MOTU Temple of Darkness Mini Comic (1984)

I found this MOTU mini comic from 1984 in a local shop recently- it's of particular interest to me because of the all-white Temple of Darkness Sorceress figure included with the 2021 MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull. I never had this mini comic in the '80s, so the story/inspiration behind that figure was mystery to me until now. This was, of course, an easy repaint for Mattel to fund their legendary MOTU Classics line from 2008 -2016. Unlike the earlier Alfredo Alcala mini comics I was more familiar with, artist Larry Houston is credited. The drawings are a little cleaner, as though a more established style guide was followed, but they don't have the same mysterious thrill the earlier mini comics did. Strangely, Teela is shown in an all-pink outfit in the story, but to my knowledge there has been no official release of a figure like this. I had the Battle Armor He-Man, Man-E-Faces, and Ram Man figures featured on the back page cross-sell. Ram Man was not produced in an orange tunic in the original Mattel Masters of the Universe line, contrary to that illustration, but was colored after the toy's prototype. Read more about that at Battle Ram Blog!

Below, my MOTU Origins Castle Grayskull with the Temple of Darkness Sorceress that was included, and Mattel's standard issue Sorceress from Wave 7- a wave of Origins that hogged the pegs in stores for months. The Spirit of Grayskull from the Mysteries of Castle Grayskull accessories pack can be seen to the left...

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