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I love the idea that they place He-Man ahead of Father Mulcahy from MASH. With the exception of someone like me, odds are those two toys weren't ever sought by the same person. I assume the "animated exploits" showing in the "Exciting In-Store Theaters" were just episodes from Filmation, but I wonder if there was ever anything prepared just for toy stores. While I enjoyed the Filmation series and the mini-comics that matched that mythology, I always enjoyed the stories in the very first mini-comics (which were more like illustrated story books) and would have enjoyed more adventures in that continuity.
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