From the time of its introduction into toy isles in 1982, Mattel's Masters of the Universe action effigy toyline kicked butt and never bothered with the formality of taking names. Bolstered further in 1983 by an innovative print ad campaign carried in the comic book publications of DC Comics, a full-sized 3-event comic book mini-series produced by DC, and the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon fabricated past Filmation, this muscle-bound toyline apace became the must have plaything for immature boys in the early '80s.

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At present 35 years since their initial debut, the toys have since become highly desired collectibles for nostalgia-charged adults. Toys that were gently played with can command prices ranging from $10 to $25 dollars a-piece. Larger items, like the playsets that were made by Mattel to recreate the otherworldly environs in which He-Man and his boyfriend Masters lived, logically command a scrap more. Simply the justifiably expensive MOTU toys are those that -- some three decades afterwards their bodily product -- are untouched by human hands. Toys all the same manufactory sealed in their original packaging sell for upwards of hundreds, even thousands of dollars. And so we've done some heavy lifting for you and compiled a list of the fifteen almost expensive "He-Homo" toys.

15 TWISTOID

There are many ways to approach collecting vintage He-Man toys. You lot don't have to be the obsessive must-buy-every-He-Homo-action-effigy-always-made blazon if you don't want to exist one. Collectors with commitment issues tin get away with buying one or two Masters of the Universe items as a keepsake to symbolize a time when such toys were amongst their most favorite things. In fact, a MOTU figure even so in its original package and purchased to hang on your function or den wall is one really absurd mode to go.

One of the least expensive of the expensive toys is the villainous graphic symbol Twistoid. This toy was released in 1987, just before the production of Masters of the Universe toys was cancelled in 1988. Equally such, Twistoid is fairly rare, and thus, highly desired by collectors. A mint condition figure still in its original cicatrice pack will cost you around $400 bucks.

14 ZODAC

When Masters of the Universe was introduced in the early '80s, the start moving ridge of figures Mattel produced included the mysterious graphic symbol Zodac. This figure was released in the second half of 1982 and was billed on his cicatrice pack as the "catholic enforcer." Sadly though, because no details were offered on the packaging, or in the mini-comics that came standard with these action figures, kids never knew what a "cosmic enforcer" did.

Did Zodac sit down around waiting to effect speeding tickets to motorists traveling through the creation faster than the speed of light? Did he arrest lazy guys who weren't spending plenty time at the gym to maintain their he-manly physique? Zodac's purpose was a puzzle, but he had an interesting look and he'due south at present something of a cult favorite amidst collectors today. A mint condition Zodac in its original packaging will toll yous effectually $400 bucks.

thirteen MAN-East-FACES

Because piffling kids can be hands entertained with nearly any gimmick you lot toss at 'em, the character Homo-E-Faces seemed like a cool entry into the Masters of the Universe toyline. Why? Because he was supposedly three warriors in one! Just turn the purple knob on his large helmeted head and change him from homo to robot to monster! Who knows, perhaps some little child fifty-fifty grew upwardly to become a psychologist because of this early introduction to multiple personality disorder.

Anywho, this heroic warrior with "many faces" (go it?) was created for the 2nd moving ridge of Mattel's MOTU toyline. The figure came packed with a light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation gun and the standard mini-comic, which revealed the graphic symbol'south tragic origin in a tale called "The Ordeal of Man-E-Faces." A mint status figure in its original packaging presently runs betwixt $450 and $500. So only be prepared to spend Human being-E-Dollars.

12 MOTU COLLECTORS Case

The collector who owns several nice-but-not-notwithstanding-in-the-package MOTU figures and has the desire to keep them in a pristine MOTU Collectors Case from 1984 could be faced with a dilemma. A figure case still covered in its original wrapper recently sold at auction for $500 dollars. But why spend that much on a case that'due south never been taken out of its wrapper just to take it out of the plastic and have its value plunge?

Paying a premium to hang a vintage Masters of the Universe action figure up on the wall is one thing, but paying top dollar for a carrying case that y'all're never gonna open is something else entirely. Maybe this is what the guy who has every Masters of the Universe figure in MOC ("mint on card") status buys to complete their He-Human being museum drove. If that's yous, Daddy Warbucks, $500 smackers is your price.

11 SKELETOR PANTHOR two-PACK

For the He-Man collector whose looking for ane single Masters of the Universe collectible with something actress cool in the style of presentation, an detail like the Skeletor and Panthor 2-Pack may be what you seek. Skeletor and his regal panther are featured together in a window box gift prepare with He-Man's archenemy on left side of the package and his ferocious feline filling up the rest.

Ascent from the back of the box was a paper-thin panel (designed for hanging on shop shelves) that featured a pulse-pounding, Frank Frazetta-inspired painting of He-Man locking swords with Skeletor -- and Panthro set to pounce! In that location were unlike versions of the Skeleor and Panthor two-Pack, the 2nd of which offered the evil wizard Skeletor dressed in Battle Armor. A mint condition fix of the first version will toll yous about $500, merely information technology's so worth it. This ii-Pack is the cat'due south meow.

x ROTAR

Rotar, the heroic master of the hyper-spin, who drops foes with "super gyro-spin activeness," was introduced by Mattel in wave six of the Masters of the Universe activeness figure line. The character is a part-human being, office-cybernetic warrior with no legs; his lower torso has the pointed shape of a spinning top, which (allegedly) allows Rotar to whirl through the bad guys at super-speed.

Like Twistor, his villainous archrival, a Rotar toy was released in 1987, just before the product of Masters of the Universe toys was cancelled in 1988. The toyline'south demise meant that Rotar never saw much commercial exposure and the subsequent cancellation of the cartoon meant no cool Television tie-ins. Rotar was only there in the toy isle, but his rarity today makes him very desirable to hardcore collectors. A mint condition figure sealed in its original blister pack will cost y'all upwards of $500.00.

9 SCARE GLOW

Back in the mean solar day, glow-in-the-nighttime toys were i of the coolest and "bestest" gimmicks that toy makers ever came up with. You merely held the fair plastic toy adjacent to a lite source for several minutes, and then turned off the light (or ran to the nearest closet) and voila: The green-hued glow of modern technology!

Knowing a proficient thing when they saw information technology, the designers at Mattel made good use of the gimmick with the release of the Scare Glow (sounds like "scarecrow") action figure. According to the story, Scare Glow was the ghost of the expressionless Skeletor. The figure was released in wave half dozen of the Masters of the Universe action effigy line in 1987 and to this twenty-four hours it'southward one of the coolest figures in the unabridged MOTU series. A Scare Glow action figure, all the same minty fresh in the package, will price y'all around $525 bones.

8 GRIZZLOR

In 1985, wave four of the Masters of the Universe toyline saw the introduction of Grizzlor, the "hairy henchman of The Evil Horde!" That aforementioned year, Mattel and Filmation recognized that there were Man-E-Benjamins to be had if they could broaden the scope of the boy-axial series to appeal to young girls as well. The creation of the Princess of Power toyline and cartoon -- which introduced He-Human being's twin sister She-Ra -- was their girl-winning recipe.

The Evil Horde, led by the evil tyrant Hordak, was actually a grouping of villains from the She-Ra cartoon series. In improver to Grizzlor, the other Horde henchmen were Mantenna, Leech and Modulok. For some reason, 2 slightly different versions of the Grizzlor figure were made, the first with light dark-brown face and another with charcoal colored mug. The latter is the rarest of the two and will toll his collector most $560.

7 CASTLE GRAYSKULL

Of all the items discussed here, only i isn't actually a vintage toy from the '80s. In 2013, the Masters of the Universe Classics toy series saw the release of a make new Castle Grayskull playset based on the original 1981 prototype. Like its old school predecessor, it features a operation "jaw bridge," an armory, a castle throne, a trap door, a scaling ladder and rooftop laser cannon, a working elevator and "three floor levels of run a risk and possibilities!"

The Grayskull playset measures over 24 inches tall with a width of 29 inches. In improver, this new version too boasts an actress boxing ledge, an elongated facial design, a removable minaret atop the castle dome and more. For the MOTU collector who wants to try recreating some of their fondest childhood memories or to brand new ones, this awesome playset goes for $579.

six BATTLE ARMOR SKELETOR

Released in 1984, wave three of the Masters of the Universe toyline saw the release of Battle Armor He-Man and Battle Armor Skeletor. This time around the arch-rivals came dressed for success in their never-catastrophe fight for control of planet Eternia. In the chest area of each figure was an adjustable "damage indicator," which showed the armor in its unblemished land and and so with your choice of one or two sword slashes. As far as cool toy gimmicks went, this was one was quite cracking.

The Boxing Armor Skeletor activity figure was likewise the very beginning of a variety of different Skeletor molds released by Mattel over the course of the series. It was popular with kids when information technology start came out and information technology's notwithstanding one of the nigh desirable figures for MOTU collectors today. A mint condition effigy in its original packaging volition price yous upward of $600.

v SKELETOR

The fact that multiple versions of the wicked sorcerer Skeletor can be constitute in this listing of the fifteen most expensive He-Human figures speaks volumes virtually the coolness of Skeletor's aesthetic. In that location'southward almost nothing more senses-shattering than a supervillain with a body covered from the neck down with bluish skin and bulging muscles only, from the neck up, not single shred of flesh.

From the time of his initial release in the first half of figures released equally part of moving ridge one of the Masters of the Universe toy series, Skeletor proved to exist one of the lines most popular characters. This remains truthful all these years afterward. The original Skeletor toy is even so ane of the most desirable action figures second simply to He-Man. A mint condition figure in its original packaging presently sells in the price range of $650.

four LASER-LIGHT SKELETOR

In 1988, wave seven, the final entry in Mattel'south original Masters of the Universe line, saw the exciting release of the Laser Power He-Man and Laser-Light Skeletor activity figures. Sure, glow-in-the-dark is super cool, just battery-powered is always cooler. Unfortunately, withal, considering it was the end of the line for MOTU toys, these figures were only released for purchase in Europe.

Equally you lot'd expect, the fact that these figures were never released domestically makes them extremely desirable to collectors. Simply, cheers to international purchase options offered past the World Wide Spider web, many of these figures have lit the way into domestic toy collections. Fifty-fifty out of the packet, a working Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation-Light Skeletor is one of the top five nearly desirable (and, therefore, expensive) MOTU toys. These sell for upward of $800 out of the bundle and for more if still sealed in its original cicatrice pack.

3 LASER POWER HE-Man

At long last nosotros see the golden boy He-Man himself making an appearance in this spine-tingling list of the most expensive Masters of the Universe toys. As mentioned, the bombardment operated "Laser" figures were released as part of wave 7, the terminal of Mattel's original toyline, and sold only in Europe after the series was slated for cancellation. As He-Man was really the lead hero of this action figure line, a placement in the top three is where at least 1 of his figures belongs.

If you're a Masters of the Universe toy collector, this is the one you hang on the wall of your office or den for bragging rights, and take selfies in the bathroom mirror to post to all of the He-Man-related groups on Facebook. A Laser Power He-Human in its original packaging will make you a toy god. They sell for upwards of $900.

two HE-Man

In the number 2 spot is the original He-Human figure released by Mattel in 1982 (which featured an embossed trademark stamp of 1981). He-Man was a vivid product reflecting a time in America when the Saturday morning cartoon Thundarr the Barbaric (1980) was super popular with kids and big budget films like Wink Gordon (1980), Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) and Conan The Barbarian (1982) brought audiences representing multiple demographics to motion picture theaters.

Mattel'south Masters of the Universe toys merged medieval mysticism with sci-fi futurism and created a production line that took both the toy world and pop culture at large by tempest. Mix in mini-comics packaged with each toy, full-size comics by DC, a weekly afternoon drawing and y'all've got the holy trinity of what would appeal to boys on multiple levels. The ultimate symbol of this era, a He-Man action effigy in mint status, sells for $1200.

1 ETERNIA PLAYSET

Last but non least nosotros have in the number one spot Mattel'due south Masters of the Universe Eternia playset. In the globe of He-Man and company, Eternia was the otherworldly planet inhabited by a colorful cast of bodybuilding warriors, wizards, goddesses, robots and monsters. And this particular item was the largest of the three playsets produced by Mattel for the MOTU line of toys.

Featuring an impressive primal tower, a Grayskull tower, a Viper tower, a monorail system that circles around the playset and several other kid-pleasing features, Eternia is almost similar an amusement park for He-Human being action figures. Even out of the box, this playset can go for several hundred dollars, but a mint status Eternia playset in the original box and still factory sealed sells today for up of $3000. If you lot "haveeee the powerrrrrr," this is the ultimate Masters of the Universe collectible.

Do y'all own any of these He-Man collectibles? Let us know in the comments!

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