Issue catalogued from the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA 4.0). Editorial review and cover gallery to follow.
Contents
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#0 cover 1 pp (untitled)
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Characters: He-Man
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#1 text story 1 pp Eternia...
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A basic introduction to the struggle between Skeletor and He-Man, overlaid on a map of planet Eternia.
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#2 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp Chapter 1
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Characters: Skeletor
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#3 comic story 24 pp The Shard of Darkness Chapter 1
Characters: He-Man; Man-At-Arms; Orko; Skeletor; Evil-Lyn
Evil-Lyn plots to use the Shakarran Crystal to overthrow Skeletor. Reprimanded for using his faulty magic in dangerous ways, Orko goes for a walk in the woods where he finds a glowing crystal on a chain. A fire breaks out in Eternia City that even He-Man cannot contain and everyone is surprised when Orko flies in and uses the crystal to quench it. He-Man and Man-At-Arms decide to take the crystal to Castle Grayskull and ask the Sorceress about it.
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#4 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp Chapter 2
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Characters: He-Man; Skeletor; Evil-Lyn; Beast-Man; Trap-Jaw
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#5 comic story 22 pp The Shard of Darkness Chapter 2
Characters: He-Man; Man-At-Arms; Orko; Sorceress; Evil-Lyn; Trap-Jaw; Tri-Klops
He-Man and Man-At-Arms take the crystal shard that Orko found to the Sorceress and she tells them it is a powerful part of the Shakarran Crystal. She tasks He-Man with taking the crystal into the Dark Hemisphere to reunite it with the master crystal so both can be banished from Eternia. He-Man invades Skeletor's realm and is confronted by Evil-Lyn.
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#6 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp Chapter 3
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Characters: Evil-Lyn
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#7 comic story 22 pp The Shard of Darkness Chapter 3
Characters: He-Man; Man-At-Arms; Orko; Evil-Lyn; Trap-Jaw; Tri-Klops; Skeletor (cameo)
Evil-Lyn offers to sneak He-Man into Snake Mountain so they can use the crystal shard he is carrying to overthrow Skeletor. Of course, it is a trap, and He-Man is captured while Lyn prepares to join the shard with the Shakarran Crystal and obtain ultimate power. The shard has cast a spell on He-Man, however, and he battles free to try and get it back. While He-Man battles Lyn's forces, Skeletor steps in and grabs the shard of darkness for himself.
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#8 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp Chapter 4
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Characters: He-Man
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#9 comic story 24 pp The Shard of Darkness Chapter 4
Characters: He-Man; Man-At-Arms; Teela; Skeletor; Evil-Lyn; Trap-Jaw; Tri-Klops
He-Man and Skeletor battle for mastery of the Shakarran Crystal. When He-Man touches the crystal, it creates an evil duplicate of himself and transforms him back into Prince Adam. Adam defeats his demonic self and reverts to He-Man as he shatters the Shakarran Crystal.
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#10 cover reprint (on interior page) 11 pp Cover Gallery
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Characters: He-Man; Battle Cat; Ram-Man; Man-At-Arms; Teela; Stratos; Sy-Klone; Beast Man; Evil-Lyn; Skeletor; Two Bad; Trap-Jaw; Man-E-Faces; Whiplash; Clawful; Mer-Man; Orko; Buzz-Off; Panthor; Stratos; Mekaneck
Indexer notes
A similar book was published by MVCreations. The MVCreations published book has larger physical dimensions and differing details such as ISBN, Price, and Barcode.
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