Tiger Mask Autographs
Tiger Mask (Japanese: タイガーマスク, Hepburn: Taigā Masuku) is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Naoki Tsuji. The series was first published in Kodansha's Bokura Magazine from 1968 to 1970 and was later published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1970 to 1971. It was later adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation which first aired on Yomiuri Television on October 2, 1969 and ended its run on September 30, 1971, airing 105 episodes. In real life, the name has been used by a succession of Japanese professional wrestling characters as a gimmick. The Tiger Mask persona is instantly recognizable by its trademark mask, designed to look like a tiger's head, as well as the combination of high flying attacks and martial arts in the ring.
Tiger Mask, whose real name was Naoto Date, was a feared heel wrestler in America who was extremely vicious in the ring. However, he became a face after returning to Japan when a young boy said that he wanted to be a villain like Tiger Mask when he grew up. The boy resided in an orphanage, the same one that Tiger Mask grew up in during his childhood. Feeling that he did not want the boy to idolize a villain, Tiger was inspired to be a heroic wrestler.
The main antagonist in the manga and anime was the Tiger's Den, a mysterious organization that trained young people to be villainous wrestlers on the condition that they gave half of their earnings to the organization. Tiger Mask was once a member of the Tiger's Den under the name "Yellow Devil", but no longer wanted anything to do with them, instead donating his money to the orphanage. This infuriated the leader of the organization and he sent numerous assassins, including other professional wrestlers, to punish him.
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Current items with a signature of Tiger Mask
These are the most current items with a signature of Tiger Mask that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
Traded items with a signature of Tiger Mask
The most expensive item with a signature of Tiger Mask (The first Tiger Mask, Satoru Sayama, autographed mask, masked wrestler m85) was sold in March 2025 for $4,029.99 while the cheapest item (Satoru Sayama Tiger Mask 2003 BBM Wrestling Autograph Promotional Gold) found a new owner for $15.00 in July 2024. The month with the most items sold (14) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $2,329.99 for an autographed item of Tiger Mask. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $2,329.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $17.50 was July 2024. In average, an autographed item from Tiger Mask is worth $211.87.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Tiger Mask were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
