Popy Chogokin GA-73 Tiger Mask Die Cast Figure, Meisaku Series, Boxed Deadstock With Cape And Papers
Popy Chogokin GA-73 Tiger Mask Die Cast Figure, Meisaku Series, Boxed Deadstock With Cape And Papers
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Condition report
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- As Found
Metal muscle, never played with
For the Chogokin collector who insists on the box, the tray and the papers.
Best for: Die cast and Showa hero collections
Condition notes
Described as unused deadstock. Base sticker lifting at the right edge; the box shows light shelf wear.
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The Chogokin Tiger Mask numbered GA-73 from the Meisaku series by Popy, offered as unused deadstock in its window box with cape, belt and leaflet.
The Piece
The wrestler stands in die cast metal and plastic with jointed limbs, blue trunks and the championship belt, held in a cream tray beside his tiger striped cape. The box is printed in green, yellow and red with a clear window to the front, and the folded catalogue sheet is present.
One point is recorded: the name sticker on the display base has lifted at its right edge. The figure itself is described as unused.
Chogokin and the Classics
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.
Bandai formed Popy in July 1971 to sell character goods, and it became best known for its die cast Chogokin figures, the first of them GA-01, Mazinger Z; Popy was folded back into Bandai in March 1983. This Tiger Mask, numbered GA-73 in the Meisaku series, stays unused in its window box. 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: Popy
- Line: Chogokin, Meisaku series GA-73
- Material: Die cast metal and plastic
- Includes: Cape, belt, base, leaflet, box
- Made in: Japan
- Maker: Popy, Bandai, 1971 to 1983
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Described as unused deadstock.
- Base sticker lifting at the right edge; the box shows light shelf wear.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Authenticity guaranteed. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan with rigid protection and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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