Original Jawa Action Figure Vinyl Cape

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.

Original jawa action figure vinyl cape.

The rare vinyl cape jawa toy is the holy grail for star wars collectors. 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 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. After taking a gamble the vendor now owns the only graded vinyl cape jawa in existence.

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. Kenner brand action figure 12 back original collection major factor. An item s rarity can turn a 10 item into a 10 000 product. 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.

Star wars jawa toy auctioning for 53 000 on ebay.