Fun to be with.

Here is an interesting little panel from "The Story of Teela" which appeared in issue fifty-seven of the UK Masters of the Universe comic. Shortly after being assigned as Prince Adam's bodyguard Teela begins to discover that the cowardly Prince is very different to what she had expected. I like the peacefulness of this panel with both Prince Adam and Teela observing Eternia's beauty...


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Laser-Light Prototype!

Sometimes when promoting their forthcoming Masters of the Universe toys Mattel would only have prototypes to show. As you can see here this prototype of Laser-Light Skeletor is vastly different to the look of the actual toy. Clearly an original Skeletor toy has been customized to function as Laser-Light Skeletor would, but the design of the toy had not yet been finalized. What I like about this image is that it almost looks like a fan's attempt to create a Laser-Light Skeletor figure!


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Millions and Billions!

An interesting moment occurs during the season one He-Man episode "Quest for He-man". When the evil Plundor begins to imagine the great wealth he will soon acquire we see his vision which unsurprisingly shows lots of money. But what is surprising is that we see dollar bill signs!


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Panthor in action!

Panthor was rarely seen in most Masters of the Universe canons, but the giant tiger makes an appearance in the Ladybird book "He-Man meets the Beast". You can see that artist Robin Davies was looking at the toy when it came to illustrating this piece. We would always see Teela saddled up with He-Man, but it is interesting to see Evil-Lyn saddled up with Skeletor...


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Shokoti appears!

Here are three fabulous panels illustrated by storyboard artist Robert Lamb featuring Shokoti's first physical appearance in the season one He-Man episode "House of Shokoti" Part 2! Shokoti is often regarded as quite a sexy character by the fans, and looking at the curves Robert gave the evil sorceress, I would have to agree!


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A Shadow over Etheria #2

Here are pages four to six of a story that appeared in issue thirteen of the UK Princess of Power comic titled "A Shadow over Etheria". With a title like that it will come as no surprise to learn that this story explains Shadow Weaver's origin, touching upon what had already been established in the UK comics over the years. Unlike the cartoon Light Spinner's transformation into the evil being is a tragic one...


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A Shadow over Etheria #1

Here are pages one to three of a story that appeared in issue thirteen of the UK Princess of Power comic titled "A Shadow over Etheria". With a title like that it will come as no surprise to learn that this story explains Shadow Weaver's origin, touching upon what had already been established in the UK comics over the years. Unlike the cartoon Light Spinner's transformation into the evil being is a tragic one...


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A simple transformation...

Glenn Steward illustrated a traditional, yet very simple-looking transformation in the Ladybird book "She-Ra and the Golden Goose". When compared to Robin Davies' transformation images this does not pack quite the same punch. Interestingly the background is very similar to the original She-Ra introduction where we see the Princess of Power with her sword raised in front of the beautiful Etherian sky...


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Sprigget?

In the script for the season two She-Ra episode "One To Count On" the role of Sprint was originally assigned to a new Twigget named Sprigget. During production this new character was dropped and Sprint was used in his place. This explains why in the actual episode Sprint's voice is different when compared to his original appearance in the season one episode "A Loss for Words".


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Chained Evil!

Here is an amusing illustration drawn by Ladybird book artist Robin Davies for "Warlord of Eternia", a story that appeared in the one-off annual. It is very rare that we get to see Skeletor in such a situation, but what I like most is the Lord of Destruction's pitiful look...


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