Action Figures From the 70s Through the 90s
Birds are an important part of the Masters Of The Universe character set and Zoar was the falcon for the Grayskull team. The bird began as a pet for He Man, but eventually came to represent the essence of the Sorceress. Depending on if DC Comics, Filmation or the minicomics were involved, the falcon Zoar is different in each case. Mattel made an incarnation of the falcon in the early …
Strength and ugliness are on the side of some Masters Of The Universe figures. Whiplash was chosen for this duty. He stands as one of the right hand figures for Skeletor and his home is none other than the “Demon Zone” underground territories. He is a Caligar, and even though he has seen some conflicting roles in the comics and on television, he remains firmly on the side of Skeletor. …
Sometimes great mathematicians can go astray and it looks like Webstor was one of them. This Masters Of The Universe action figure was introduced in the early eighties along with his comic character. He is part spider and part man, hence the name “Webstor”. He has big plans for his life on Eternia and Mattel tried to bring them to life by making an action toy out of him in …
Some horses were given to various Masters Of The Universe figures such as Fisto who had a robotic one named Stridor. Stridor seemed to be intelligent enough to keep his owner out of trouble most of the time. Mattel made the Stridor figure during the early eighties. He came with some impressive armament and the title of “heroic armored war horse”. The robotic horse named Strider had some bad encounters …
There is no doubt having a hard head and springy legs can be of benefit against the bad guys. This thought apparently crossed the minds of those at Mattel. Ram Man was developed by them as a loner who has been the victim of abuse. His life with the Masters Of The Universe clan begins when He Man crosses his path. Mattel made an action figure out of Ram Man …
Thanks to a cosmic accident the central figure of the entire Masters Of The Universe series came into being. The central figure, Prince Adam, becomes He Man with ease, calling on mystical powers to transform himself. He owns a tiger who receives the same transformation along with him. His adventures as Prince Adam are few, but when he transforms into his alter ego, he controls the fate of Eternia, his …
Skeletor needed a steed similar to that of He Man and he got one. In keeping with the abnormal colors of the Masters Of The Universe felines his was a purple panther-looking feline named Panthor. As the story goes, back when Skeletor was Keldor, he saved the young feline cub from a hunter’s pit. For this the cat remained faithful to him, sitting at his throne with him or transporting …
When the land of the Masters Of The Universe needs a spy, they know where to find him. His name is Mekaneck. This is a human with a neck like an elephant’s snout. They did not design him as a warrior, but he sometimes works in tandem with another spy, “Buzz Off”. He is billed as the “heroic human periscope”. He came along in the early 1980s with the third …
