“Masters of the Universe Action Figures & Accessories” at Kaptain Kid Toy Shop in 1983

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I wasn’t searching for Mattel’s Masters of the Universe toys (find at Amazon.com*), but there was no way that I was going to let this 1983 newspaper advertisement escape without capturing and sharing it with you guys.

There’s a lot of fun wrapped up in this ad, from action figures — including Skeletor, He-Man, and Stratos — to the Castle Grayskull playset and even the Wind Raider and Battle Ram vehicles. It’s as if someone grabbed our memories of Masters of the Universe and crafted an ad for all of us who were kids back in the eighties.