"Warlord of Eternia" from the one-off
Masters of the Universe Ladybird annual is a very unique story in that it focuses solely on the
Evil Warriors, specifically
Skeletor,
Beast Man and
Evil-Lyn. No
He-Man in this story. The three villains end up in
Eternia's past where they begin to wreak havoc. The beginning of the story features a large scale war between the hordes of Skeletor and the warriors from the
Royal Palace. In this illustration by
Robin Davies we see the heroes at the ready. There are many things to appreciate in this beautiful illustration. Firstly we see
Man-At-Arms, along with the palace guards as seen in the
Filmation series; beside them are the gray-suited palace guards as seen in the Ladybird book
"Castle Grayskull Under Attack!", but most interestingly of all is another Man-At-Arms with a crown! Who can this be? And of course the flag the heroes are flying came with the
Castle Grayskull play set!
(click on the image to see it at full-size)