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Masters of the Universe

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  • "By the power of Grayskull... I have the power!" With those words and a magic sword raised overhead, a young prince turns into the hero He-Man. Masters of the Universe is the American franchise built around that moment, a sword and planet saga created by the toy company Mattel. Its heroes and villains went on to fill seven animated television series, three feature films, comic books, video games, books, magazines and a daily newspaper strip. At its core is a feud on the planet Eternia between He-Man and the blue-skinned, skull-faced sorcerer Skeletor. Yet the whole thing began with a refused request and a set of plaster models. How did a company that turned down a famous film license end up with a hero whose name was deliberately generic? Why did a cartoon made to sell toys stir up controversy? And why does a line that faded in the late 1980s keep coming back?

  • In 1976, Mattel's chief executive Ray Wagner declined a request to make action figures based on the film Star Wars. The toy rights went to a rival firm, Kenner, and the film trilogy's success over the following years left Mattel watching from the sidelines. The company tried several new toy lines in that period. None captured the public's imagination or made a real dent in the market.

    Roger Sweet was a lead designer in Mattel's Preliminary Design Department through much of the 1970s and 1980s. In his book Mastering the Universe: He-Man and the Rise and Fall of a Billion-Dollar Idea, he claims to have been the first to conceive He-Man. Mattel does not officially acknowledge this, and authorship of the character remains disputed. Several former Mattel designers say Sweet drew on fantasy drawings by packaging designer Mark Taylor, including a muscular figure named "Torak".

    Sweet pitched the idea to Wagner at the Mattel Product Conference in late 1980, using three large plaster models he called the "He-Man Trio". Each was cast from a heavily modified Big Jim action figure. One was an axe-wielding barbarian, one a tank-headed soldier, and one a spaceman wearing a helmet like Boba Fett's. The barbarian won. About thirty years later, the full trio was released as a figure called Vykron, and the barbarian alone as Vikor, in the Masters of the Universe Classics line. Sweet later recalled the pitch this way: "I simply explained that this was a powerful figure that could be taken anywhere and dropped into any context because he had a generic name: He-Man!"

    The working title for the line was "Lords of Power". Someone suggested it sounded too religious, and the name Masters of the Universe replaced it. Taylor shaped the main villain too, drawing on his 1971 sketch The King of Styx and on early renderings of characters called Demo-Man and D-Man. Mark Ellis and Paul Cleveland, among others, offered ideas and direction for further characters.

    The Conan the Barbarian rights-holders saw things differently. They had been negotiating toy rights with Mattel in 1980 and reached an agreement the next year covering characters from the 1982 Conan film. When Masters of the Universe reached shelves in 1982, they sued, claiming He-Man infringed on Conan. Mattel won, and it was stated that the line had never been intended for the Conan film. Sweet has nonetheless said he took some inspiration from the paintings of Frank Frazetta, a fantasy artist whose work often showed Conan.

    Stories were the next problem. Mattel marketing director Mark Ellis had promised distributors that mini comic books would come with the toys, and Mattel had DC Comics mock one up, with the earliest storybooks written by Donald F. Glut. The major retailer Toys "R" Us worried that "five-year-olds don't read". Ellis answered by proposing an animated TV special, and that idea led to a meeting with Lou Scheimer, the head of the animation studio Filmation.

  • The figures that reached stores in 1982 stood five and a half inches tall. Kenner's Star Wars line and Hasbro's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line both used a smaller size of three and three-quarter inches, so Mattel's heroes towered over the competition. Mattel created the line in 1981. The first release paired He-Man, billed as "the most powerful man in the universe", with Skeletor, "evil lord of destruction". Man-At-Arms, Beast Man and Battle Cat arrived alongside them.

    Later in 1982, Teela, Mer-Man, Stratos and Zodac joined the first wave. Teela nearly carried a double role. Mattel believed two female figures would not find enough buyers, so she was proposed as both the Sorceress, in her "snake armor", and as Teela herself with the armor removed. Two vehicles, the Battle Ram and the Wind Raider, shipped that year, along with the Castle Grayskull playset, billed as a "fortress of power and mystery".

    Mark Taylor designed most of these first figures and the castle. Tony Guerrero finished the production sculpt of the original He-Man, and Ted Mayer designed the first vehicles. Some parts were recycled from the Big Jim line, since Battle Cat came from a Big Jim tiger and the falcon Zoar from that line's "Eagle of Danger Peak".

    Gimmicks defined the later waves. Ram Man had spring-loaded legs, and Man-E-Faces came with three swappable faces. Trap Jaw accepted different weapons in an arm socket, and Tri-Klops wore a rotating three-eyed visor. Mattel also stretched its molds, so Panthor was a fuzzy purple adaptation of the Battle Cat tool and Screeech a purple recast of Zoar.

    In 1984, "Battle Armor" versions of He-Man and Skeletor could look "battle damaged" when a chest mechanism was pressed. That year also brought Fisto, Mekaneck and Buzz-Off, plus Orko with a pull cord that sent him spinning. Kobra Khan could be filled with water to spray a mist, and the Snake Mountain playset had a wolf-headed microphone that distorted the user's voice. Thunder-Punch He-Man, in 1985, used plastic ring caps to make a loud bang. Stinkor, described as a foul-smelling rework of the Mer-Man mold, and Modulok, with 22 segmented parts that could form more than 1,000 combinations, followed the same logic.

    The original line ran with new waves each year until 1987. It totaled 70 distinct figures, a count that includes 24 creatures, 12 vehicles, six playsets and 10 accessories. The last overseas releases came from Italy in 1988. Most pieces were made in Taiwan and Malaysia, though Mattel also had production facilities in the United States, Mexico, France and Spain. It ran joint ventures with Leo Toys of India, Top Toys of Argentina, Estrela of Brazil, Rotoplast of Venezuela and Takara of Japan.

    Brief descriptions of each character appeared on the packaging and box art, illustrated by artists including Errol McCarthy, Rudy Obrero, William Garland and William George. The full stories, though, lived in the small comics tucked in with the toys.

  • Forty-nine distinct mini comics shipped with the toys between 1981 and 1987. The first four came out in 1981: He-Man and the Power Sword, The King of Castle Grayskull, Battle in the Clouds and The Vengeance of Skeletor. Donald F. Glut wrote them and Alfredo Alcala drew them. In this version, He-Man is a wandering barbarian who has left his jungle tribe behind. Eternia is recovering from a great war that ruined powerful civilizations and left strange machinery and weapons lying around.

    That war also tore a rift between dimensions, and Skeletor slipped through it. He wants both halves of a Power Sword that is split in two, because together they open Castle Grayskull, home to a ghostly "Spirit of Castle Grayskull". Whoever controls the castle gains the power to become Master of the Universe. To fight him, He-Man receives special powers, armor and weapons from the Sorceress. She has green skin and wears the snake armor from the first Teela figure. Stratos, mistakenly, begins that first story on Skeletor's side.

    A second set of seven mini comics, produced by DC Comics in 1982-83, was written by Gary Cohn and drawn by Mark Texeira. Cohn did not keep the canon of the first four. In He-Man Meets Ram-Man, the new ally is tricked into fighting for Skeletor. In The Ordeal of Man-E-Faces, an Eternian actor is turned into a monster, then freed by the Sorceress, only to be possessed by three personalities: man, monster and robot. Tri-Klops appears as a mercenary swordsman, and Trap Jaw as a criminal from another dimension. The Tale of Teela makes her the secret daughter of the Sorceress, as a clone, and the adopted daughter of Man-At-Arms. Prince Adam, Cringer, Orko and Evil-Lyn were still absent.

    Superman had already met He-Man by then. In July 1982, DC Comics Presents issue 47, titled From Eternia With Death, sent Superman to Eternia to fight Skeletor beside He-Man. A special insert comic, Fate is the Killer, followed in many DC titles from November 1982, and a three-issue miniseries came in early 1983. Paul Kupperberg wrote all of it, with art by Curt Swan and George Tuska. Prince Adam debuts here in a blue vest and acts like a philanderer, and he transforms inside the "Cavern of Power". The Sorceress, called "The Goddess", still wears the snake armor. These issues also made Queen Marlena an astronaut from Earth and hinted at Cringer as Battle Cat's other form.

    By 1984 and 1985, the mini comics were tracking the cartoon more closely. Dragon's Gift, Masks of Power and Double-Edge Sword adapted episodes of the same names. They also added original characters such as He-Man's childhood friend Prince Dakon, the evil Geldor, the Kobold master Lodar and the demon Haramesh. In 1985, each member of the Evil Horde starred in a titular issue. Skeletor's dragon-blaster and He-Man's thunder-punch powers debuted in the mini comics Skeletor's Dragon and The Treachery of Modulok, never appearing on television. The Battle of Roboto made Roboto a creation of Man-At-Arms. Michael Halperin and Christy Marx wrote many of these issues, Lee Nordling edited them, and Bruce Timm illustrated Grizzlor - The Legend Comes Alive!

  • On the 5th of September 1983, the episode "The Diamond Ray of Disappearance" introduced He-Man and the Masters of the Universe to television. Lou Scheimer, Filmation's head, served as executive producer. The show was among the first animated series made directly for weekday syndication rather than Saturday-morning reruns. It ran 130 episodes across two seasons of 65 episodes each, spread over 13 weeks apiece. The final episode, "The Cold Zone", aired on the 21st of November 1985, and no third season followed.

    Part of its reputation came from what it dared to show. Children's television of the 1970s had been bound by tight censorship. This series put a muscular superhero in on-screen combat, though it usually used wrestling-style moves in place of outright violence. It was also unusual in being produced alongside a toy line, at a time when advertising directly to children was controversial. To soften the criticism, each episode closed with a "life lesson" or "moral of the story". In the United Kingdom, those closing morals were often edited out of the original broadcasts.

    In this version of Eternia, King Randor and Queen Marlena rule, looking younger and dressed more colorfully than in the comics. Their son, Prince Adam, now wears a pink vest and pretends to be lazy, clumsy and irresponsible. His pet tiger Cringer is a talking coward. Only three characters know Adam's secret. The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull wears a familiar birdlike costume and often takes the form of the falcon Zoar. Man-At-Arms, now with a mustache and the first name Duncan, is both an inventor and a warrior. Orko, a floating, childlike Trollan magician, supplies comic relief and gives young viewers a point-of-view character. Teela now has red hair, commands the Royal Guard, and acts as a teasing, semi-antagonistic love interest.

    Skeletor, voiced by Alan Oppenheimer, becomes a cackling, more comic villain. He still wants Castle Grayskull, but now also wants the royal palace. His minions gather in Snake Mountain, around a bone-filled throne, to spy on the heroes through a magic orb. Evil-Lyn makes her full debut as his most dangerous counterpart, while Beast Man and Trap Jaw serve as his most frequent sidekicks. Faker appears only briefly, as a magical clone of He-Man tossed into the bottomless abyss outside Castle Grayskull.

    The supporting cast was enormous. Buzz-Off leads a race of bee people. Mekaneck, the warrior with a bionic neck, searches for his lost son. Roboto is a robotic alien explorer marooned on Eternia. Some characters never got a figure in the original line, such as the Royal Archeologist Melaktha, King Miro, Adam's grandfather, and the wise dragon Granamyr. Villains included the cunning Clawful, the two-headed Two-Bad, and Modulok, a mutated scientist once known as Galen Nycroft.

    John Erwin voiced He-Man and Prince Adam, along with Beast Man, Ram Man and many others. Oppenheimer also voiced Man-At-Arms, Battle Cat and Cringer, Mer-Man and Buzz-Off. Linda Gary played Teela, the Sorceress, Evil-Lyn and Queen Marlena. Lou Scheimer himself voiced Orko, King Randor, Stratos, Trap Jaw and a host of other characters. The writers' room included Larry DiTillio, David Wise, Robby London and Michael Reaves. Early scripts also came from J. Michael Straczynski, later the creator of Babylon 5, and Paul Dini, later known for Batman: The Animated Series. D. C. Fontana, of Star Trek fame, wrote one episode, "Battle Cat".

    The final appearance of Filmation's He-Man and Skeletor came in a late She-Ra episode, "Assault on the Hive", on the 13th of December 1986. They were guests in a different series by then.

  • In 1984, Mattel and Filmation decided to reach a young female audience that the original line had not attracted. They proposed She-Ra, a warrior-woman heroine in the mold of He-Man, backed by a new line of dolls and action figures for girls. She first appeared in the animated feature He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword, released in theaters on the 22nd of March 1985. Larry DiTillio and J. Michael Straczynski developed the backstory. The film was essentially a compilation of what became the first five episodes of the series.

    She-Ra: Princess of Power premiered with "The Sword of She-Ra Part 1: Into Etheria" on the 9th of September 1985. It ran 93 episodes over two seasons, from 1985 to 1987, and it replaced a third year of He-Man. He-Man still turned up often to help his sister, and other characters from his series crossed over too.

    Adora is the twin sister of Prince Adam and the daughter of King Randor and Queen Marlena. As an infant, she was kidnapped by Hordak and by Skeletor, who was then Hordak's apprentice, and taken to the planet Etheria, which the Horde rules. Hordak and the red-robed witch Shadow Weaver raised and brainwashed her to become Force Captain of the Horde. Then her brother arrived on a mission from the Sorceress. Adora gained the Sword of Protection, became She-Ra for the first time, and saw the error of her ways. She joined the Great Rebellion, a small band of rebels hiding in the Whispering Woods.

    The Sword of Protection copies He-Man's sword but has a smooth blue gem in its hilt. It can change into a lasso, a shield or a flaming blade. Adora raises it overhead and cries, "For the honor of Grayskull…I am She-Ra!" Her horse Spirit becomes the flying unicorn Swift Wind. She-Ra can also heal with a touch and speak to animals by telepathy.

    The premise reverses the He-Man cartoon, because here the heroes are rebels fighting an evil establishment. Queen Angella of Bright Moon and her daughter Glimmer first led the rebellion. Bow is its skilled archer, Kowl is his timid, rainbow-eared companion, and Madame Razz is an absent-minded magician with a wise-cracking broom. Light Hope guides She-Ra from the Crystal Castle atop Mount Skydancer. A small character named Loo-Kee hid in the background of nearly every episode, then emerged at the end to reveal his hiding place and state the moral.

    The Evil Horde, often shown with a bat-like insignia, ruled from a technological stronghold called the Fright Zone. George DiCenzo voiced Hordak with a snorting laugh. The Force Squad, once led by Adora, now answers to Catra, a raven-haired villainess whose magic mask turns her into a panther. Hordak loves to torment the bug-eyed Mantenna, often dropping him through trapdoors. Above Hordak and even Skeletor stood the supreme leader Horde Prime. Melendy Britt voiced She-Ra, Adora and Catra, among others. Lou Scheimer returned under the credit "Erik Gunden", and his daughter Erika Scheimer voiced Loo-Kee, Queen Angella and Frosta. The last episode, "Swifty's Baby", aired on the 12th of December 1987, with no real finale for either series.

    Mattel's Princess of Power toys mixed Masters of the Universe with its Barbie business. The "fashion action dolls" had "real" hair, partly soft costumes and "Fantastic Fashions" clothing packs. Bow was the only male figure in the 1985 line. Double Trouble was created only for the toys and mini comics. Catra was the single villain in the first wave, as Mattel downplayed her Horde ties. The line closed with 22 figures and dolls, 12 creatures, two playsets and 16 clothing accessories. Most of the Horde, including Hordak, appeared as Masters of the Universe toys instead. Many cartoon regulars, among them Madame Razz, Light Hope, Sea-Hawk, Shadow Weaver and Scorpia, got no original figure at all. Nearly all of them received one in the later Classics collector line.

  • Rio Blast, Clamp Champ and Extendar were new heroic figures in the last two years of the original line, 1986 and 1987, and none of them had appeared in a cartoon. Blast-Attak, Ninjor and Scare-Glow joined Skeletor's side. A new faction, the Snake Men, brought King Hiss, Sssqueeze and Snake-Face, while the Hordesmen added Dragstor and Mosquitor. King Randor and the Sorceress finally received figures. Fresh variants such as "Flying Fists" He-Man, "Terror Claws" Skeletor and two forms of Hordak also arrived.

    The Snake Men drove the late mini comic storylines. Their army, led by the ancient Eternian King Hiss, rose from Eternia's past and joined Skeletor. Kobra Khan, Tung-Lashor and Rattlor, earlier seen with Skeletor or the Horde, now served Hiss. The Slime Pit playset, a dinosaur-skull-headed device with canisters of green ooze and a giant claw, proved very popular in 1986. The Ultimate Battleground, a massive fortress of three towers with a motorized monorail circling it, was one of the biggest playsets of any 1980s toy line.

    A live-action film, Masters of the Universe, came out in 1987 from Cannon Films, starring Dolph Lundgren and Frank Langella. Three characters created for it, Blade, Saurod and Gwildor, were made into figures, and the mini comic The Cosmic Key explained their arrival. No other movie-related figures followed. The "Laser Power" versions of He-Man and Skeletor, released in 1988 only in European markets, did bear some resemblance to their movie counterparts.

    The mini comic The Search for Keldor suggested that Skeletor's former identity was a man named Keldor. That issue also holds the only mini comic appearances of Clamp Champ, Ninjor and Scare Glow. It all pointed toward a continuation called "The Powers of Grayskull", set in ancient Eternia, which fans came to call "Preternia". The line was canceled early, with only a few toys released: the dinosaur-themed Turbodactyl, Bionatops and Tyrantisaurus Rex, and the giant figures Tytus and Megator, sold only in Italy.

    Only one story of the planned three-part comic series ever appeared, titled The Powers of Grayskull: The Legend Begins! In it, the Sorceress and He-Man travel back, followed by Skeletor. They find King Hiss attacking a village with cybernetic dinosaurs, hoping to draw out "The Elders". Hiss serves an "unnamed one". A shadowy stranger with a powerful wand turns the fight, and the Sorceress calls him "the Greatest Sorcerer of all". He-Man is left asking, "But who is he?" Marketing material and prototypes identify the wizard as He-Ro, an ancestor of He-Man raised by a mentor named Eldor. Writer Steven Grant recalled the unnamed one as a greater evil, like the Emperor to Darth Vader, who made Keldor become Skeletor. Keldor, in the late mini comics, is He-Man's uncle.

    Meanwhile, Marvel Comics published a younger-skewing Star Comics series from 1986 to 1988. It ran bimonthly for 13 issues and introduced characters such as Lieutenant Andra. A fan-club magazine ran 16 issues from 1985 to 1988, with covers and posters by Earl Norem, and She-Ra had a six-issue magazine of her own. A create-a-character contest in the magazine named Nathan Bitner as the winner in the spring 1986 issue. His creation, Fearless Photog, did not become an action figure until the collector's line of 2012.

  • The year 1989 brought The New Adventures of He-Man, a space-based cartoon and toy line set on the planet Primus. Only He-Man and Skeletor returned as major characters, fighting a battle between Galactic Guardians and Space Mutants. Jetlag Productions produced 65 episodes, with a few mini comics and adventure magazines alongside. It was not as successful, and the franchise went on hiatus for more than a decade.

    In 2000, a "Commemorative Series" rerelease of the classic figures met with some success. Mattel then relaunched the line in 2002 with all-new figures, playsets and vehicles sculpted by Four Horsemen Studios. Mike Young Productions made a modern cartoon of 39 episodes, in which the heroes were now called the "Masters of the Universe". They fought Skeletor's minions and, in season two, King Hiss. Mekaneck, Buzz-Off, Roboto, Moss Man, Clawful, Whiplash, Two-Bad and Stinkor got larger roles and deeper backstories. Image Comics and MVCreations published companion comics. Longtime fans and collectors liked the series, but it failed to reach a larger audience and was canceled in 2004.

    From 2008 to 2020, Mattel sold "Masters of the Universe Classics", a figure line aimed mainly at collectors. Its mini comics and packaging biographies added new lore and drew on every earlier incarnation. DC Comics followed with a grittier, contemporary relaunch, releasing new series from 2012 to 2020. Those comics included crossovers with the DC Universe and with ThunderCats.

    In 2018, Netflix and DreamWorks released She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, which ran for five seasons until 2020. It rebooted the franchise with an anime-inspired art style, a new origin story and a sharper focus on the complicated relationship between Adora and Catra. In September 2021, Netflix began a CGI series, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, aimed at a younger audience and developed by Rob David. It ran three seasons until August 2022 and came with a Mattel toy line.

    Netflix also released a more adult series in 2021, Masters of the Universe: Revelation, produced by Kevin Smith. A sequel, Masters of the Universe: Revolution, followed in 2024. Dark Horse Comics took the comic license in 2021 and later staged a crossover with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles called Turtles of Grayskull. Mattel continues to make a premium figure line named Masterverse.

    After years of production problems, a new Masters of the Universe film was scheduled for theaters on Friday the 5th of June 2026. Amazon revealed its first trailer on the 22nd of January 2026. That release date set another test for a franchise whose returns in 1989 and 2002 had each ended in cancellation or hiatus.

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Common questions

Who created Masters of the Universe?

Masters of the Universe was created by the American toy company Mattel. Designer Roger Sweet claims he first conceived He-Man and presented the idea in late 1980, but Mattel does not officially acknowledge this and authorship has been debated.

When did the Masters of the Universe toy line and cartoon first come out?

The Masters of the Universe action figures first reached stores in 1982 as 5.5-inch figures. Filmation's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon premiered on the 5th of September 1983.

How many episodes did the Filmation Masters of the Universe cartoon have?

The Filmation He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series had 130 episodes across two seasons of 65 episodes each. The last episode, "The Cold Zone", aired on the 21st of November 1985.

What is the connection between Masters of the Universe and She-Ra?

She-Ra is Princess Adora, the twin sister of Prince Adam, who becomes He-Man. She-Ra: Princess of Power ran for 93 episodes from 1985 to 1987 and was set on the planet Etheria.

Why was the Masters of the Universe cartoon controversial?

The Masters of the Universe cartoon was controversial because it was produced alongside a toy line, and advertising directly to children was disputed at the time. Each episode ended with a moral to ease the criticism.

What happened to Masters of the Universe after the 1980s?

The franchise returned in 1989 with The New Adventures of He-Man, then paused for over a decade. It relaunched in 2002, ran as the Classics collector line from 2008 to 2020, and returned on Netflix in 2018 and 2021.

When is the Masters of the Universe movie coming out?

A Masters of the Universe movie was scheduled for theaters on Friday the 5th of June 2026. Amazon revealed the first trailer on the 22nd of January 2026.

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539 references cited across the entry

  1. 1Masters of the Universe™: Legends UniteJune 2, 2026
  2. 2Mattel Wins Battle Over Rights to Masters of the UniverseMarch 11, 2014
  3. 3MOTU
  4. 4She-Ra Princess of Power 1985–87
  5. 5Masters of the Universe Oral HistoryOctober 2, 2015
  6. 6He-Man – Most powerful man in the universe! (1982)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — October 30, 2015
  7. 7Skeletor – Lord of Destruction! (1982)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — October 22, 2015
  8. 8A Thorough Oral History of He-Man and The Masters of the Universe, The Game-Changing '80s Toonsyfy.com — January 14, 2019
  9. 9Prince Adam – Heroic "Secret Identity" of He-Man (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — February 26, 2017
  10. 10King Randor – Heroic ruler of Eternia (1987)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — October 6, 2017
  11. 11Queen Marlena Explained: From Earth Astronaut to Eternia's QueenMarch 2, 2026
  12. 12Sword Of Power
  13. 13Sorceress – Heroic Guardian of Castle Grayskull (1987)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — May 12, 2017
  14. 14Battle Cat – Fighting Tiger (1982)Battle Ra, - A He-Man Blog — September 10, 2015
  15. 15Man-At-Arms – Master of weapons! (1982)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — December 28, 2015
  16. 16Orko – Heroic court magician (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — November 22, 2016
  17. 17Stratos – Winged warrior! (1982)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — October 9, 2015
  18. 18He-Man and the Power Sword (1982)
  19. 19Who Is Keldor in Masters of the Universe: Revolution?Joshua M. Patton — Jan 25, 2024
  20. 20Beast Man – Savage henchman! (1982)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — November 26, 2015
  21. 21Mer-Man – Ocean warlord! (1982)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — August 11, 2015
  22. 22Evil-Lyn – Evil warrior goddess (1983)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — July 29, 2016
  23. 23Characters - She-Ra
  24. 24HORDAK'S EVIL ARMY
  25. 25Spirit (Adora's pre-transformation horse)
  26. 26Characters - Glimmer
  27. 27Characters - Bow
  28. 28Hordak – Ruthless Leader of the Evil Horde (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — July 15, 2017
  29. 29Masters of the Universe Reveals the Origin of She-Ra's Creepiest VillainShaun Corely — May 19, 2024
  30. 30Comics, Books & Magazines (Vintage MOTU)
  31. 31Comics, Books & Magazines (Vintage POP)
  32. 32Star Comics (Vintage MOTU)
  33. 33UK Comics (Vintage MOTU)
  34. 34Masters of the Universe (1987)IMDb
  35. 35King Hiss: Dreadful disguised leader of the SNAKE MEN (1986)February 4, 2019
  36. 36Masters Of The Universe: A HE-ROs storyThe Superhero Satellite
  37. 37New Adventures of He-Man
  38. 38Masters of the Universe - Commemorative Series
  39. 39Masters of the Universe - Modern Series
  40. 402002 MY He-Man
  41. 41Mattel Expands Masters of the Universe Partnership with Super7!July 21, 2016
  42. 42Hands-On with He-Man and the MOTU Origins CollectionNovember 17, 2020
  43. 43Exclusive preview of DC's He-Man #1 comicApril 15, 2013
  44. 44First Look at Netflix's She-Ra and the Princesses of PowerJuly 16, 2018
  45. 45What 'She-Ra' Gets Right About Angsty QueernessMaya Gittelman — April 24, 2019
  46. 46'Stream It Or Skip It: 'He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe' On Netflix, A CGI-Animated Reboot Of 'He-Man' Geared Towards Kids'Joell Keller — September 16, 2021
  47. 47'He-Man & The Masters Of The Universe': Netflix And Mattel Return To Greyskull For CG SeriesGeoff Boucher — December 16, 2019
  48. 48'Mattel Announces Next Masters of the Universe Toy Collections Inspired by Upcoming Netflix Animated Series He-Man and The Masters of the Universe'Geoff Boucher — December 16, 2019
  49. 49Netflix - Masters of the Universe RevelationJune 11, 2021
  50. 50'Masters of the Universe: Revolution' Announced at NetflixMatt Villei — June 8, 2022
  51. 51Masters of the Universe: Revelation Prequel Comic Revealed by Dark HorseApril 22, 2021
  52. 52'Masters of the Universe/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles of Grayskull #1'September 25, 2024
  53. 53'Mattel Unveils New Masters of the Universe Masterverse Toy Line Ahead of Upcoming Animated Series Masters of the Universe: Revelation'2021
  54. 54'Holy He-Man! The Masters Of The Universe Trailer Is An Action-Packed Frenzy That Caps Off With Jared Leto's Skeletor'Adam Holmes — January 22, 2026
  55. 55'Masters of the Universe' comes to streaming — Here's how to watch for freeAngela Tricarico — July 22, 2026
  56. 56'Masters of the Universe: Tales From Eternia' Web Series SetDan Sarto — June 17, 2026
  57. 57He-ManNetflix — December 22, 2017
  58. 58Mastering the Universe: He-Man and the Rise and Fall of a Billion-Dollar Idea by Roger Sweet and David WeckerBenjamin Levisohn — 26 September 2005
  59. 59The Birth of He-Man
  60. 60Attempted toy lines included: Kid Gallant, a medieval knight; Robin and the Space Hoods, a sci-fi figure; and the daredevil Kenny Dewitt, pronounced "Can He Do It?"
  61. 61The general consensus among the fandom is that it was the collaborative efforts of many designers and artists (including Mark Taylor, Roger Sweet, Anthony G. Guerrero, Ted Mayer, Tom Kalinske, and oth
  62. 63The Power and The Honor Foundation
  63. 64NewsTed Mayer: Virtuoso of vehicle designDecember 14, 2015
  64. 65NewsMark & Rebecca Taylor on the origins of He-ManAdam McCombs — battleramblog.com — May 9, 2016
  65. 6615 Things You Didn't Know About He-Man And The Masters Of The UniverseDavid Wharton — January 27, 2017
  66. 67Masters of the Universe – Battle Cat
  67. 68This trio was actually produced in action figure form in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line in 2012, and given the names 'Vykron', 'Space Ace' and 'Tank Top'.
  68. 69The Roger Sweet Trio comes to SDCC as MOTUC Vykron
  69. 70Other names considered by the design team were Mighty Man, Megaton Man, Strong Man and Big Man.
  70. 71This helmeted prototype was later given the name 'Vikor' and produced as its own action figure and distinct character in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line in 2011
  71. 72BookThe Masters of the Universe BookSimon Beecroft — Dorling Kindersley Ltd. — 2021
  72. 73Conan Properties, Inc. v. Mattel, Inc.
  73. 74Conan The He-Man—The REH Forum
  74. 75Movie Legends: Was He-Man Originally a Toy Tie-In for the Conan Film?, Comic Book Resources
  75. 76NewsMark Taylor – The Original B-Sheets Collectionbattleramblog.com — September 20, 2016
  76. 77Art Prints portfolio by Mark Taylor debuting at San Diego Comic Con The Power and The Honor Foundation
  77. 78Demo-Man was later produced as an action figure and incorporated into Skeletor's origin story in 2011 for the Masters of the Universe Classics line. However Mark Taylor later refuted the character's c
  78. 79Another sketch utilized by Mark Taylor was that of his Red Beast, which was used for Beast Man (while also taking inspiration from the Big Jim toy line's Gorilla figure). Beast Man was for a time in c
  79. 80Lords of Power Collection: At the Dawn of He-ManBattle Ram Blog — September 8, 2017
  80. 81The Fighting Foe-MenBattle Ram Blog — February 22, 2020
  81. 82E-mail interviews with Donald F. GlutDonaldGlut.com
  82. 83He-Man's debut comic story would be titled "From Eternia with Death!" in DC Comics Presents #47, with a cover date of July 1982, arriving on newsstands on April 8, 1982.
  83. 84One Shots - From Eternia with Death - Fate is the Killerm.goodolddays.net
  84. 85Paul Kupperberg does state however, in a 2010 interview that the concept of the Prince Adam/He-Man dichotomy was already established prior to his meeting with Ellis and Manak.
  85. 86Interview With DC Comics "Masters Of The Universe" Writer Paul Kupperberg!July 14, 2010
  86. 87From Toys to Toons: How the 1980s Revolutionized Cartoons and the Toy IndustryMarch 26, 2025
  87. 88Largely unused concepts from Michael Halperin's series bible included Evil-Lyn, Beast Man and Tri-Klops originally being ship-mates of Earth Astronaut Marlena Glenn (Adam/He-Man's mother), before bein
  88. 89Robby London Interview Part 1 of 3The JM Archives — May 12, 2020
  89. 90WHO IS TOM RUEGGER?.....
  90. 91Masters of the Universe Bible by Michael HalperinMcCombs, Adam — March 7, 2026
  91. 92Masters of the Universe Timeline (1971-1987)Adam McCombs — battleramblog.com — October 3, 2016
  92. 93The 3¾-inch size used by Kenner's Star Wars and Hasbro's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero action figure lines had become a popular standard size in the early 1980s.
  93. 94Most of the action figures were made in Taiwan and later in Malaysia. However, Mattel also had production facilities in the United States, Mexico, Hong Kong, Italy, France and Spain, and joint venture
  94. 9515 Greatest Cartoon-Based Action Figure LinesScreen Rant — April 6, 2017
  95. 96MOTU Variants 101: An Introduction into the world of Masters of the Universe VariantsJames Reid — motuvintagevariants.com
  96. 97Think You Know Masters Of The Universe?Rowan, Miles — June 3, 2026
  97. 98In total, 70 distinct action figures were made, as well as 22 creatures, 2 giants, 14 vehicles, 6 playsets, and 12 accessories.
  98. 99Vintage MOTU Toys (1982-1988)
  99. 100The card art was designed by Bob Nall, in conjunction with Mark Taylor, with the final illustration and logo created by John Hamagami. This look would carry-on throughout the entire vintage line, whil
  100. 101Battle Cat came with a removable mask and saddle armour that "carries He-Man into battle" and was also released as a two-pack with the original He-Man action figure. Both boxed packages featured artwo
  101. 102The only female figure of the first wave, the Teela action figure was originally proposed as representing both the "Goddess" /Sorceress character (when wearing the figure's snake armor) and the "warri
  102. 103Teela: Warrior goddess (1982)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — September 16, 2015
  103. 104Featured less often than the other characters in the first wave, Zodac was originally listed as an evil character; but would later be portrayed as being neutral within the Masters of the Universe cano
  104. 105Zodac: Cosmic Enforcer (1982)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — February 15, 2016
  105. 106Parts Reuse in MOTU, Part One: 1982battleramblog.com — May 30, 2017
  106. 107Many of the elements of these original eight action figures would continue throughout the line: the parts re-use, removable weapons and armour, articulation, rubber heads, rubber connectors used to se
  107. 108The two halves of the Power Sword combining to enter Castle Grayskull was originally planned as a significant part of Masters of the Universe lore, but was dropped early on.
  108. 109Castle Grayskull's LockMcCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — February 7, 2017
  109. 110The Battle Ram was described as a "mobile launcher" and featured a wheeled missile-firing vehicle as well as a detachable 'Sky sled'. The Wind Raider, a flying "assault lander" vehicle, used by the He
  110. 111Battle Ram: Mobile Launcher (1982)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — August 30, 2015
  111. 112Wind Raider: Assault Lander (1982)battleramblog.com — September 12, 2015
  112. 113Castle Grayskull: Fortress of mystery and power (1982)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — September 28, 2015
  113. 114Later packaging illustration would also feature the work of William Garland, William George, Errol McCarthy, Joe Chiodo, Warren Hile, Dave Stevens and Bruce Timm.
  114. 115Rudy Obrero & Errol McCarthy portfoliosBattle Ram: A He-Man Blog — August 20, 2017
  115. 116Box Art From A-Z, Part One: 1982Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — January 3, 2017
  116. 117Mini Comics (Vintage MOTU)
  117. 118He-Man: “Mattel's Jungle Man”
  118. 119The Sorceress is depicted with green skin in her debut appearance and in this and other early appearances, the character is often shown wearing the snake-armor that came with the Teela action figure (
  119. 120ItsAllTrueReview: MOTU Classics GoddessDecember 28, 2009
  120. 121Despite being one of the original eight figures released in the first wave, the character Zodac would not appear in these, or any of the standard 49 mini-comics released in the original toy line.
  121. 122NewsThe Surprisingly Awesome Comics History of 'Masters Of The Universe'Lee Leslie
  122. 123Mattel's Masters of the Universe! The Original Wave of Figures from 1982!February 17, 2018
  123. 1241982 US He-Man CommercialsAugust 21, 2016
  124. 125DC Comics Presents #47 had a cover date of July 1982, but was actually available on newsstands on April 8, 1982. The special insert follow-up story "Fate is the Killer", that was released in 16 differ
  125. 126DC Comics Presents #47: "From Eternia With Death" (1982)
  126. 127The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #1: "Fate Is The Killer" (November 1982)
  127. 128Actual release dates of the three issues of the DC Comics Masters of the Universe miniseries were in August, September and October 1982. Artwork (pencils) on the miniseries was provided by George Tusk
  128. 129To Tempt the Gods! (1982)He-Man.org
  129. 130SpartanNerd Vintage Comic Review…He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #1March 23, 2015
  130. 131Writer Paul Kupperberg developed many of these additions to the Masters of the Universe lore during multiple conferences with DC project editor Dave Manak and Mattel's Mark Ellis.
  131. 132BookHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe: A Character Guide and World CompendiumStaples V, Eatock J, deLioncourt J, Gelehrter D — Dark Horse Books — May 23, 2017
  132. 133Introducing He-Man!Paul Kupperberg — paulkupperberg.net — June 7, 2026
  133. 134Ram Man: Heroic human battering ram! (1983)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — March 13, 2016
  134. 135Man-E-Faces – Heroic human…robot…monster! (1983)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — September 7, 2015
  135. 136Tri-Klops – Evil and sees everything (1983)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — January 29, 2016
  136. 137Trap Jaw: Evil & armed for combat (1983)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — April 20, 2016
  137. 138Both Evil-Lyn and Faker would retain the spring-loaded waist "Power Punch" feature from the first wave of figures, with no new action features added. The figures would also differ from their later dep
  138. 139Faker: Evil robot of Skeletor (1983)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — September 22, 2015
  139. 140Both Zoar and Screeech utilized a pre-existing bald eagle mold taken from the Big Jim toyline's "Eagle of Danger Peak" set.
  140. 141Zoar – Fighting Falcon (1983)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — June 21, 2016
  141. 142Screeech – Barbarian bird (1983)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — August 25, 2016
  142. 143Various two-packs combining Zoar, Screeech and Panthor with action figures were also made available as gift sets during this wave, as were three-pack sets of action figures for both the Heroic and Evi
  143. 144Panthor - Savage cat (1983)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — August 26, 2015
  144. 145BOX ART FROM A-Z, PART TWO: 1983McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — January 9, 2017
  145. 146GIFT SETS OF MOTU (1982-1983)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — February 10, 2025
  146. 147The Point Dread & Talon Fighter playset also came with a vinyl record and a larger-sized comic-style book titled "The Power of Point Dread/Danger at Castle Grayskull".
  147. 148Attak Trak – Battle Machine (1983)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — July 3, 2016
  148. 149Point Dread & Talon Fighter (1983)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — May 1, 2016
  149. 150The Power of Point Dread! / Danger at Castle Grayskull!
  150. 151These mini-comics were "He-Man Meets Ram-Man", "The Ordeal of Man-E-Faces", "The Terror of Tri-Klops", "The Menace of Trap Jaw", "The Magic Stealer", "The Power of... Point Dread", and "The Tale of Te
  151. 152BookHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic CollectionSeeley T, Grant S, White P, Kirkman R, Halperin M, Neitlich S — Dark Horse Books — October 25, 2015
  152. 153Many of the characters were not yet depicted in their more familiar forms: Randor and Marlena both looked far older than they would in the forthcoming Filmation cartoon, Teela retained her blonde hair
  153. 154"The Tale of Teela" mini comic, provides a backstory to Teela as a "magically cloned" daughter of the Sorceress (referred to as the Goddess throughout the story), created by Skeletor and adopted by Ma
  154. 155The Tale of Teela! (1983)
  155. 156This "Special Edition" He-Man was later adapted into a character known as Wun-Dar, in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line in 2010, as well as the Masters of the Universe Revelation series in
  156. 157New evidence comes to light on a 35 year toy-mystery. The Wonder Bread He-Man's origin solved!Spector Creative — November 11, 2020
  157. 158The maroon coloured weapons were recoloured from an assortment of weapons that were originally included with Castle Grayskull and could also be found packaged with early releases of Man-E-Faces (dubbe
  158. 159The figure was originally thought to have been offered through a promotion from Wonder Bread (instigating the nickname "Wonder Bread" He-Man), which was actually a promotion for Masters of the Univers
  159. 160Savage He-Man: Most mysterious man in the universe! (1983)McCombs, Adam — battleramblog.com — February 13, 2017
  160. 161A thorough oral history of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, the game-changing '80s toonJamie Greene — syfy.com — Jan 14, 2019
  161. 162HE-MAN & SHE-RA: ASTONISHING ratings!cerealgeekTV — August 23, 2024
  162. 163Each season of 65 episodes stretched across 13 weeks from September to December in both 1983 and 1984.
  163. 164BookHe-Man and She-Ra: A Complete Guide to the Classic Animated AdventuresJames Eatock — Dark Horse Books — September 13, 2016
  164. 165Remembering She-Ra and He-Man: Interview with Lou Scheimer
  165. 166In Filmation Teela is only ever depicted with red hair and is never seen wearing the snake armor that came with her action figure.
  166. 167Some of Skeletor's Evil Warriors would appear only once in the Filmation cartoon, such as Faker (created by Skeletor as a magical clone of He-Man, before being tossed into the bottomless abyss outside
  167. 168Jitsu – Evil master of martial arts (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — April 10, 2017
  168. 169These henchmen would often be portrayed as more competent than some of Skeletor's earlier, more inept minions. Clawful (voiced by Lou Scheimer) debuts at the end of season one, and is portrayed in the
  169. 170Clawful – Warrior with the grip of evil! (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — July 9, 2016
  170. 171Whiplash – Evil tail-thrashing warrior (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — March 14, 2017
  171. 172Webstor – Evil master of escape (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — November 26, 2016
  172. 173Kobra Khan – Evil master of snakes (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — March 28, 2017
  173. 174All three villains were voiced by Lou Scheimer. Modulok's origin story as a scientist named Galen Nycroft is explored in the episode "Mistaken Identity", mutated into a two-headed monster-like being,
  174. 175Two Bad – Double-headed evil strategist (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — June 29, 2018
  175. 176Spikor – Untouchable master of evil combat (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — July 12, 2018
  176. 177Though none received action figures in the original toy line, the list of one-off villains featured in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is quite extensive. Besides those listed, some of the othe
  177. 178Some of these pre-existing characters would have slightly altered backstories for Filmation: Zodac (voiced by Lou Scheimer) was a leading member of a group of Cosmic Enforcers; Man-E-Faces (also voice
  178. 179Many of these characters would receive little character development in Filmation, but information was provided for some: Buzz-off was the leader of the Bee-People of the Mystic Mountains (voiced by Al
  179. 180Buzz-Off – Heroic spy in the sky (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — January 1, 2017
  180. 181Fisto – Heroic hand-to-hand fighter (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — January 7, 2017
  181. 182Mekaneck – Heroic human periscope! (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — August 7, 2016
  182. 183Moss Man – Heroic spy & master of camouflage (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — August 14, 2016
  183. 184Sy-Klone – Heroic fist-flinging tornado (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — May 28, 2017
  184. 185Many Filmation created allies would make only one or two appearances through-out the two seasons, such as Kol Darr, Chad and his pet Buzbee, Kittrina of the Cat-Folk, Garth of the insect people, Moak
  185. 186Apart from the usual settings in Eternos City, Castle Grayskull and Snake Mountain, other Eternian locations like the Temple of the Sun, the Kingdom of Avion, the Vine Jungle, the Evergreen Forest, th
  186. 187NewsNetworks Say They Eliminated Most Violent Children's ShowsGeorge Gent — January 13, 1972
  187. 188Donald F. Roberts was hired as an educational consultant to help bring this morality to the series. In the United Kingdom, however, the closing "morals" were often edited out of the original broadcast
  188. 189MagazineVideo: A He-Man for All SeasonsJanuary 7, 1985
  189. 190NewsCONTROVERSY ABOUT TOYS, TV VIOLENCEGlenn Collins — December 12, 1985
  190. 191NewsMarketing to Children Raises Big QuestionsS. J. Diamond — June 30, 1986
  191. 192Episode direction was provided by Gwen Wetzler, Marsh Lamore, Lou Kachivas, Steve Clark, Ernie Schmidt, Ed Friedman, and others.
  192. 193Revealed: Details on Interviews for He-Man DVDs, including Season SetsJuly 12, 2005
  193. 194Tom Sito served as one of the main storyboard artists, along with artists and designers Tom Tataranowicz, Warren Greenwood, Don Manuel, Bob Arkwright, Herb Hazelton, Rich Arons, Victoria Jensen and Ge
  194. 195Lou Scheimer's daughter Erika, and his wife Jay would also provide occasional voice acting on the show, as would an uncredited George DiCenzo, prior to taking the role of Hordak in the She-Ra spin-off
  195. 196He-Man Music3 December 2012
  196. 197The Princess Who Killed He-Man?: The Story of She-Ra: Princess of PowerSecret Galaxy — September 15, 2022
  197. 198First and Last
  198. 199These new renditions of He-Man and Skeletor did not appear in the animated series or the mini comics, only appearing in promotional artwork and various children's books released at the time. Several n
  199. 200Battle Armor Skeletor – Evil Lord of Destruction (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — May 12, 2017
  200. 201Battle Armor He-Man – Most powerful man in the universe (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — November 1, 2016
  201. 202Mekaneck was actually released at the tail end of 1983, but is still considered a 3rd wave figure.
  202. 203BookThe Toys of He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseStaples V, Eardley D — Dark Horse Books — May 4, 2021
  203. 204Additional three packs of both Heroic and Evil Warriors continued to released with updated figures in both 1984 and 1985, as were various two-packs of figures sold by JCPenney in plain cardboard boxes
  204. 205Gift Sets of MOTU (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — February 14, 2025
  205. 206The Dragon Walker is a motorized "sidewinding beast/vehicle" with unique sideways locomotion. The Road Ripper "warrior carrier" could zip across the floor with a fast-action pull cord. Skeletor's "evi
  206. 207Stridor – Heroic Armored War Horse (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — August 19, 2017
  207. 208Box Art From A-Z, Part Three: 1984Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — January 11, 2017
  208. 209The "Weapons Pak" included blue coloured versions of He-Man's Power Sword and axe, yellow-coloured Beast Man armour with an extra whip, black Zodac armour and gun, an extra weapon for Man-E-Faces and
  209. 210Weapons Pak: Arms & armor for your MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE figures (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — July 10, 2023
  210. 211Masters of the Universe (Wave 2) – 1983
  211. 212Snake Mountain – Evil stronghold of Skeletor (1984)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — March 7, 2017
  212. 213The "Dragon's Gift" mini-comic (featuring the dragon Granamyr with a green-ish hue, instead of red), would more closely resemble its' related Filmation episode than the other comics. Though the "Masks
  213. 214Dragon's Gift (1984)
  214. 215Masks of Power (1984)
  215. 216Other 1984 mini-comics included "Siege of Avion", "He-Man and the Insect People", "The Clash of Arms", "Double Edged Sword", "The Temple of Darkness", and "The Obelisk"; with Prince Adam, Cringer, Buz
  216. 217The Secret Liquid of Life! (1984)
  217. 218Slave City! (1984)
  218. 219NewsHE-MAN, A PRINCELY HERO, CONQUERS THE TOY MARKETDave Capper — December 18, 1984
  219. 220Though never seen in the Filmation series, "Thunder Punch" He-Man and "Dragon Blaster" Skeletor would make respective appearances in the mini-comics The Treachery of Modulok" and "Skeletor's Dragon".
  220. 221Thunder Punch He-Man: Heroic leader with loud power punch (1985)January 17, 2019
  221. 222Dragon Blaster Skeletor – Evil leader & dreadful dragon (1985)January 8, 2018
  222. 223Roboto: Heroic mechanical warrior (1985)May 7, 2019
  223. 224The Stinkor figure was produced with a distinctive and unpleasant smell, said to have been created by mixing patchouli oil into the plastic (with some vintage figures still retaining their scents for
  224. 225Stinkor – Evil master of odors (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — July 31, 2016
  225. 226Not appearing in the mini-comics or Filmation, Night Stalker, was a recolour of the previous year's Stridor, and was also offered in a two-pack set with Jitsu. The other two-pack out of this group was
  226. 227Bashasaurus: Heroic Combat Vehicle (1985)1985/September 20, 2019
  227. 228Land Shark – Evil Monster/Vehicle (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — September 26, 2017
  228. 229Night Stalker: Evil Armored Battle Steed! (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — September 12, 2016
  229. 230Spydor: Evil Stalker (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — May 16, 2023
  230. 231Battle Bones: Collector’s Carry Case (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — February 25, 2019
  231. 232Box Art From A-Z, Part Four: 1985Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — January 16, 2017
  232. 233The Horde villainess Catra was the only original Evil Horde member produced for the Princess of Power toy line in its' 1985 debut. All other Masters of the Universe Horde figures would have a 'The Evi
  233. 234Modulok had already appeared in the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Filmation cartoon on the side of Skeletor, but was shown in his accompanying mini-comic "The Treachery of Modulok", leaving S
  234. 235A unique "Hordak / Grizzlor" action adventure set two-pack was also produced in 1985 in low numbers, with the two action figures accompanied by an audio cassette and premium-style comic booklet entitl
  235. 236Fright Zone: Trap-filled stronghold of terror (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — October 30, 2017
  236. 237Gift Sets of MOTU (1985-1986)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — February 22, 2025
  237. 238The Power of the Evil HordeRED — March 9, 2022
  238. 239The mini-comic "The Battle of Roboto", would give an entirely different origin of Roboto from what was depicted in Filmation. Some characters and vehicles debuting in these mini-comics would not appea
  239. 240The Horde members were introduced in the mini-comics: "Hordak - The Ruthless Leader's Revenge!", "Mantenna and the Menace of the Evil Horde", "Leech - The Master of Power Suction Unleashed!", "Grizzlo
  240. 241Christy Marx wrote several of the 1985 mini-comics, while Lee Nordling remained as editor. Larry Houston continued to provide artwork on some of these issues, while other contributors included Bruce T
  241. 242Grizzlor - The Legend Comes Alive! (1985)
  242. 243The concept of She-Ra, was first proposed as "Leela", the twin sister of Teela (instead of Adam/He-Man), riding on a silver-winged reindeer. When changed from Teela's sister to He-Man's sister, and re
  243. 244She-Ra (1985)Adam McCombs — he-man.org — July 27, 2025
  244. 245The Princess Who Killed He-Man?: The Story of She-Ra: Princess of PowerSecret Galaxy — September 15, 2022
  245. 246SHE-RA / 40 YEARS of FILMATION's SHE-RA!cerealgeekTV — September 13, 2025
  246. 24740 YEARS OF SHE-RA! Recounting the historic origin of She-Ra as told by Lou ScheimerMarch 22, 2025
  247. 248The concept of Hordak went through many iterations that saw contributions from Ted Mayer, Dave Capper, Curtis Cim, Charles Zembillas, Gerald Forton and Herb Hazelton; with Roger Sweet stating that Hor
  248. 249The Secret of the Sword movie was actually created by trimming, combining and enhancing the first five episodes of the upcoming She-Ra: Princess of Power animated series, that had already been produce
  249. 250He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)IMDb
  250. 251BookLou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation GenerationLou Scheimer et al. — TwoMorrows Publishing — 2012
  251. 252MOTU Chronicles Podcast Episode 9 (Larry DiTillio interview)
  252. 253Secret of the Sword Promo Comic (1985)Adam McCombs — May 10, 2026
  253. 254She-Ra Princess of Power 1985–87 – Episodes
  254. 255Locations - Planet of Etheria
  255. 256The Sword of Protection would first appear in the season two He-Man and the Masters of the Universe episode "Origin of the Sorceress", as presented by Kuduk Ungol to Teela-Na upon her ascension to Sor
  256. 257Locations - Planet of EtheriaJanuary 7, 2018
  257. 258He-Man was again portrayed by John Erwin during his appearances in the She-Ra series; while Madame Razz was voiced by Erwin's fellow He-Man and the Masters of the Universe alumni, Linda Gary (Alan Opp
  258. 259Encyclopedia / Characters - Kowl
  259. 260Encyclopedia / Characters - Madame Razz
  260. 261Encyclopedia / Characters - Broom (Madame Razz's broom)
  261. 262Encyclopedia / Characters - Light Hope
  262. 263Queen Angella, Frosta and Spritina the Twiggit are all portrayed by Erika Scheimer; while Lou Scheimer, under the pseudonym Erik Gunden, voices the other two main Twiggit characters Sprag and Sprocker
  263. 264Encyclopedia / Characters - Queen Angella
  264. 265Encyclopedia / Characters - Loo-Kee
  265. 266Shadow Weaver's voice was portrayed by Linda Gary, and Imp was portrayed by Erika Scheimer. Neither character would receive an action figure in either the Masters of the Universe or Princess of Power
  266. 267Encyclopedia / Characters - Imp
  267. 268Horde Trooper: Evil Horde “collapsing” robot (1986)September 29, 2020
  268. 269Catra & Clawdeen
  269. 270Linda Gary was the voice of Scorpia, while the other three Force Squad minions: Mantenna, Leech and Grizzlor were all portrayed by Erik Gunden (aka Lou Scheimer) using various voice modulating effects
  270. 271Mantenna – Evil spy with the pop-out eyes (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — September 4, 2017
  271. 272Grizzlor: Hairy henchman of The Evil Horde (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — July 25, 2017
  272. 273Leech – Evil master of power suction (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — November 6, 2016
  273. 274Encyclopedia / Characters - Scorpia
  274. 275Melendy Britt voiced Octavia; Linda Gary voiced Entrapta; George DiCenzo was the voice of Tung-Lashor and Vultak; while the others (Rattlor, Dyalmug, Multi-Bot and Modulok) were all portrayed by Erik
  275. 276Modulok – Evil beast with a thousand bodies (1985)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — November 16, 2016
  276. 277Multi-Bot: Evil robot of a thousand bodies (1986)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — April 23, 2019
  277. 278Rattlor: Evil SNAKE MEN creature with the quick-strike head (1986)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — June 27, 2017
  278. 279Tung Lashor: Evil tongue-shooting SNAKE MEN creature (1986)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — September 21, 2018
  279. 280Making several appearances in the She-Ra: Princess of Power series, Horde Prime was depicted as a gigantic figure shrouded in mist, only revealing his massive metallic arm and glowing red eyes. The ch
  280. 281Encyclopedia / Characters - Horde Prime
  281. 282Reviews - Horde Prime (MotU Classics)July 9, 2012
  282. 283George DiCenzo was the voice of Sea-Hawk; Linda Gary voiced Sweet Bee; Melendy Britt was Mermista; Erika Scheimer performed the voices for Peekablue, Perfuma, Flutterina and Huntara; while a second se
  283. 284The Great RebellionDarah's Tribute to Female Action Figures
  284. 285A third Rock Warrior, a female known as Granita, appeared along with Rokkon and Stonedar in the series, but would not receive an action figure until 2018 in Super7's Masters of the Universe Classics C
  285. 286Granita Masters of the Universe Classics Figure Video ReviewPixel Dan — October 18, 2018
  286. 287He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special would also debut two groups of transforming robotic characters known as the Manchines and the Monstroids; though the Monstroids would bear no resemblance to the Ma
  287. 288He-Man & She-Ra - A Christmas Special - FULL episodeMasters of the Universe: He-Man & She-Ra — December 26, 2013
  288. 289She-Ra and the Fight Against the Token GirlMaria Teresa Hart — The Atlantic — June 16, 2016
  289. 290Some of the other writers on She-Ra: Princess of Power include Mike Chain, Carol Baxter, Brooks Watchel, J. Larry Carroll, Steven J. Fisher, Philip Kassel, Michael Utvich, Michael Chase Walker, Leslie
  290. 291Episode direction was also provided by Gwen Wetzler, Richard Trueblood, Mark Glamack, Marsh Lamore, Bill Nunes, Lou Kachivas, Steve Clark, Bill Reed, Ernie Schmidt, Bob Arkwright and Ed Friedman; as p
  291. 292Filmation’s “He-Man” and “She-Ra” on RecordsJanuary 12, 2016
  292. 293The Rise and Fall Of She-Ra: What Happened To He-Man's SisterNostalgia 4-1-1 — December 10, 2025
  293. 29411 Things You Might Not Know About She-Ra, Princess of Powermentalfloss.com
  294. 295Double Trouble does not appear in the Filmation cartoon series, appearing only in the mini-comics and a few children's books in the 1980s. The character would be reimagined and gain a more prominent r
  295. 296In Netflix's 'She-Ra,' even villains respect nonbinary pronounsTracy Brown — latimes.com — November 5, 2019
  296. 297Princess of Power
  297. 298Several prominent and recurring characters from the She-Ra cartoon did not receive action figures in either the original POP or MOTU toy lines, such as She-Ra's alter-ego Princess Adora, Madame Razz,
  298. 299Nearly all of the She-Ra mini-comics were pencilled by artist Jim Mitchell, with a few written by Tina Harris. Other contributors include Stan Sakai, Charles Simpson, Eric Frydler and Todd Kurosawa.
  299. 300Comics, Books & Magazines (Vintage POP)He-Man.org
  300. 301Masters of the Universe, 1986He-Man.org
  301. 302Toys - Masters of the Universe - The Original Series
  302. 303Several origin stories were presented for Rokkon and Stonedar in the accompanying mini-comic "Rock People to the Rescue", with alternate origins appearing in the She-Ra Filmation series, UK comics, Ge
  303. 304Rokkon: Young heroic battling boulder (1986)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — January 24, 2019
  304. 305Stonedar: Heroic leader of the rock people (1986)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — February 11, 2017
  305. 306Featured in the mini-comic "Eye of the Storm", Snout Spout first appeared as 'Hose Nose' in the She-Ra: Princess of Power episode "Small Problems", then under his correct name in two additional episod
  306. 307Snout Spout: Heroic water-blasting firefighter (1986)March 13, 2020
  307. 308Rio Blast: Heroic transforming gunslinger (1986)January 11, 2019
  308. 309Extendar: Heroic master of extension (1986)May 11, 2020
  309. 310Horde Troopers were ubiquitous in most forms Horde-related media, with the accompanying mini-comic "The Hordes of Hordak" featuring them specifically. Dragstor and Extendar were introduced in the mini
  310. 311Dragstor: Transforming evil warrior vehicle (1986)April 15, 2020
  311. 312Mantisaur: Evil Insectoid Steed (1986)September 18, 2023
  312. 313Monstroid: The Ultimate Battling Monster (1986)May 23, 2024
  313. 314Additional canisters of "The Evil Horde Slime" were also sold separately. The Slime Pit featured a pack-in mini-comic entitled "Escape From the Slime Pit!", in which Hordak's slime turned living being
  314. 315Getting The Slime Pit
  315. 316Slime Pit: Evil pit of gruesome ooze (1986)October 30, 2018
  316. 317These new weapons for the deluxe figures were introduced in the accompanying mini-comics "The Flying Fists of Power" for 'Flying Fists' He-Man, "The Terror Claws Strike" for 'Terror Claws' Skeletor, a
  317. 318Hurricane Hordak: Ruthless leader with the wicked whirling weapons! (1986)October 24, 2021
  318. 319Flying Fists He-Man: Heroic Leader with the Arm-Swinging Action! (1986)September 13, 2023
  319. 320Terror Claws Skeletor: Evil leader with the claw-swinging action! (1986)October 20, 2019
  320. 321Steven Grant wrote several of fifth and sixth wave of mini-comics, with Lee Nordling remaining on as editor. Other art and writing contributors included Jim Mitchell, Bruce Timm, Red Grant, Tim Kilpin
  321. 322The Snake Men (apart from Kobra Khan) would all feature large Snake Men logos above their names and taglines on their blister cards. Some of the other figures would also begin to feature additional ar
  322. 323The Snake Men story would continue in the mini-Comic "Snake Attack!", while additional Snake Men were added to the roster the following year in the form of Sssqueeze and Snake Face in the mini-comic "
  323. 324King of the Snake Men (1986)He-Man.org — September 29, 2025
  324. 325Revenge of the Snake Men! (1987)He-Man.org — October 24, 2025
  325. 326"The Ultimate Battleground" mini-comic was packed-in with the Eternia play-set, with the box art by William George. George would provide most box art during these finals waves (apart from Joe Chiodo w
  326. 327Eternia: The Ultimate Battleground Comes To Life! (1986)September 26, 2022
  327. 328Blasterhawk: Heroic Land & Sky Disk Launcher (1986)March 3, 2024
  328. 329Laser Bolt: Heroic Road Rocket (1986)April 9, 2024
  329. 330Fright Fighter: Evil Dragonfly Attack Vehicle (1986)January 24, 2024
  330. 331These smaller accessories were released on blister cards similar to the action figures. The Jet Sled would also be released in a rare gift set with the original He-Man; while other gift sets from this
  331. 332Jet Sled: Heroic rocket sled & jetpack (1986)September 27, 2023
  332. 334The Meteorbs were adapted into the Masters of the Universe toy-line from Japanese transforming eggs from Bandai called Tamagoras. Re-dubbed as "Comet Creatures That Transform", they included the Heroi
  333. 335The Meteorbs: Comet Creatures that Transform! (1986)Battle Ram: A He-Man Blog — April 1, 2025
  334. 336Clamp Champ: Heroic Master of Capture (1987)November 26, 2017
  335. 337Rotar: Heroic Master of Hyper-Spin (1987)April 29, 2023
  336. 338Twistoid: Evil Speed-Twisting Robot (1987)November 15, 2024
  337. 339Sssqueeze: Evil Long-Armed Viper (1987)May 2, 2017
  338. 340Snake Face: Most Gruesome of the Snake Men Warriors (1987)October 6, 2019
  339. 341Mosquitor: Evil Energy-Draining Insectoid (1987)October 20, 2016
  340. 342Buzz-Saw Hordak: Ruthless Leader with Blaster Blade (1987)March 31, 2023
  341. 343Blast-Attak: Evil Blast-Apart Robotic Warrior (1987)April 12, 2021
  342. 344Ninjor: Evil Ninja Warrior (1987)January 8, 2019
  343. 345Scare Glow: Evil Ghost of Skeletor (1987)October 22, 2016
  344. 346Beam-Blaster & Artilleray (1986)March 14, 2023
  345. 347Cliff Climber, Scubattack & Tower Tools (1987)September 3, 2024
  346. 348Blade: Evil Master of Swords (1987)January 17, 2023
  347. 349Saurod: Evil ‘Spark-Shooting’ Reptile (1987)January 14, 2019
  348. 350Gwildor: Heroic Creator of the Cosmic Key (1987)December 8, 2019
  349. 351The Cosmic Key (1987)January 11, 2026
  350. 352The Power Of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  351. 353Was 1987's 'Masters Of The Universe' Really That Bad?Dan Seitz — March 5, 2015
  352. 354'Masters of the Universe': Dolph Lundgren Had Only 3 Chances to Nail the DialogueRyan Parker — August 7, 2017
  353. 355Cannon's Spider-ManAlbert Pyun — 2009
  354. 356Movie Legends Revealed: He-Man & Spider-Man Films Became Cyborg?Brian Cronin — January 30, 2013
  355. 357Masters of the Universe Magazine #10Mattel — April 1987
  356. 358Turbodactyl: Heroic Reptile with “Jet” Wings (1987)November 29, 2023
  357. 359Bionatops: Heroic Bionic Dinosaur (1987)November 24, 2023
  358. 360Tyrantisaurus Rex: Most Terrifying Dinosaur in the land of Preternia (1987)February 7, 2019
  359. 361Tytus: Heroic Giant Warlord (1988)March 8, 2024
  360. 362Megator: Evil Giant Destroyer (1988)April 3, 2023
  361. 363CCI EXCLUSIVE: Seeley Scripts New Adventures of He-Man - Comic Book ResourcesComicbookresources.com — July 28, 2011
  362. 364The Powers of Grayskull: The Legend Begins! (1987)January 11, 2026
  363. 365He-Ro: The Most Powerful Wizard in the Universe (1987/2019)May 16, 2019
  364. 366Eldor: Heroic Guardian of the Book of Living Spells (1987/2019)May 18, 2019
  365. 367Whether or not Keldor was also supposed to be the "Unnamed One" that King Hiss would serve is not clear. Although in an interview writer Steven Grant vaguely recalls that the intention was that the Un
  366. 368Interview with Steven GrantHe-Man.org
  367. 369Laser Power He-Man: Heroic Master of Light Energy (1988)January 22, 2019
  368. 370Laser-Light Skeletor: Evil Master of Light Energy (1988)December 11, 2017
  369. 371Six additional figures were initially planned as part of the 1988 line; but remained only as concepts, entirely created from pre-existing parts, never making it to the prototype stage. Apart from the
  370. 372Gigantisaur: Heroic Dinosaur & Battle Station (1987)January 9, 2024
  371. 373Horde Evil Robot MOTU Origins ConceptJune 30, 2026
  372. 374Gyrattacker: Attack Module Launcher (1987)April 7, 2023
  373. 375Strobo (1988 – Unreleased)April 28, 2024
  374. 376Parts Reuse in MOTU, Part Seven: 1988June 17, 2017
  375. 377Marvel/Star Comics (1986–1988)He-Man.org
  376. 378US - Masters of the Universe (1985-1988)He-Man.org
  377. 379Magazines Spring 1986He-Man.org
  378. 380Fearless Photog Heroic Master of CamerasHe-Man.org
  379. 381BookHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Newspaper Comic StripsWilson K, Shull J, Weber C — Dark Horse Books — February 14, 2017
  380. 382NewsList of Comic Books and Magazines International
  381. 383Masters of the Universe UK Comics - The backstory and the Legacy Part 2motuukcomics.co.uk
  382. 384He-Man.org > Publishing > Comics > Germany - Interpart-Condor Verlag - Masters of the Universe (1984-1986)
  383. 385Germany - Ehapa Verlag - Masters of the Universe (1987-1989)He-Man.org
  384. 386He-Man.org > Publishing > Magazines > Italy - Mattel spa - Magic Boy (1987–1990)
  385. 387He-Man.org > Publishing > Magazines > Italy - Più (1983-1985)
  386. 388He-Man.org > Publishing > Comics > Masters of the Universe Mini-Comics (Estrela)
  387. 389He-Man.org > Publishing > Comics > Brazil - Editora Abril - Masters of the Universe (1987-1988)
  388. 390L'Impossible Combat – French Minicomic (1984)May 22, 2017
  389. 391Germany - Mattel - Masters of the Universe (1984-1985)He-Man.org
  390. 392Goat Man: Horn-Headed Servant Of Beast ManHe-Man.org
  391. 3931984 Masters of the Universe AnnualHe-Man.org
  392. 394NewsList of MOTU Books International
  393. 395Ladybird - Masters of the UniverseHe-Man.org
  394. 396Kid Stuff Record & Tape Books (1983-1987)He-Man.org
  395. 397Mattel Tape & Record Books (1983-1985)He-Man.org
  396. 398HE-MAN video games collectionAugust 2017
  397. 399The Masters of the Universe Role Playing Game
  398. 400Merchandising
  399. 401Pickwick - UK - Masters of the Universe
  400. 402Kid Stuff Story Records Masters of the Universe
  401. 403VideoSecrets of the He-Man German Audio Cassettes! The Masters of the Universe story you never knew!Spector Creative — January 23, 2022
  402. 404NewsUS - RCA/Columbia Pictures (Magic Window) - Masters of the Universe
  403. 405NewsUS - RCA/Columbia Pictures (Magic Window) - Princess of Power
  404. 406The 1983 He-Man MOVIE?!cerealgeekTV — 2026-06-20
  405. 407US Golden Book Video
  406. 408Germany Ocean - Masters of the Universe
  407. 409NewsPower Tour Information
  408. 410"The New Adventures of He-Man" ReviewApril 16, 2015
  409. 411DVD Review: The New Adventures of He-Man—Volume 1
  410. 412DVD Review: The New Adventures of He-Man—Volume 1
  411. 413Masters Cast—Episode 25
  412. 414He-Man (AKA The New Adventures of He-Man) (Mattel)
  413. 415He-Man Mini-Comics (Mattel)
  414. 416UK - He-Man Adventure - Egmont Magazines (1989–1990)
  415. 417He-Man Annual 1990
  416. 418NewsProposed Series
  417. 419NewsHe-Man Internet origins
  418. 421NewsHe-Man And The Masters Of The Universe The Complete SeriesFabulous Films
  419. 422Why is it called 200X? He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseLucky Penny Shop — May 19, 2022
  420. 423Help Save He-Man!
  421. 424Masters Of The Universe McDonald's 2003 Happy MealLucky Penny Shop — July 22, 2015
  422. 425Interviews with the Four HorsemenHe-Man.org
  423. 426Why did the 2002 toy line fail??He-Man.org
  424. 427News archive October–December 2005He-Man.org
  425. 428NewsCan't keep He-Man down; Once viewed by children's advocates as toy makers' shill, the cartoon hero is back, minus controversyCharles Solomon — December 22, 2002
  426. 429NewsOn the Tube: Cartoon Network brings He-Man, the Masters back for 20th anniversaryRob Owen — August 16, 2002
  427. 430Masters of the Universe Season Two Slithers To A Successful, If Premature, Ending
  428. 431MattyCollector NewsDecember 21, 2016
  429. 433The Lost Unproduced Sequels to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: He-Ro - Son of He-man! MOTUCSpector Creative — Jan 19, 2021
  430. 434Mattel Expands Masters of the Universe Partnership with Super7July 20, 2016
  431. 435Super7's Snake Mountain is Arriving, it is Glorious, and Here Is WhyOctober 5, 2020
  432. 436DC's New 'He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe' Comics Are Secretly Awesome
  433. 437DC to launch new HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE comic book seriesJason Furie — neverendingradicaldude.com
  434. 438He-Man & She-Ra Retake ComicsAtkin, John — December 17, 2014
  435. 439Mattel and DC Comics Announce He-Man/ThunderCats Crossover Series!Atkin, John — hemanworld.com — July 8, 2016
  436. 440INJUSTICE VS. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #1Tim Seely — dccomics.com
  437. 441The HE-MEN Unite To Become The Masters of The MultiverseAndrew Dyce — Screen Rant — August 18, 2019
  438. 442'She-Ra' Scores Netflix Reboot Through DreamWorks AnimationDecember 12, 2017
  439. 443How Netflix updated the '80s She-Ra characters for Princesses of PowerJason Furie — polygon.com — November 13, 2018
  440. 444The best part of Netflix's She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is the villainsJason Furie — polygon.com — November 14, 2018
  441. 445She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power' Season 2 ReviewJason Furie
  442. 446She-Ra Season 3 Release Date, Cast, and More NewsJason Furie — denofgeek.com
  443. 447Exclusive: 'She-Ra' showrunner Noelle Stevenson reveals season 5 will be its last
  444. 448Scholastic - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2019 - Current)
  445. 449Masters of the Universe returns in new Netflix series with Kevin Smith as showrunnerDonnie Lederer — August 18, 2019
  446. 450Mark Hamill Will Voice Skeletor on the New 'Masters of the Universe'February 14, 2020
  447. 451Masters of the Universe: Revelation - everything we know so farGeoff Borgonia — July 9, 2021
  448. 452'Masters of the Universe: Revelation' Part 2: Netflix Sets Premiere DateRosy Cordero — October 12, 2021
  449. 454Director Travis Knight Circling New 'Masters Of The Universe' Movie: The DishMatt Donnelly — February 13, 2024
  450. 455Mattel's 'Masters of the Universe' Moves From Netflix to Amazon for Summer 2026 Release, Travis Knight to DirectMay 1, 2024
  451. 456Other cast members include James Purefoy as King Randor, Morena Baccarin as The Sorceress, Charlotte Riley as Queen Marlena, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Fisto, Jon Xue Zhang as Ram-Man, James Wilki
  452. 457'Masters of the Universe' Casts 'Idea of You' Star Nicholas GalitzineMia Galuppo — May 29, 2024
  453. 458Nicholas Galitzine To Play He-Man In Amazon MGM & Mattel's 'Masters Of The Universe'2024-04-29
  454. 459Camila Mendes Set For Role Of Teela In Amazon MGM & Mattel's 'Masters Of The Universe'August 15, 2024
  455. 460'Masters of the Universe' Taps Alison Brie To Play Villain Evil-LynSeptember 4, 2024
  456. 461Idris Elba Set For 'Masters Of The Universe'November 22, 2024
  457. 462Jared Leto Confirmed As Skeletor In Amazon MGM's 'Masters Of The Universe'; Sam C. Wilson, Hafthor Bjornsson & Kojo Attah Also Aboard As VillainsDecember 20, 2024
  458. 463He-Man Flopped in Theaters, but Streaming Just Pushed Him to No. 1Ben Mund — July 24, 2026
  459. 464He-Man Returning to the Big ScreenSuperherohype.com — May 24, 2007
  460. 465'Grayskull' lands new writerBorys Kit
  461. 466NewsBarbie's a living doll at Universal—Entertainment News, Film News, MediaVariety — September 23, 2009
  462. 467MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Gets ScreenwritersRich drees — Filmbuffonline.com — April 12, 2010
  463. 468Jon M. Chu In 'Masters Of The Universe' TalksMike Fleming — Deadline Hollywood
  464. 469Wenk to pen 'Masters of the Universe'Jeff Sneider — October 12, 2012
  465. 470'Lone Ranger' Co-Writer Tapped to Write 'Masters of the Universe' (Exclusive)Borys Kit — October 7, 2013
  466. 471A PHANTOM EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Wadlow Will Direct MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE!Schmoes Know — April 9, 2014
  467. 472Jeff Wadlow to Rewrite 'Masters of the Universe'April 10, 2014
  468. 473'Thor: Ragnarok' Scrible to Pen 'Masters of the Universe' for SonyJustin Kroll — Variety — August 19, 2015
  469. 474McG Orbiting 'Masters Of The Universe' At SonyMike Jr. Fleming — Deadline Hollywood — January 22, 2016
  470. 475Hey @HeManTheMovie and all MOTU fans, Had an amazing meeting with @McGsWonderland and @ItsMaryViola talking MOTU! ITS IN GREAT HANDS! 💪⚔Kellan Lutz — June 24, 2016
  471. 476Kellan Lutz Met With McG About Masters Of The Universe MovieRuss Burlingame — ComicBook.com — June 24, 2016
  472. 477Masters of the Universe Director Gives Update On MovieScreenJunkies News — August 15, 2016
  473. 478By the Power of Grayskull! Masters of the Universe Movie Sets 2019 ReleaseSilas Lesnick — Coming Soon — April 26, 2017
  474. 479McG no longer directing Masters of the UniverseDerek Lawrence — Entertainment Weekly — April 26, 2017
  475. 480David S. Goyer in Talks to Direct He-Man Film 'Masters of the Universe' for Sony (Exclusive)Umberto Gonzalez — The Wrap — December 1, 2017
  476. 481Goyer Teases 'Masters of The Universe' Is In Pre-Production – Teela ConfirmedChristopher Marc — Omega Underground — January 21, 2018
  477. 482'Masters of the Universe' Still Needs Director as David S. Goyer Passes (EXCLUSIVE)Brent Lang — Variety — February 8, 2018
  478. 483'Masters of the Universe': Nee Brothers to Direct He-Man Movie (EXCLUSIVE)Justin Kroll — Variety — April 19, 2018
  479. 484EXCLUSIVE: He-Man: Masters of the Universe Character Breakdowns RevealedCharles Murphy — May 1, 2018
  480. 485'Masters Of The Universe' Movie: Art Marcum & Matt Holloway To Write New Draft For Sony/Mattel FilmsAnthony D'Alessandro — January 11, 2019
  481. 486'Masters of the Universe' Will Film From July 15 to October 18Jacob Tyler — February 13, 2019
  482. 487Noah Centineo in Talks to Play He-Man in Sony and Mattel Films 'Masters of the Universe' (Exclusive)Umberto Gonzalez — March 20, 2019
  483. 488Noah Centineo Confirms He's Playing He-Man in 'Masters of the Universe': 'I Am Very Excited'Zach Seemayer — April 30, 2019
  484. 489'Masters Of The Universe' Attacking In 2021 Via SonyErik Pedersen — May 16, 2019
  485. 490Studio Dilemma: Risk a Box Office Flop, or Sell to Netflix?Kim Masters — October 9, 2019
  486. 491'Uncharted' Pushed Back On Sony Release SchedulePatrick Hipes — January 25, 2020
  487. 492Exclusive: Noah Centineo Exits 'Masters of the Universe' Movie at SonyJeff Sneider — April 29, 2021
  488. 493'Masters Of The Universe' Live-Action Mattel Movie Heads To Netflix After Being In Development At Sony; Kyle Allen To Play He-ManAnthony D'Alessandro — January 28, 2022
  489. 494Exclusive: 'Masters of the Universe' Directors Tease a "Colorful, Fun, and Irreverent" Live-Action MovieErick Massoto — March 22, 2022
  490. 495'Masters of the Universe' Movie Dead at Netflix After at Least $30 Million in Development; Mattel Shopping for New Buyer (EXCLUSIVE)Matt Donnelly — July 18, 2023
  491. 496'Masters of the Universe' Movie Eyes New Home at Amazon After Netflix Exit (EXCLUSIVE)Matt Donnelly — November 13, 2023
  492. 498She-Ra Live-Action Series in Early Development at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)Joe Otterson — September 13, 2021
  493. 499'She-Ra' Live-Action Amazon Series Sets Nicole Kassell to Direct (EXCLUSIVE)Joe Otterson — May 19, 2022
  494. 500'She-Ra' Live-Action Amazon Series Taps 'What the Constitution Means to Me' Creator Heidi Schreck to Write (EXCLUSIVE)Joe Otterson — October 6, 2024
  495. 501Masters of the Universe Chronicles (2026 – )
  496. 502Masters of the Universe Core Series
  497. 503'Masterverse Toys (2021–Present)'2021
  498. 505About Masters of the Universe
  499. 506MOTU Origins (2019–Present)
  500. 507TMNT X MOTU Turtles of Grayskull Line AnnouncedTony Bacala — 2023-10-17
  501. 508Cancelled MOTU/TMNT Crossover comic series artist Freddie E. Williams II returns to illustrate "Turtles of Grayskull" minicomics2023-10-19
  502. 509Masters of the Universe Giants
  503. 510Masters of the Universe Minis
  504. 511Mega Construx Masters of the Universe
  505. 512Merchandising Minifigures and Miniatures
  506. 513Mondo Masters of the Universe Figures (2019–Present)
  507. 514Barbie Signature Masters of the Universe He-Man Doll
  508. 515Masters of the Universe: Revolution TPBJanuary 21, 2025
  509. 516MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: REVELATION #1
  510. 517'Mattel and Dark Horse Comics Announce New Ongoing Series, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'December 15, 2025
  511. 518'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Wings of Fate #1'June 10, 2026
  512. 519Dark Horse Books
  513. 520Golden: A Little Golden Book
  514. 521Explore Eternia's Library with New 'Masters of the Universe' BooksFebruary 20, 2026
  515. 522Manga-Style “MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: LEGENDS OF ETERNIA” Movie Anthology Tie-In Book pushed back to 2027 (in lieu of releasing individual comics!)May 5, 2026
  516. 523The Most Powerful Man in the Universe is Coming to iOSMike Fahey — Gawker Media — October 9, 2012
  517. 524He-Man the Most Powerful Game Trailer in the UniverseMike Fahey — Gawker Media — October 10, 2012
  518. 525He-Man Tappers of Grayskull
  519. 526He-Man Tappers of Grayskull: She-Ra's Adventure!June 14, 2017
  520. 527Mattel and Fisher-Price Customer Center - Product DetailMattel
  521. 528He-Man gets his own digital card game called Battle for EterniaRachel Kaser — August 12, 2025
  522. 529A look at the 3D Survival Gameplay and Details for the “MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: GUARDIANS OF GRAYSKULL” Mobile Game!October 27, 2025
  523. 530Mattel Launches Skeletor: Until Next Time on iOS and AndroidMattel — June 2, 2026
  524. 531Masters of the Universe: Legends Unite Launches For Amazon LunaGavin Sheehan — Avatar Press — June 9, 2026
  525. 532Mattel launches He-Man game on RobloxDean Takahashi — VentureBeat — 26 April 2022
  526. 533Masters of the Universe: Battle for Grayskull Officially AnnouncedJoshua Duckworth — Valnet — October 9, 2026
  527. 534Mattel Launches 'Masters of the Universe: He-Man Heroes' Fortnite IslandAugust 28, 2025
  528. 535CRINGER and BATTLE CAT come to ”Bloons TD 6" Tower Defense Mobile and PC GameDecember 18, 2024
  529. 536Call of Duty adds He-Man's Skeletor and Diablo's Lilith as Halloween skinsTimothy Augustin — September 24, 2023
  530. 537He-Man Fortnite Skins Revealed and Includes Classic Internet Meme EmoteBrent Koepp — Vice Media — June 3, 2026
  531. 538New Funko Fusion video game will feature Masters of the UniverseApril 26, 2023
  532. 539Mattel and Halfbrick unite to bring Masters of the Universe to Jetpack JoyrideIsa Muhammad — Enthusiast Gaming — July 31, 2025
  533. 540RAID: Shadow Legends Runs Masters of the Universe CollaborationAllison Watkinson — December 18, 2024
  534. 541'Stumble Guys' Unite with Masters of the UniverseMarch 7, 2024
  535. 542Toy Soldiers: War Chest adds He-Man and G.I. Joe armiesSal Romano — June 10, 2015
  536. 543He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PCSal Romano — August 19, 2025
  537. 544He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction launches February 4, 2027Sal Romano — October 12, 2026
  538. 545The Toys That Made Us: Season 1
  539. 546Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseAugust 24, 2018

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