Nakajima Seisakusho Universal Mask Soft Vinyl Villain Wrestler, Sealed In Original Header Bag, Tiger Hero Series
Nakajima Seisakusho Universal Mask Soft Vinyl Villain Wrestler, Sealed In Original Header Bag, Tiger Hero Series
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Never out of the bag
For the collector who prizes shop stock that survived unopened.
Best for: Japanese toy collections
Condition notes
Unopened. Creasing and wear to bag and header.
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Universal Mask, one of the villain wrestlers of Tiger Mask, in period soft vinyl by Nakajima Seisakusho and still sealed in the bag in which it was sold.
The Piece
The figure, with a golden hooded head and orange trunks, hangs beneath a red header printed with the faces of the villains. The back of the card shows other characters in the range.
It is described as unopened. The bag and card show the creasing and wear of half a century.
Sealed Since the Broadcast
Tiger Mask was created by the writer Ikki Kajiwara and the artist Naoki Tsuji and serialised by Kodansha from January 1968 to 1971, first in Bokura and then in Weekly Bokura Magazine and Weekly Shonen Magazine. Toei Doga's television series ran for 105 episodes from 2 October 1969 to 30 September 1971. Its hero, Naoto Date, wrestles under a tiger hood against the Tiger's Den, the organisation that trained him, and gives his purses to the orphanage where he grew up.
Nakajima Seisakusho, the toy maker known by its turtle mark, issued a soft vinyl series of Tiger Mask and the villain wrestlers sent against him, the hero's hood lifting away to show Naoto Date beneath. Universal Mask met Tiger Mask in a cage death match. This example is unopened under its red header, the back of the card showing other characters in the range; bag and card carry the creases of age. More Showa character toys are gathered on the soft vinyl shelf, and our guide to Showa tin plate and soft vinyl toys explains how they were made.
Details
- Maker: Nakajima Seisakusho
- Character: Universal Mask
- Material: Soft vinyl
- Packaging: Original header bag, unopened
- Era: Late 1960s to early 1970s
- Series: Tiger Mask, Kajiwara and Tsuji (1968)
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Unopened.
- Creasing and wear to bag and header.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (near unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Authenticity guaranteed. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
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