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Masters of the Universe

Retro Ramblings

The He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special

December 21, 2025 Mickey Lee 0

I was seven years old, and nothing in the world mattered more to me than Masters of the Universe. My bedroom floor was a battlefield of plastic heroes and villains. …

Prince Adam
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When I Got Prince Adam For Christmas

December 4, 2025 Mickey Lee 1

Christmas morning, 1984. I was six years old, still in footie pajamas, hair sticking up in every direction, eyes wide with the kind of wonder only a kid can muster. …

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The Masters of the Universe

October 7, 2025 Mickey Lee 6

I still remember the first time I laid eyes on He-Man. It wasn’t on TV. It wasn’t in a comic book ad. It was on a store shelf at Hills …

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Action Figure Appreciation: Jitsu from Masters of the Universe (1984)

June 14, 2024 Mickey Lee 1

Oh, how I wish I still had all of my original MOTU figures. One of the great crimes I’ve committed in my life is letting all the toys from my …

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A Few of My Favorite Christmas Gifts Through the Years

December 9, 2022 Mickey Lee 1

With Christmas getting ever so closer, let’s take a break from everyday life to remember some of our favorite old Christmas gifts. I’m listing five of mine here for you …

Time Capsule

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Magazine From 1985

August 11, 2022 Mickey Lee 1

Back in the 1980s, there were more magazines out there than what was just on your local magazine rack. You may not have seen a lot of them, but there …

Special Feature

Thoughts on Masters of the Universe: Revelation

August 2, 2021 Mickey Lee 1

I finally got a chance to sit down and watch the new Masters of the Universe: Revelation series on Netflix this weekend. I had been under the weather all week …

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Cobra, Construx, and Christmas Chaos

December 21, 2020 Mickey Lee 3

There are Christmases you remember vaguely…bits and pieces, a toy here, a family gathering there. And then there are the ones etched into your memory like carvings in old oak. …

Time Capsule

1986 Masters of the Universe Catalog

November 27, 2020 Mickey Lee 0

Presented complete, and in all it’s glory, here is the Masters of the Universe section of the 1986 Mattel Retailers catalog. It features almost every toy from the line, presented …

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