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MegaConstrux Scareglow (2018) The original Masters of the Universe toys first came out in 1982.  Each year, new figures were introduced all the way through 1988.  The character "Scare Glow" was part of the sixth wave of figures which was the last full wave of figures that came out in 1987.  Scare Glow's gimmick, aside from being an awesome skeleton, was that he glowed in the dark.  As a kid, I never knew about him.  Apparently, a lot of people didn't know about him at the time and only discovered him when they returned to the line as adults.  Because Masters of the Universe was winding down by the sixth wave, not as many figures were produced and many of the figures from this wave are more difficult to find.  Scare Glow is one of the most difficult to find and because he is so cool, he's also in demand which means an original, vintage Scare Glow figure is very expensive these days. Scare Glow: The Evil Ghost of Skeletor! When the series was re-launched...

Masters of the Universe Minis, Mattel, 2014 Ever since the Masters of the Universe toys from Mattel appeared on the shelves in 1982, He-Man and company have been some of the most popular toys ever!  Although almost a decade passed in the 1990s with no new Masters of the Universe product, Mattel came back with commemorative figures in 2000.  That's when the company realized the potential for more Masters of the Universe products and the "Modern" or "200x" line of toys and cartoon arrived.  Although that line only lasted a few years, it was enough to get the ball rolling and the Masters of the Universe Classics line was born!  The Classics line was so successful that a variety of other Masters of the Universe lines followed. One of my favorite lines was the Masters of the Universe Minis from 2014.  There were 6 figures and a mini Castle Grayskull playset released over the course of 2014.  One 2-Pack came out every other month for the entire year and...