One thing I am curious about is whether or not the artists on these toy-related series had any prior knowledge of the toys that were coming out. I remember when Hordak's Slime Pit was released, but I wonder how close to the release of that toy this comic showed up, similarly with the Meteorbs from last issue. Given the amount of time that a comic takes for production, is it possible that the toys had been out for some time, which would make the comic a reminder of their existence, or is this more a preview of things to come, which would suit the advertisement aspect of the comic far better.
It doesn't really matter, but I find that's the case with so many things that fascinate me. I often think that if I wasn't so drawn to things of ephemeral importance in our society, I'd probably be in a much better state than I am these days. But there's something about the things we throw away, and about the people who love them so much, that I just can't leave behind.
I'm missing two issues of this series, and as nostalgia increases for people of my age, they're harder and harder to track down. I'd like to because I really do think this is the most pure iteration of the characters and series, outside perhaps of the mini-comics that came with the original toys. While the Star series, and the cartoon it's based upon, humanize the characters somewhat, the mini-comics tend to treat the characters far more archetypally, which is perhaps a better way of approaching them. Each character is defined by a single aspect (Triclops, Beastman, Man-At-Arms), a way of thinking about characters that is much more in line with pantheonic thinking, rather than human. If they're Masters of the Universe, shouldn't there be something godly about them? The Star comics series, in giving them more human personalities, takes these aloof gods and renders them much more like the Greek pantheon. Neither is necessarily a bad take on archetypal beings.
"The Slime Pit has exploded! And there, coming through the debris, is He-Man!"
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