Skull Man (スカルマン Sukaru Man) is a fictional character created by Shotaro Ishinomori, first appearing in Ishinomori's 100 page one-shot manga of the same name in 1970, which was later continued by the manga artist Kazuhiko Shimamoto in 1998, and then followed by a separate storyline anime in 2007. The original Skull Man is credited as manga's first anti-hero and was adapted for the creation of Kamen Rider and its characters Kamen Riders 1 and 2.