He-Man and the Masters
of the Universe Magazine #7 is the summer 1986 issue; this one is
predominantly Snake Men-themed.
Within these pages is an announcement of the live-action
movie and the casting of Dolph Lundgren as He-Man, as well as a chance to win a
part in the film (which turned out to be the staff-holding background minion
Pigboy). There’s also the promise of movie-themed features in the next three
issues.
In Paul Kirchner’s story, “The Armies of King Hiss,”
Skeletor leaves his captive unsupervised, He-Man makes baseball and bowling jokes,
and creates an energy field with his sword. In other words, it’s the same low
quality of story we usually get.
Activities of note: there’s a pretty good stained-glass
coloring activity, a rather advanced maze, an obnoxious learn-all-the-Meteorbs
activity, and instructions on how to start a secret He-Man club with your
friends. On the whole, it’s a better class of activities than this magazine has
offered in the past.
The two Earl Norem posters here are the cover and one
featuring the Meteorbs, which are still super-lame even when Norem paints them.
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