He-Man's RARE Viewmaster #15

For your entertainment, over the course of the next month or so, I will present the rarely seen second set of He-Man Viewmaster reels. Most, if not all people, have seen the first set of reels based on the early Masters of the Universe minicomics. The second set of reels are unique in that they are a sequel to the season two He-Man episode "The Shadow of Skeletor"! You will notice that even though this story attempts to tell a new tale, there are numerous elements borrowed from the "The Shadow of Skeletor" and other episodes. See if you can spot all the references!

Text accompanying this image: "Get your hands off Diana, Mer-Man."


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Skeletor's bride?

As the Masters of the Universe story evolved, somewhere in-between He-Man's barbarian roots and the Filmation series, one of the plots tossed around was that Skeletor wanted Teela for his bride. One of the most memorable was featured in one of the many Masters of the Universe coloring and activity books. Here we see Skeletor fantasizing about his forthcoming marriage to Teela, as the two of them rule Eternia together. I love the fact that in his little fantasy, both he and Teela look very happy together!


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He-Man's RARE Viewmaster #14

For your entertainment, over the course of the next month or so, I will present the rarely seen second set of He-Man Viewmaster reels. Most, if not all people, have seen the first set of reels based on the early Masters of the Universe minicomics. The second set of reels are unique in that they are a sequel to the season two He-Man episode "The Shadow of Skeletor"! You will notice that even though this story attempts to tell a new tale, there are numerous elements borrowed from the "The Shadow of Skeletor" and other episodes. See if you can spot all the references!

Text accompanying this image: "And now my pretty one, into the water."


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Snow Kowl!

Here is another illustration from the She-Ra Ladybird book "Catra's Ice Palace" by Geoff Senior. As I have expressed before, Geoff Senior was by far one of the best artists to have worked on the UK Transformers comic. However, his work on this particular She-Ra book was not all that great. Giant robots were definitely his specialty! That said, here is a comical illustration featuring Kowl examining a sad-looking snow version of himself...


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He-Man's RARE Viewmaster #13

For your entertainment, over the course of the next month or so, I will present the rarely seen second set of He-Man Viewmaster reels. Most, if not all people, have seen the first set of reels based on the early Masters of the Universe minicomics. The second set of reels are unique in that they are a sequel to the season two He-Man episode "The Shadow of Skeletor"! You will notice that even though this story attempts to tell a new tale, there are numerous elements borrowed from the "The Shadow of Skeletor" and other episodes. See if you can spot all the references!

Text accompanying this image: He-Man sends a forcefield around Skeletor.


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Thar she blows!

Here is an interesting piece of artwork by Bruce Timm from the Masters of the Universe minicomic "Grizzlor: The Legend Comes Alive!" As beautiful as this panel is, I always find it a strange piece of dialogue for He-Man to utter as he and the other Heroic Warriors traverse dimensions in order to confront Hordak. Once more I have to mention just how fantastic Bruce Timm's artwork is; even if it does appear that He-Man has an oversized head...


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He-Man's RARE Viewmaster #12

For your entertainment, over the course of the next month or so, I will present the rarely seen second set of He-Man Viewmaster reels. Most, if not all people, have seen the first set of reels based on the early Masters of the Universe minicomics. The second set of reels are unique in that they are a sequel to the season two He-Man episode "The Shadow of Skeletor"! You will notice that even though this story attempts to tell a new tale, there are numerous elements borrowed from the "The Shadow of Skeletor" and other episodes. See if you can spot all the references!

Text accompanying this image: "Now it's your turn, Skeletor!"


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Frit turnaround.

The season one She-Ra episode "Play It Again, Bow" features the memorable appearance of Madame Razz's long lost love, Frit. Even though it fills every cliché in the book, I always liked the fact that the character designer, Dale Hendrickson, gave Frit an appearance that mirrored Madame Razz's to a degree; most notably the way in which the character's eyes appear through the hat! Admittedly, Frit should have come across as a typically annoying guest, but the way in which George Dicenzo voiced the character gave him a wealth of charm.


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He-Man's RARE Viewmaster #11

For your entertainment, over the course of the next month or so, I will present the rarely seen second set of He-Man Viewmaster reels. Most, if not all people, have seen the first set of reels based on the early Masters of the Universe minicomics. The second set of reels are unique in that they are a sequel to the season two He-Man episode "The Shadow of Skeletor"! You will notice that even though this story attempts to tell a new tale, there are numerous elements borrowed from the "The Shadow of Skeletor" and other episodes. See if you can spot all the references!

Text accompanying this image: Ram-Man breaks it up.


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Mantenna encourages applause.

Here are three lovely pieces of layout artwork from the season one She-Ra episode "Book Burning". In these illustrations you can see the layout artist visually explain to the animator how this particular scene with relatively static animation should focus on the expressions of the characters more than anything. Mantenna's expressions are amusing to look at in each illustration. Initially he notices that the two villagers are not clapping Hordak's speech, and so in the second illustration he purposely nudges the male villager whilst at the same time giving him a threatening look. The final piece focuses on the villain's eyes as he is facing front once more, but looking out the corner of his eye and making sure that they are applauding as they should be. No points for spotting that the male and female characters are stock characters designed for the He-Man episode "Monster on the Mountain".


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