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Tiger (Masi Tanaka)

 
Tiger
Masi Tanaka

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Tiger

Alter Ego: Masi Tanaka

Other Names: Avatar; Tiger Tanaka; Tanaka

Classification: villain villain   hero hero  

Publisher(s): Charlton

First Appearance: Judomaster #91 (Oct. 1966): "Man Without a Country!"

Creators: Frank McLaughlin

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 4

Teams/Affiliations: All-Star Squadron; The Blood Soldiers

Enemy of: Superman, Judomaster, The Acrobat, Mountain Storm

Ally: Judomaster

Occupation: assassin, martial arts instructor, swordsman

Worked for: Yakuza

Nation: Japan

Race: Asian

Gender: male

Note: Judomaster's sidekick

The Blood Soldiers are killers for the Yakuza. "The Blood Soldiers" is an English translation of their Japanese name: Ketsueki-Senshi.

Is the villain named "Tiger" who appeared in Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #11 (Feb. 2008) as a member of the "Blood Soldiers" really the same character as the person named "Tiger" who first appeared in Judomaster #91 (Oct. 1966) and was a partner to the original Judomaster? Yes, as amazing as it may seem, this is indeed the strange twist this once-heroic character had taken when he showed up again after many years away from regularly published comics in his original role as Judomaster's partner and subsequent role as "Avatar."

Tiger (Masi Tanaka)


This character is in the following 9 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Judomaster
Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #11 (Feb. 2008): "Thy Kingdom Come: The Second Coming"


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_(DC_Comics)
  - http://www.comicvine.com/tiger/4005-33348/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=6625
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_All-Star_Squadron_members
  - http://blog.comicbookrevolution.net/2007_12_01_archive.html
  - http://www.comixtreme.com/forums//showthread.php?t=37956
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=79332
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/20389/
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/20549/
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/386543/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=114287
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_Society_of_America_Vol_3_11