardbacks, the VCJ is only found on 12 backs. (It exists on an ESB 41 back for Toltoys). So for 20 backs and beyond, you will only see the cloth caped jawa. Also at this point they were using the angled bubbles, as the R2 bubbles were a transition piece from the switch from VCJs (which used a bubble unique to the VCJ)

20A Cloth Cape Jawa

The 20A offerless front Jawa is a fairly easy piece to come by.

20B Cloth Cape Jawa

Like most of the 20B's, the 20B Jawa is a hard piece to come by. Even for a 20B, I would consider it hard. People tend to focus on the second 8 (debut) on 20B's, but in my experience the Chewie and Jawa are the hardest pieces in the run to collect. I see a nice shape 20B Jawa show up maybe once every 2-3 years.

20C Cloth Cape Jawa

The 20C's (Fett offer with no sticker on the back over the Fett) are pretty high in demand, and hard to come by. The Jawa while hard to find, is one of the more common in the 20C run IMHO. Just make sure when buying one it has not been tampered with (people remove the yellow or black sticker covering the fett, and you can usually see some litho tears or discoloration if you look closely)

20D Cloth Cape Jawa

The 20D is the Fett offer front with the black sticker (round corner) over the fett. The Jawa is one of the harder in this run to find.

20F Cloth Cape Jawa

The 20F is a Fett offer front, with a black sticker over the Fett in back, and then a yellow sticker over the black sticker.

20G Cloth Cape Jawa

This is the common Fett offer cardback for the US... Fett offer front with a yellow sticker with round corners covering the back.

20I Cloth Cape Jawa

21 Backs

21A Cloth Cape Jawa (not documented to exist)

The cloth caped Jawa is not documented to exist on 21A back

21B Cloth Cape Jawa

21C Cloth Cape Jawa

ESB Carded Figures

ESB 21 Cloth Cape Jawa

31A Cloth Cape Jawa

31A Cloth Cape Jawa

32 Back Cloth Cape Jawa (not documented to exist)

The cloth cape jawa has not been documented on a 32 back

41A Cloth Cape Jawa

41C Cloth Cape Jawa

41E Cloth Cape Jawa

45A Cloth Cape Jawa

47A Cloth Cape Jawa

48A Cloth Cape Jawa (not documented to exist)

The cloth cape jawa has not been documented on a 48A back

48B Cloth Cape Jawa (not documented to exist)

The cloth cape jawa has not been documented on a 48B back

48C Cloth Cape Jawa

ROTJ Carded Figures

ROTJ 48A2 Cloth Cape Jawa

65A Cloth Cape Jawa

65B Cloth Cape Jawa

65C Cloth Cape Jawa

65D Cloth Cape Jawa (not documented to exist)

The cloth cape jawa has not been documented on a 65D back

65E Cloth Cape Jawa (not documented to exist)

The cloth cape jawa has not been documented on a 65E

77A Cloth Cape Jawa

77B Cloth Cape Jawa (not documented to exist)

The cloth cape jawa has not been documented on a 77B back

79A Cloth Cape Jawa

79B Cloth Cape Jawa (not documented to exist)

The cloth cape jawa has not been documented on a 79B back

Other Cardbacks

POTF 92 Back Cloth Cape Jawa

Trilogo 70B Back Cloth Cape Jawa