Luke Jedi Cardbacks
Narayan S. Naik
- November 27, 2023
Craig G. Thomas
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Kenner: USA
Vendor 1: Smile (HN)
All Kenner MOCs in this section are from the Vendor Smile, which was head-quartered at the time in Hong Kong. You can ascertain if your own Kenner MOC is from this vendor by examining the POP seal and checking that the two-digit Vendor Code is indeed “HN”
General Notes:
It is observed that the MOCs shown below all have:
ROTJ 65-A (i) – Blue Sabre, Snap Cape in Baggie
ROTJ 65-A (ii) – Blue Sabre, Snap Cape Loose
ROTJ 65-A (iii) – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose
ROTJ 65-B (i) – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Dual COO print
ROTJ 65-B (ii) – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose
ROTJ 65-B (iii) – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray
ROTJ 65-B (iv) – Dark Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray
ROTJ 65-C (i) – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray
ROTJ 65-C (ii) – Dark Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray
ROTJ 65-C Coin Offer Sticker – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray. Images courtesy of Bob Martinazzi
ROTJ 77-A (i) – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray
ROTJ 77-A (ii) – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray, NCOO Luke
ROTJ 77-A Coin Offer Sticker – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray, Coin Offer Sticker
Vendor 2: Unitoy (HT)
All Kenner MOCs in this section are from the Vendor Unitoy, which was also head-quartered in Hong Kong. You can ascertain if your own Kenner MOC is from this vendor by examining the POP seal and checking that the two-digit Vendor Code is “HT”
General Notes:
It is observed that the MOCs shown below all have:
ROTJ 65-A (i) – Green Sabre, Snap Cape in Baggie
ROTJ 65-A (ii) – Green Sabre, Snap Cape Loose
ROTJ 65-A (iii) – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose
ROTJ 65-A (iv) – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray
ROTJ 65-B (i) – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray
ROTJ 65-B (ii) – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray, Alt. Bold Font
ROTJ 77-A (i) – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray
Vendor 3: Universal Manufacturers (TJ)
All Kenner MOCs in this section are from the Vendor Universal Manufacturers, which was head-quartered at the time in Taiwan. You can ascertain if your own Kenner MOC is from this vendor by examining the POP seal and checking that the two-digit Vendor Code is indeed “TJ”
General Notes:
It is observed that the MOCs shown below all have:
ROTJ 65-A (i) – Molded Face, Green Sabre, Snap Cape in Baggie
ROTJ 65-A (ii) – Molded Face, Green Sabre, Snap Cape Loose
ROTJ 65-A (iii) – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Snap Cape Loose
ROTJ 65-A (iv) – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose
ROTJ 65-B (i) – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose
ROTJ 65-B (ii) – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve, Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 65-B Bib Fortuna Mis-card – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose
ROTJ 65-B Biker Scout Mis-card – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose
ROTJ 65-C – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve, Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 77-A – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve , Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 77-A (Voided POP) – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve, Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 77-A Coin Offer Sticker – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve , Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 77-A SKU Sticker 71590 – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve , Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 77-A SKU Sticker 71590 (Voided POP) – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve, Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 77-B – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve , Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 77-B SKU Sticker 71590 – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve, Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 79-A – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve, Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 79-A (Voided POP) – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve, Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 79-B – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve, Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 79-B Coin Offer Sticker – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve, Inner bubble tray
ROTJ 79-B SKU Sticker 71580 – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve, Inner bubble tray
POTF 92-A – Painted Face, Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve
ROTJ 65-A (i) – Blue Sabre (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65-A (ii) – Green Sabre (Smile variant)
ROTJ 77-A – Green Sabre (Taiwan variant)
ROTJ 65-A – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape, Inner Bubble Tray (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65-B (i) – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Narrow Double Stem Blister (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65-B (ii) – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape on figure, Narrow Double Stem Blister (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65-B (iii) – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Wide Double Stem Blister (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65-B Reverse misprinted (Cardback) (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65-C – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape on figure, Double Stem Blister (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65-C – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape on figure, Double Stem Blister (Two Sabres in blister). (Smile variant) Images courtesy of Jon Aves
ROTJ 65-C – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in Sleeve, Double Stem Blister (Taiwan variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape loose behind figure, small rounded corner blister. Images courtesy of Bill Wills (Smile variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape loose behind figure, Large square corner blister (Smile variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape on figure, Large square corner blister (Smile variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape on figure, small narrow rounded corner blister (Smile variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve behind figure, small rounded corner blister (Taiwan variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape on figure, small rounded corner blister (Taiwan variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape on figure, small narrow rounded corner blister (Smile variant – with mixed Universal Manufacturers accessories)
Trilogo 70-B Obi-Wan Kenobi mis-card, Luke figure in Palitoy baggie (Smile variant)
Trilogo 70-C – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape loose behind figure, Large square corner blister (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65 (Made in Hong Kong Printed Text) – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Double Stem Blister. Images courtesy of Stephane Faucourt (Smile Macau variant)
ROTJ 65 (Made in Macau Printed Text) (Cardback)
ROTJ 65 (Made in Macau sticker) – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Double Stem Blister. Images courtesy of Stephane Faucourt (Smile Macau variant)
ROTJ 65 Yan Solo mis-card (no accessories) (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65 Yan Solo mis-card (with blaster). Images courtesy of Matthieu Barthelemy (Smile variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose behind figure, Small Stemless Blister Round Corners, Made in Macau sticker (Smile HK Variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose behind figure, Small Stemless Blister Round Corners, Made in Hong Kong text (Smile Macau variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose behind figure, Double Stem Blister, Made in Hong Kong text. Images courtesy of Stephane Faucourt. (Smile Macau variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose behind figure, Small stemless Blister rounded corners, Made in Macau sticker, UFO style punch (Smile variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose behind figure, Double Stem Blister, Made in Macau white sticker. Images courtesy of Jean Bernard (Smile Macau variant)
Trilogo 70-B – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in sleeve behind figure, Small Stemless Blister Round Corners, Made in Macau sticker. Images courtesy of Jean Bernard (Taiwan variant)
Kenner USA ROTJ 65-A – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape loose, with white wraparound sticker. Images courtesy of Jediman (Smile variant)
Palitoy UK ROTJ 65-A – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape, Inner Bubble Tray, with wraparound sticker (Smile variant)
Kenner USA ROTJ 65-B – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose in Sleeve, Inner bubble tray, with wraparound sticker (Taiwan variant)
Palitoy UK ROTJ 65-C – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in Sleeve, Double Stem Blister, with Clipper wraparound sticker (Taiwan variant)
Palitoy UK Trilogo 70-B – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape on figure, Small rounded corner blister, new starburst sticker and reverse Clipper catalogue sticker (Smile variant)
Palitoy UK Trilogo 70-B – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose behind figure, Small rounded corner blister, new starburst sticker and reverse Clipper catalogue sticker (Smile variant)
Palitoy UK Trilogo 70-B – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose behind figure, Small rounded corner blister, reverse Clipper catalogue sticker (Smile variant)
Kenner USA ROTJ 77-A – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray, with wraparound sticker (Unitoy variant)
Kenner USA ROTJ 77-A – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape in Sleeve, Inner bubble tray, with wraparound sticker (Taiwan variant)
ROTJ 65 (Gratis offer black text). Images courtesy of Jaime Martin Rodriguez
ROTJ 65 (Gratis offer red text) (Cardback)
ROTJ 65 (Offerless) (Cardback). Images courtesy of Ahmed Boukarrouh
Palitoy UK ROTJ 65-C – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Double Stem Blister, with Clipper wraparound sticker and PBP Round Gratis Sticker (Taiwan variant)
ROTJ 65 Nien Nunb offer (Revenge Text) – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape loose (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65 Nien Nunb offer (Return sticker over Revenge Text) – Blue Sabre, stitched cape loose. Images courtesy of Mark Dummelow (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65 Nien Nunb offer (Return Text printed). Blue Sabre, Stitched cape loose. Images courtesy of Brody Walker (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65 Nien Nunb offer (Return Text printed) – Green Sabre, stitched cape loose, inner bubble tray. Images courtesy of Marcus Leigh (Smile variant)
Palitoy UK ROTJ 65-A – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape, Inner Bubble Tray, Australian import with Sydney Galaxy Bookshop Sticker (Smile variant)
ROTJ 30-A Regreso Negative Back (Cardback)
ROTJ 30-B Regreso Positive Back
ROTJ 65-A – Blue Sabre, Snap Cape Loose (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65-B – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose (Smile variant)
ROTJ 65-B no sticker on reverse – Blue Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Dual COO print (Smile variant)
Palitoy UK ROTJ 65-A – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape, Inner Bubble Tray, with Italian import sticker (Smile variant)
Kenner USA ROTJ 77-A – Green Sabre, Stitched Cape Loose, Inner Bubble Tray, with Italian import sticker (Smile variant)
Kenner USA ROTJ 77-A with Italian import sticker (Cardback) (Taiwan variant)
Within Germany, Parker distributed UK, US, and Tri-logo Luke Jedi MOCs. Shown below, is a Palitoy 65-A MOC, with Metro “AKTIONS FIGUREN” Price sticker. This is just one example of many possible German retailers. And is shown to illustrate how they were distributed. Note that no further import stickers were placed on these cards, but the Palitoy card-front itself, included the German Text to its design “Ab 4 Jahren”, to note that the toy was suitable “From 4 years”.
Palitoy UK ROTJ 65-A – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape, Inner Bubble Tray, German import with Metro Price Sticker (Smile Variant)
Playmix Sweden Within Sweden, Playmix distributed several Luke Jedi MOCs. Shown below, is a resealed Palitoy 65-A MOC, with Swedish Price sticker. This is just one example of many possible Swedish retailers. And is shown to illustrate how they were distributed.
Palitoy UK ROTJ 65-A – Light Green Sabre, Stitched Cape, Inner Bubble Tray, Playmix import with Swedish price sticker (resealed) (Smile variant)
An extra special “thank you” to the community members below who contributed their images and helped us to build this reference guide beyond what we could have on our own. Bob Martinazz, Jon Aves (Wendy Williams), Stef Faucourt, Matthieu Barthelemy, Jean Bernard, Jediman, Sean Murray, Mark Dummelow, Brody Walker, Marcus Leigh, and Derek Ho and Peter Jason Lai.
We would like to take a moment here, to dedicate this work to the memory of Bob Martinazzi – he would have truly loved this guide and it was his ambition to create a checklist of all Luke Jedi carded variants.
