(November 1987)

Marvel, 1987 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
2.00 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1987 ?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Star Comics; Marvel
Editing
Bob Budiansky (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Adaptation of the live-action movie Masters of the Universe from 1987.

Based on the toy line from Mattel and the animated television series produced by Filmation (1983-85).
This issue has variants:

Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture (Table of Contents)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Zeck (signed)
Inks
Dennis Janke (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
He-Man; Skeletor; Man-at-Arms; Gwildor; Battle Cat; Karg; Blade; Beastman
Reprints

Write Your Own Pebbles Comics (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The Flintstones; Post Cereals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture (Table of Contents: 2)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe / comic story / 44 pages (report information)

Script
Ralph Macchio (adaptation); David Odell (uncredited, original screenplay); Stephen Tolkin (uncredited, original screenplay)
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Art Nichols
Colors
Evelyn Stein
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; sword and sorcery
Characters
He-Man; Teela; Skeletor; Man-at-Arms; Gwildor; Julie Winston; Kevin; Detective Lubic; Beastman; Karg; Blade; Saurod; Sorceress; Carl; Charlie; Evil-Lyn
Synopsis
He-Man comes to Earth seeking a Cosmic Key that controls the power of the universe, stolen by cosmic villain Skeletor. Two teenagers become involved in this fantasy-adventure.
Reprints
Keywords
adaptation; Castle Grayskull; Eternia

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the live-action movie Masters of the Universe from 1987, which in turn is based on the animated cartoon derived from the line of Mattel toys. For this issue, the armors worn by the characters in the movie has been replaced by the ones used for the original toys and comics.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture
    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  2. 1. Write Your Own Pebbles Comics
    The Flintstones; Post Cereals
  3. 2. Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture
    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • David Haglund
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Tanya Schuehle
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Karl Wilcox