Written by Adam McCombs In an ongoing quest to understand the chronology of events related to Masters of the Universe, I’ve constructed a timeline of first appearance newspaper ads for all He-Man toys. I think probably newspaper ads get us closer to real commercial release dates for MOTU figures than any other data point. First, […]
Written by Adam McCombs Name: Snout SpoutFaction: Heroic WarriorsApproximate US release date: August 24, 1986 I don’t have any particular memory of Snout Spout, although I’m sure I must have seen him in the toy aisle at some point. Aside from the Snake Men, the 1986 line didn’t grab me too much as a child. […]
Written by Adam McCombs and Jukka Issakainen Name: King HissFaction: Snake MenApproximate US release date: May 1, 1986 On a family trip in 1986 I was faced with something of a dilemma. On the way to California in the car, we had stopped off at store that had a nice selection of He-Man toys, and […]
Written by Adam McCombs Name: RokkonFaction: Heroic WarriorsApproximate US release date: February 2, 1986 The last Masters of the Universe figures I would ever get as a kid were Rokkon, Stonedar and Modulok, for my birthday in 1986. All three were a surprise, and they were all a bit out in left field compared to […]