After the Filmation series became a way of selling kids on the Masters Of The Universe figures, Mattel parted ways with DC and started their own comic. In a previous installment I looked at the tail-end of that run. Tonight we look at the first…that I saw anyway. He-Man And The Insect People isn’t the first mini-comic appearance of Prince Adam. That would be an adaptation of the episode “Dragon’s Gift”, the beginning (I think) of Michael Halperin’s run on the mini-comics. The comic we’re looking at tonight is the first comic I picked up from his run.
Even though Halperin’s first comic was an actual adaptation of the episode (and some of the character designs and story elements reflect this), there are a few changes…although that’s all on the artist’s side, since I don’t think he watched the show.
Is Mekaneck doing the He-Man pose?
Masters Of The Universe Series 3 #4
Mattel (1983)
“He-Man And The Insect People” WRITER: Michael Halperin ARTIST: Alfredo Alcala PACKAGED WITH: Battle Armor He-Man, Beast Man, Buzz-Off, Mekaneck and Prince Adam. I probably got mine with Prince Adam since I didn’t have any of the other figures.
