He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (collected) #3

Contents

1. #0 cover 1 pp

   (untitled)

   • Letters typeset

   Characters: He-Man; Battle Cat; Man-At-Arms; Teela; Evil Horde [Despara; Horde Troopers]

2. #1 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp

   (untitled)

   • Letters typeset

   Characters: He-Man

3. #2 illustration 2 pp

   (untitled)

   • Letters typeset

   Characters: Despara; Horde Troopers

4. #3 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp

   (untitled)

   • Colors ?

   Characters: Horde Troopers

5. #4 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp

   (untitled)

   Characters: Despara; She-Ra

   Reprint: Reprints from Masters of the Universe Chapter 8 (DC Digital Series, 2012).

6. #5 credits, title page 1 pp

   She-Ra

   • Letters typeset

   Characters: Despara; Horde Troopers

7. #6 comic story 10 pp

   She-Ra

   Characters: Despara [Adora]; Horde Troopers; Flutterina (death); Hordak; Skeletor (right arm only); Prince Adam (as a baby)

   Despara begins to remember and dream about her abduction as an infact, leading to distraction and injury in battle. She is taken to Shadow Weaver, who suppresses the memories. Later, the memories and dreams begin to return.

   Reprint: Reprints from Masters of the Universe Chapter 8 (DC Digital Series, 2012).

8. #7 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp

   (untitled)

   Characters: He-Man; Battle Cat; Man-At-Arms; Teela; Evil Horde [Despara; Horde Troopers]

9. #8 credits, title page 1 pp

   Desperate Times

   • Letters typeset

   Characters: Despara; Horde Troopers

10. #9 comic story 20 pp

    Desperate Times

    Characters: Prince Adam; Man-At-Arms; Teela; King Randor; Ram Man; Dekker; Stratos; Roboto; Carnivus; Evil Horde [Despara [Adora]; Horde Troopers; Hordak]; He-Man

    After a funeral for the Sorceress, Despara leads the Horde in an attack on Eternia. When fighting He-Man and Teela, her Hordak-like mask is removed, leading Teela to recognize her as Adora.

11. #10 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp

    (untitled)

    Characters: Despara [Adora]; He-Man; Beast Man; Evil-Lyn; Tri-Klops; Trap Jaw; Whiplash; Mer-Man; Clawful

12. #11 credits, title page 1 pp

    Past Imperfect

    • Letters typeset

    Characters: Despara; He-Man; Teela

13. #12 comic story 20 pp

    Past Imperfect

    Characters: Teela; He-Man; Stratos; Battle Cat; Moss Man; Fisto; Roboto; Man-At-Arms; Ram Man; Mekaneck; King Randor; Dekker; Evil Horde [Despara [Adora]; Horde Troopers]

    As the Horde attack on Eternos continues, Randor calls a withdrawal to Castle Grayskull. Battle Cat scars Adora's face in the retreat. Randor informs those gathered at the castle that Eternia has fallen to the attackers, who hit every village in the kingdom at once. He reveals that the leader of the enemy is Hordak, a monster from legend thought to be myth. Despara arrives in holographic form and offers to spare the others if Battle Cat is butchered and He-Man fights her to the death. After refusing her offer, the heroes prepare to hear Teela's story of her past with Adora.

14. #13 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp

    (untitled)

    • Colors ?

    Characters: Horde Troopers

15. #14 credits, title page 1 pp

    Siege!

    • Letters typeset

    Characters: Man-At-Arms; He-Man; Roboto

16. #15 comic story 20 pp

    Siege!

    Characters: He-Man; Teela; Man-At-Arms; Mekaneck; King Randor; Roboto; Evil Horde [Despara [Adora]; Horde Troopers; Hordak; Shadow Weaver]; Cringer; Zoar; Sorceress

17. #16 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp

    (untitled)

    Characters: He-Man

18. #17 credits, title page 1 pp

    Fires of Eternity

    • Letters typeset

    Characters: Despara; Horde Troopers

19. #18 comic story 20 pp

    Fires of Eternity

    Characters: Teela; Evil Horde [Despara [Adorda]; Horde Troopers]; Man-At-Arms; Mekaneck; He-Man; Zoar; King Randor; King Grayskull

    As the Horde lays siege to Castle Grayskull, Teela is held prisoner by Despara. Teela causes Adora to begin questioning her origins by pointing out that her father, Hordak, is not human like Adora. Meanwhile, He-Man discovers the secret of Castle Grayskull, an ancient forge. Channeling the spirit of King Grayskull, he reforges the Power Sword into a new form.

20. #19 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp

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    • Letters ?

    Characters: She-Ra [Adora]; Shadow Weaver

21. #20 credits, title page 1 pp

    Once Upon a Time

    • Letters typeset

    Characters: Mekaneck; Horde Troopers

22. #21 comic story 20 pp

    Once Upon a Time

    Characters: Ram Man; Stratos; Mekaneck; Dekker; Fisto; Man-At-Arms; King Randor; Moss Man; Snout Spout; Teela; Zoar; Sorceress; He-Man; Evil Horde [Horde Troopers; Despara [Adora] (origin); Shadow Weaver (death); Hordak]; Skeletor (flashback); Queen Marlena (flashback)

    He-Man rejoins the battle at Castle Grayskull. Meanwhile, Despara begins to question her origins and goes to Shadow Weaver for the truth. Shadow Weaver reveals Adora's status as the daughter of Randor, stolen by Skeletor for Hordak. Shadow Weaver saves Adora from Hordak's wrath, but is killed by Hordak for caring about Adora as her own daughter.

23. #22 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp

    (untitled)

    • Letters typeset

    Characters: Hordak; He-Man; Despara [Adora]

24. #23 credits, title page 1 pp

    Blood Ties

    • Letters typeset

    Characters: He-Man; Horde Troopers

25. #24 comic story 20 pp

    Blood Ties

    Characters: He-Man; Mekaneck; Battle Cat; Teela; Despara [Adora]; Man-At-Arms; King Randor; Dekker; Fisto; Stratos; Cringer; Zoar (flashback); Evil Horde [Horde Troopers; Hordak; Catra; Modulok]

    Adora decides to free Teela, leading Hordak to confront them. When a rescue party arrives, Hordak reveals he has fully conquered Eternia except for Grayskull, which he then destroys with an earthquake. Surrounded by Troopers, the heroes and Despara escape thanks to He-Man's backup plan: the Talon Fighter. After regrouping at Point Dread, Teela confronts her father about Adora's surprise reveal that the Sorceress was Teela's mother. Adora sets out on her own, no longer part of the Horde.

26. #25 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp

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    • Letters typeset

    Characters: She-Ra; Swift Wind

27. #26 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp

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    • Pencils ? (photo)
    • Inks ? (photo)
    • Colors ? (photo)
    • Letters ?
28. #27 illustration 1 pp

    He-Man Concept

    • Letters typeset

    Characters: He-Man

29. #28 illustration 1 pp

    Despara Concept

    • Letters typeset

    Characters: Despara

30. #29 illustration 1 pp

    Despara Study

    • Letters typeset

    Characters: Despara [Adora]

31. #30 illustration 1 pp

    He-Man Concept

    • Letters typeset

    Characters: He-Man

32. #31 illustration 6 pp

    Character Studies

    • Letters typeset

    Characters: He-Man; Roboto; Teela; Stratos; Trap Jaw