LEGO Star Wars Magazine Issue 135: Jango Fett's Two Collector Tin Variants
Every issue of LEGO Star Wars Magazine ships with a minifigure, a comic, and a fistful of puzzle pages — so what actually separates one release from the next? LEGO Star Wars Magazine Issue 135 answers that with packaging, not just contents: instead of the standard foil pack, its Jango Fett minifigure ships inside a collector's tin, and there are two different tin designs circulating — one shaped like Jango's helmet, the other styled like a trading card. Which one lands in any given copy comes down to chance, not choice, and that's a different shape of release than most issues in the run.
LEGO Star Wars Magazine Issue 135 cover, featuring the Jango Fett minifigure and collector's tin. Image credit: Mags Direct / Immediate Media.
The Spotlight: A Jango Fett Minifigure in a Collector's Tin
Most issues of LEGO Star Wars Magazine seal their minifigure inside a plain foil pack. Issue 135 swaps that for a themed collector's tin, with two variants in the wild — a helmet-shaped tin and a trading-card-shaped tin. That packaging-level rarity is exactly the kind of detail that gets collectors checking twice before they open one. Inside, the minifigure carries Jango's full Mandalorian loadout: armor plating, twin blaster pistols, a jetpack, a flamethrower attachment, and wrist-mounted weapon printing, matched to the mold that previously shipped only inside 2025's Jango Fett's Starship (75433). Getting the figure this way — outside a starship set, in its own tin — is the kind of standalone release army-builders and bounty hunter completists tend to notice immediately.
Why Jango Fett Specifically
Jango isn't just another bounty hunter in the LEGO Star Wars lineup. He's the genetic template for the entire Grand Army of the Republic, the Mandalorian whose DNA became millions of clone troopers grown on Kamino — and the father, by his own arrangement, of Boba Fett. That dual identity, elite mercenary and clone-army origin point, gives this minifigure more collector weight than a standalone villain figure would carry, which likely explains why Immediate Media paired him with the tin treatment instead of the standard foil pack.
Comics, Puzzles, and the Rest of the Issue
Past the gift, LEGO Star Wars Magazine Issue 135 follows the format the series has run for over a decade: an original comic story built around Mandalorian mayhem, with Din Djarin outsmarting a squad of stormtroopers, plus a knowledge quiz, brick-themed puzzle and activity pages, a free poster, and competitions to win additional LEGO sets. It's a fast, kid-friendly read, but for collectors the tin and the figure inside it are the reason this particular issue stands out from an otherwise familiar lineup of comic-driven releases.
Why This Issue Is Worth Tracking Down
Tin-packaged issues don't come around on a predictable schedule, and once Issue 135 rotates off UK shelves in favor of newer releases, tracking down a specific tin variant becomes considerably harder than sourcing a standard foil-pack figure from an average issue. That's the practical case for collectors: this isn't just "another issue" in the numbering — the two-tin split means completists chasing both versions have an actual hunt on their hands, not a straightforward reissue. Remember, too, that LEGO Star Wars Magazine is a UK-only retail exclusive from Immediate Media, sold through newsagents and supermarkets rather than official LEGO channels, which is exactly why issues like this one turn into sought-after finds for collectors outside the UK.
Add Issue 135 to Your Collection
Whether you're rounding out a bounty hunter lineup, closing a gap in your run of issues, or chasing down both tin variants of Jango Fett's exclusive packaging, LEGO Star Wars Magazine Issue 135 is a worthwhile pickup. Browse more Star Wars LEGO finds in our Star Wars collection, check the latest arrivals in our LEGO Magazines collection, and see our LEGO Star Wars Magazine collector's guide for a full rundown of the format if you're new to the series.