I've always thought that the breakthrough market with the much over-rated Star Wars figures could be broken, so in 1983 when Mattel released a series of figures based on the Masters of the Universe animation series, it was always going to be something that kids of my age were going to be attracted towards like Moths to a light. For those who are unaware, the cartoon series with the "I have the poweeeeerrrr" phrase was broadcast in the UK in 1983 and scheduled as part of the children's schedule of programs that ran on ITV from about 4pm to 5.15 each day; this was the early days of what is now known as CITV. One of the programs that were broadcast was Masters of .  Read the complete review

Prince Adam of Eternia is the real name of the iconic He Man character, from the tv cartoon series 'Masters of the Universe'. The series was watched by almost all the young children in our street at the time and it was so popular that it soon spawned a whole range of toys based around the series that were marketed and sold by Mattel. ********************************************************** Of course the most desirable figure to have was a He Man figure, as he was the strong armed leader and handsome twin brother of the beautiful She Ra. He Man swore to protect the Castle Grey Skull from the evil Skeletor and did all he could within his powers to do so. ...  Read the complete review

The He-Man cartoons ranked alongside the Thundercats for me when I was a kid. A regular dose of the power of Grayskull was good enough for me, giving me a small amount of time to watch TV and enjoy it thoroughly. Mattel released a number of toys to accompany the TV series, the main one being He-Man himself. This figurine is quite accurate in terms of size and stature. Hard plastic for the body, complete with big muscles and definition. It's almost like he's squatting, ready for battle. Although his arms and legs don't bend at the elbows and knees, there is rotation at the shoulders and hips, enough so you can pretend he's running or fighting. He-Man ...  Read the complete review

Ah, the original He Man. Not one of these dodgy newer versions, this is the real deal. Adam from Eternia transformed himself into He Man, whenever trouble was brewing. When he transformed into this hunk of a man, his voice would echo, he would ripple his pecs and shake his blonde locks proudly. Only three people knew his secret though, Orko (some annoying flying wizard creature), The Sorceress (some annoying flying angel creature) and Man At Arms. It always suprised me that if Man At Arms was so privileged to know Adam's secret, why he was still referred to as Man At Arms and not by his Christian name. I can only assume Adam did not like him THAT much after ...  Read the complete review

Overview He-man figures were some of the first toys I owned as a petite sized child and spent numerous hours setting them up for a giant battle which would make any toy enthusiast sit back and watch with glee. I would tend to use them against other figures like Skeletor and Evil Lyn (she was hot though!). I also had the Castle of Grayskull which was a great toy to play with the figures. The usual game that I played was siege on the castle and that Skeletor would capture He-man and that his friends would rescue him, the usual movie script ending. A bit about the man himself He-man has a secret identity called Prince Adam which ...  Read the complete review