Masters of the Universe

Another foray into the tie-in genre, another hour of endless joy and effortless research!

I found a stupid looking Masters of the Universe (you know, He-Man and all that stuff) children's tie-in at a thrift store the other day and couldn't help buying it. Today it occurred to me that there might be others, especially after the (very great) Dolph Lundgren movie. But, alas, no! It seems that the publishers didn't really care about the animation series and the (very great) movie. A quick look on Abebooks reveals that there are these and perhaps some others. The only tie-in that looks like a novel is the one by R.L. Stine. Some of these could very well be "only" comic versions of the animation series.

THE TRAP (MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE SERIES)
Dubay, W. B.
Book Description: Racine, Wisconsin Golden Press Warner Publishing 1983. Good. Paperback; large format paperback graphic book. Illustrated by Dan Spiegel.

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE ICONS OF EVIL TRAP JAW #1
Book Description: MVCREATIONS.

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE ICONS OF EVIL MER MAN #1
Book Description: MVCREATIONS. [Are these two some kind of dolls? - JN]

Masters of the Universe: Skeletor's Flower of Power
Knoor, Bryce
Book Description: Golden Press. A fine oversized pictur cover hardcover. Cover: Fred playing croquet. [?] Copyright 1985 Mattel.

Masters of the Universe Annual 1987
Anonymous.
Book Description: Manchester: World Distributors, 1986. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Masters of the Universe he Man and the Lost Dragon
John Grant, Illustrated by Robin Davies
Book Description: Loughborough: Ladybird, 1986. Hardback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Masters of the Universe he Man and the Asteroid of Doom
John Grant, Illustrated by Robin Davies Book Description: Loughborough: Ladybird, 1986. Hardback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Masters of the Universe HE-MAN and the Memory Stone
Jason Kingsley
Book Description: Loughborough: Ladybird, 1985. First Edition. Hardback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: Demons of the Deep
R.L. Stine, Illustrated by Fred Carrillo
Book Description: Western Publishing, 1985. Hardcover. A Golden Book -glossy hardback.

(I really don't know whether anyone got here... and whether anyone would be interested at all. But that's what blogs are for: to share information no one is interested in. I couldn't see myself putting this into a magazine or even writing it to an article. This will do. It just will have to do.)