Action Figures From the 70s Through the 90s
Zodac was one of the first action figures that Mattel thought up, but he was different in that he was not in any minicomics. He also came with different spellings to his name. Sometimes he was “Zodak” and other times he was “Zodac”. He did appear in the Filmation series three times helping out the good guys. Zodac is not always a good guy though and earned the name of, …
“Man E Faces” is the direct result of the fight between the forces of good and evil, and bears the faces to prove it. He is eventually overcome with good, but only after a lot of work from the Sorceress and He Man. He was made into an action figure in the early 1980s by Mattel and is part of “series two” of the Masters Of The Universe figures. The …
Beast Man was one of the enemies of he man in the Masters Of The Universe ( MOTU ) series. He was one of the original seven characters that were created in the early 1980s. He was hairy and ended up getting on the wrong side of Skeletor. The Beast Man action figure was also included in the group of the first four MOTU figures to be released by Mattel. …
Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Battle Ram action vehicle was designed for the good guys. The original Battle Ram was marketed in the early 1980s and was given immense powers. It has the distinction of being the first vehicle in the Masters Of The Universe ( MOTU ) lineup. It was equipped with more than just a battering ram, though. Many children of the day found this as their favorite …
The Castle Grayskull was the place where He Man got his powers. It was considered the home base for the good guys and was located on the imaginary planet Eternia. It is the place that all the bad guys in the “Masters Of The Universe” ( MOTU ) series wanted destroyed. Hordak, Skeletor and the Snake Men wanted desperately to overrun Castle Grayskull and so become the new masters of …
Man-At-Arms is the name of this Masters Of The Universe figure from the early 1980s. He is also known by the name Duncan. He is the best friend of He Man and is a soldier, inventor and the foster Father of Teela from the series. He is one of the few who know the true identity of He Man, as explained in the introductory pages of the original cartoon. Man-At-Arms …
Mattel’s Masters of the Universe Mer Man action figure is one of the strange humanoid figures thought up by the earliest comics creators. He is an evil creature from the sea and is the King of his race. Some are led to believe that he is the ruler of all that is under the sea of Eternia. Mer Man is an ally of Skeletor, making him an enemy of He …
Every hero needs a villain to fight and Skeletor makes a good one. Skeletor is a controlling “Gar” being who rules the dark side of Eternia. He would love nothing better than to be one of the Masters Of The Universe. Thankfully, he loses the more important battles. He was previously known as Keldor and was involved in black magic and learned the black arts from a satanic being named …
