Original Jawa Action Figure Vinyl Cape

When the original jawa action figures hit store shelves they were outfitted with a thin vinyl cape similar to the capes found on darth vader and obi wan kenobi.

Original jawa action figure vinyl cape.

However with the second wave of jawa figures the vinyl cape was replaced with a sewn cloth robe and stayed that way from then on. The vinyl cape jawa was probably the last of the first 12 figures to be released by kenner and originally featured a cape but did you know it was originally intended to have no cape at all. What is believed to be the only graded example of the star wars palitoy vinyl cape jawa toy from 1978 is currently selling on ebay. This fascinating document which was unearthed by ross cuddie clearly shows that the jawa was modified before release to add the cape for marketing purposes.

Since the jawa was the smallest figure in the line and since all of the action figures cost the same price at retail back in 1978 approximately 2 99 canadian or roughly 1 99 american kenner executives believed that consumers would perceive more value for their money by adding a sewn cloth cape to the jawa in place of the vinyl cape. After taking a gamble the vendor now owns the only graded vinyl cape jawa in existence. The jawa which was part of the first ever action figures released for the star wars franchise as part of the 12 back collection was released with a vinyl cape originally. An item s rarity can turn a 10 item into a 10 000 product.

The rare vinyl cape jawa toy is the holy grail for star wars collectors.