1981 Popy Hulk Hogan MOC signed and the 1981 Marusho at the Hogan's Beach Shop in Orl

[Bored5000]

Interesting read. Definitely cool that Hogan can still draw such a crowd in 2019.

David, what is the background or details of the Marusho card? I am not familiar with that Hogan card. How does the value and rarity compare to the Popy card?

[Dpeck100]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

Interesting read. Definitely cool that Hogan can still draw such a crowd in 2019.

David, what is the background or details of the Marusho card? I am not familiar with that Hogan card. How does the value and rarity compare to the Popy card?

Here is the info on the Marusho set. A great thread from CU introducing them and tracking them.

https://forums.collectors.com/discus...-wrestling-set

I don't believe a complete checklist exists and PSA at this time doesn't grade them. It is a mini card like the Yamakatsu's and smaller than the Popy. I would say generally speaking the card is going to be less valuable than the Popy but is still really cool. This copy has a dinged upper left corner and now a little bit soft right corner from the water. They are by no means easy to find and little is known about them so going forward if one surfaces on EBAY it certainly could do well. If PSA grades them at some point then the price will move up significantly. As I stated Hulk had never seen one so it certainly is extremely rare.

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

David, what is the background or details of the Marusho card? I am not familiar with that Hogan card. How does the value and rarity compare to the Popy card?

The difference between the two is this: the Popy is a trading card and the Marusho appears to be a game card.

It looks like these Marusho cards came with this Tiger Mask board game.

[Bored5000]

Thanks, guys, for the information about the Marusho cards. PSA not grading them is probably one of the big reasons I was not familiar with the set.

[wrestlingcardking]

I was able to bring the Hogan Popy to light with the card collectors and there is no doubt that people recognize this as a Hogan rookie. It has exploded since more knowledge has been brought to the surface. Dpeck has an amazing item by having the Hogan figure/Hogan card combination. It is really interesting that most of the figures have the Mil Mascaras as the header card. This is a 1 of 1 item now and will continue to be low pop even if someone tries to duplicate Dpeck's efforts. This item is truly epic!

[Dpeck100]

Thanks Rob.

You definitely were the first to discover the Popy Hogan.

[maniac_73]

Small world as I already commented on this on instagram (Hulkamaniac4ever) good to see you are a Net54er as well!

[Dpeck100]

Thanks again guys for the comments.

Life is funny because you are always learning new things. The reason I wanted Hulk to add Ichiban is because I knew that is what they called him in Japan during this period. Someone asked me what it meant and I had to honestly say I don't know. It turns out it means #1 and hence why he put that next to it.

My only regret from this visit is not asking Hulk if he knew why there were so few of the cards. When I was next inline my heart started racing and I just went with the flow when Ron introduced me and the items. The one thing you know when you are close to Hulk is he is a living icon.

It would be interesting to know what came of the figure his mom owned.

[sthoemke]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

The difference between the two is this: the Popy is a trading card and the Marusho appears to be a game card.

It looks like these Marusho cards came with this Tiger Mask board game.

That's my box purchased a few years ago, but I didn't get a Hogan.

[wrestlingcardking]

ever find a Hogan Steve? Any extra Andres?

[sthoemke]

I don't have any Marusho Hogans. I have a few Andres, but don't care to sell them.

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by sthoemke

That's my box purchased a few years ago, but I didn't get a Hogan.

How do you know that it wasn't searched? People search through boxes all the time and have even found ways to reseal packs without it looking obvious. Hogan is a global icon and I wouldn't be surprised if somebody in Japan went through it.

[sthoemke]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

How do you know that it wasn't searched? People search through boxes all the time and have even found ways to reseal packs without it looking obvious. Hogan is a global icon and I wouldn't be surprised if somebody in Japan went through it.

I don't know if they had been searched or not. The packs were stapled, and it didn't appear that someone previously unstapled them to search the packs.

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by sthoemke

I don't know if they had been searched or not. The packs were stapled, and it didn't appear that someone previously unstapled them to search the packs.

The packs were stapled? Yikes!

[sthoemke]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

The packs were stapled? Yikes!

That is how they originally sealed the packs. There are known cards that were stapled in the process.