Masters of the Universe #2 (“The Key to Castle
Grayskull!,” January, 1983) continues DC’s three-issue mini-series by Paul Kupperberg, George Tuska, and Alfredo Alcala.
Here, by the bidding of Skeletor, He-Man and friends continue their pursuit of
the means to obtain the Power Sword; along the way, they fight a bunch of monsters.
It’s fun to see Skeletor sticking up for the Heroic Warriors;
it also helps quite a bit that most of the monsters they fight are pretty cool
looking. That said, there’s also a bunch of weird stuff in here about Zoar the
falcon turning Adam into He-Man, a bunch of random villagers who know He-Man’s
identity (when even Man-At-Arms doesn’t), and Adam with his vest tucked into
his furry briefs.
We get more carelessness with the art – Tuska draws Adam
instead of He-Man in one panel (the art’s still a plus, though). At least Teela’s
back into her regular outfit (although she’s again jarring us with contemporary
dialogue (“Down the hatch, guys.”)).
Solid art and quality action make this an entertaining read.
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