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: She-Ra; He-Man; Battle Cat; Prince Adam; Orko; Sorceress of Serpos [Teela]; Zoar; Skeletor; Panthor; Tri-Klops; Trap Jaw; Evil-Lyn; Beast Man
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#1 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp (untitled)
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Characters: Sorceress of Serpos [Teela]; He-Man; Adora
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#2 illustration 2 pp (untitled)
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Characters: King Grayskull; Evil Horde [Hordak; Leech; Modulok; Horde Troopers; Horde Wraith]
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#3 illustration 1 pp (untitled)
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Characters: He-Man; Swift Wind; Adora
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#4 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp (untitled)
Characters: King Grayskull
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#5 credits, title page 1 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Prologue
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Characters: King Grayskull; Hordak
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#6 comic story 20 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Prologue
Characters: King Grayskull (death); Evil Horde [Hordak; Leech; Modulok; Horde Troopers; Horde Wraith]; Adi [King Hssss]; Saryn; Veena; Kuduk Ungol; Teela Na; Gorto
One thousand years before the time of Prince Adam, King Grayskull defeats Hordak and banishes the Horde to Despondos. During a night of celebration, his trusted advisor Adi arranges for the Gar people to attack in a violent rebellion. King Grayskull is betrayed and killed by Saryn, a Gar woman he views as a daughter.
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#7 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp (untitled)
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Characters: King Grayskull; Hordak; She-Ra [Adora]
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#8 credits, title page 1 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Part 1
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Characters: Saryn
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#9 comic story 20 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Part 1
Characters: Saryn; Adora; He-Man; Battle Cat; Sorceress of Serpos [Teela] (recorded message); Horde Troopers
Adora dreams of Saryn running through a forest. After she wakes, He-Man and Battle Cat appear to join her on a journey to a forbidden island. He-Man presents her with a gift from Teela, a sword with a snake shaped handle. They decide to steal a ship from a Horde controlled port town to reach the island.
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#10 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp (untitled)
Characters: He-Man
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#11 credits, title page 1 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Part 2
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Characters: He-Man; Adora
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#12 comic story 20 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Part 2
Characters: He-Man; Battle Cat; Adora; Horde Troopers; Swift Wind; Sorceress of Serpos [Teela]
He-Man, Adora, and Battle Cat sneak through a port town to steal a ship. When Adora reveals that the Eternian prisoners will be consumed by Hordak, He-Man calls down the power of Grayskull to dispatch the Horde in the area. He-Man sends Battle Cat to lead the freed prisoners to Snake Mountain. When the Fright Zone elements of the base open a chasm below them, the heroes are saved by a winged unicorn Adora freed from the Horde cages.
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#13 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp (untitled)
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Characters: He-Man; Adora; Tri-Klops
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#14 credits, title page 1 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Part 3
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Characters: He-Man; Adora; Swift Wind
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#15 comic story 20 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Part 3
Characters: Adora; Swift Wind; He-Man; King Grayskull (ghost); Tri-Klops
He-Man and Adora arrive at the forbidden island. They are greeted by the Gar people, who claim to have had no contact with the outside world for 1000 years. Swift Wind runs into the forest, chased by Adora. He-Man tries to make peace with the Gar, but they drug him and give him to Tri-Klops. Adora appears and slits He-Man's throat.
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#16 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp (untitled)
Characters: Sorceress of Serpos [Teela]; He-Man; Adora
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#17 credits, title page 1 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Part 4
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Characters: Despara [Adora]
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#18 comic story 20 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Part 4
Characters: Despara [Adora]; He-Man; Tri-Klops; Sorceress of Serpos [Teela]; Saryn; Adi [King Hssss] (flashback); He-Ro (silhouette, flashback); Swift Wind
Tri-Klops takes He-Man's blood and leaves the island. Adora finds He-Man dead by her hand and runs into the woods, where Teela appears and reveals the snake sword is cursed. Teela sets Adora to find the second sword forged by King Grayskull, which was stolen by Saryn who still protects it. This sword can revive He-Man if found quickly. Adora declares she will never trust Teela again due to her manipulative handling of the situation.
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#19 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp (untitled)
Characters: She-Ra; He-Man; Battle Cat; Prince Adam; Orko; Sorceress of Serpos [Teela]; Zoar; Skeletor; Panthor; Tri-Klops; Trap Jaw; Evil-Lyn; Beast Man
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#20 credits, title page 1 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Part 5
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Characters: Saryn
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#21 comic story 20 pp The Blood of Grayskull, Part 5
Characters: Saryn (death); Despara [Adora]; She-Ra; Swift Wind; He-Man; Tri-Klops; Evil Horde [Grizzlor; Catra; Dragstor; Scorpia; Horde Troopers; Horde Wraith; Hordak]
Adora defeats Saryn and claims the Sword of Protection, becoming She-Ra. As Saryn lays dying, she reveals herself to be Skeletor's mother. She-Ra revives He-Man and together they destroy the Fright Zone encroaching on the island. Elsewhere, Tri-Klops arrives at Castle Grayskull, rebuilt in the image of the Horde, and delivers He-Man's blood to Hordak.
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#22 cover reprint (on interior page) 1 pp (untitled)
Characters: Skeletor; Prince Adam; King Randor
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#23 credits, title page 1 pp Stuck in a Moment
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Characters: Prince Adam
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#24 comic story 20 pp Stuck in a Moment
Characters: Beast Man; Prince Adam; King Randor; Mendor; Daegar; Zoar; Man-At-Arms; Teela; Keldor; Stratos; Buzz-Off; King Grayskull (tapestry); King Miro (flashback); Saryn (flashback); Evil-Lyn; Sorceress; Zodac
Twelve years ago, Prince Adam, still a child, is tricked by Keldor to leave the palace. When Randor goes after him, Keldor begins a coup. Beast Man attacks the king's Wind Raider, which crashes. As Adam struggles to lift a beam, he unknowingly taps into the Power of Eternity. Zodac and the Sorceress observe and decide to intervene, granting Adam a small bit of power to save his father.
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#25 promo (ad from the publisher) 1 pp You Have the Power!
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Characters: He-Man
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#26 promo (ad from the publisher) 1 pp (untitled)
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Characters: Wonder Woman; Supergirl
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