Mattel MOTU Origins - Skeletor

 As much as I liked the He-Man figure In this line, I think I like Skeletor even more! Also, I think I'm falling hook, line and sinker for these awesome action figures! Let's take a look at Skeletor.




Again, the packaging  pays tribute to the vintage line nicely. If you were a kid In the 80's then you know that MOTU, GI Joe and Transformers was life. We didn't even need the whole collection. If we had just  a few figures from each of those lines then all was right in the world. I think we have a lot to be thankful for  as adult collectors. All three of the aforementioned lines have done a great job on all of their retro releases, allowing us to relive that all too important golden age of action figures.




      


I won't be going over the comic book because It was the same as the one that came with He-Man. I think that has been my only disappointment so far. I could be wrong but I thought the vintage line had  unique comic books for each figure. Skeletor, on the other hand, looks fabulous!  







Comments

  1. FujiFebruary 10, 2021 at 12:09 AM

    Another great MOTU figure. I like the 2nd to the last photo... where He-Man and Skeletor are about to throw down.

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    1. Big ToneFebruary 10, 2021 at 9:32 AM

      Agreed, Fuji. It's really hard to take a bad picture of these figures. The clean sculpts and paint apps really pop.

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  2. Alexis SkrullFebruary 10, 2021 at 6:06 AM

    While the original line had multiple comics per wave, some figures did come with the same comic as another. With Origins each wave comes with the same comic. In He-Man and Skeletor's case I felt they should had a different comic than wave 1 as they are technically wave 0 as they are evergreen.

    I am a huge fan of this line. I have all of wave 1 (including Battlecat and sky sled with Adam), Orko from wave 2, and both Mer-Man and She-Ra from Wave 3! Not to mention some of the WWE ones as well!

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  3. Big ToneFebruary 10, 2021 at 9:37 AM

    Awesome, Alexis! I'd like to pick up that sky sled w/ Adam at some point. After looking over the comic and seeing that all of the figures from wave 1 are featured, I kind of figured they would all have the same comic.

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  4. JonFebruary 10, 2021 at 11:26 AM

    "We didn't even need the whole collection. If we had just a few figures from each of those lines then all was right in the world."... spoken like someone who actually knows what they're talking about for a change :)

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  5. Big ToneFebruary 10, 2021 at 8:33 PM

    Thanks, Jon!

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  6. Spyda-ManFebruary 11, 2021 at 3:40 PM

    I also picked up the Skeletor & He-Man figures. Currently on the lookout for a She-Ra!

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  7. Big ToneFebruary 11, 2021 at 5:00 PM

    Congrats! I hope I can still find Beastman and Man at Arms in the wild. Really want those two!

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  8. GIJigsawFebruary 13, 2021 at 8:46 AM

    I was not a MOTU collector back in the day. But these are a lot of fun. Glad they are releasing them.

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  9. Big ToneFebruary 13, 2021 at 9:32 AM

    Me too, Jigs. Especially since Classified has been so hard to come by. It's nice to see SOMETHING cool on the pegs every now and then.

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