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The one He-Man session at New York Comic Con 2026 is the Dark Horse and Mattel comics panel on Sunday, October 11, at 4:00 pm ET. Panel details, the exclusives dealers have listed and a running reveals log.
He-Man has one session on the New York Comic Con 2026 schedule, which runs Thursday to Sunday, October 8 to 11, at the Javits Center. It is “Dark Horse and Mattel Make Comics!” on Sunday, October 11, from 4:00 to 4:45 pm ET in North Room 406.3.
The Javits Center, home of New York Comic Con. Photo by Eden, Janine and Jim, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Updated Oct 4, 2026, 10:00 PM ET. Schedule last checked Oct 4, 2026, 9:55 PM ET against the official NYCC schedule.
When is the He-Man panel at NYCC 2026?
Sunday, October 11, 4:00 to 4:45 pm ET, North Room 406.3. The listing says Dark Horse invites fans of Barbie and He-Man: Masters of the Universe to hear about the newest series and see sneak peeks of upcoming projects, with Dark Horse editorial and creators on stage. The part of the listing the schedule page shows does not name the creators, and we will add them here when the show does.
Sunday is the last day of the show. If you only have one day for Masters of the Universe, that panel is the reason to plan around it.
We read all four days of the official schedule for He-Man, Masters of the Universe and Mattel on October 4. This is the only session that names the line. No Mattel toy panel for He-Man appears. The official listings are on the schedule pages for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Who makes He-Man comics and toys in 2026?
Mattel makes the He-Man and Masters of the Universe toys, and Dark Horse publishes the Masters of the Universe comics. Dark Horse is at booth 4451 on the show floor. Mattel is not on NYCC’s floor exhibitor list as of October 4, so its NYCC presence is Sunday’s panel.
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Dark Horse ComicsComics. Booth 4451, panel Sunday, October 11Which He-Man exclusives are listed for NYCC 2026?
No Mattel convention exclusive for He-Man appears on NYCC’s exclusives page. Independent shops and creators have listed these. NYCC lets exhibitors add their own exclusives, so this list is partial and keeps growing. Read from the official exclusives page on October 4, 2026, 10:00 PM ET.
| Item | Seller | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Masters of the Universe: Genesis #1, Skan exclusive Battle Armor action figure variant cover | East Side Comics | $25 |
| Masters of the Universe: Genesis #2, Skan exclusive Battle Armor action figure variant cover | East Side Comics | $25 |
| Masters of the Universe: Genesis #2, Bjorn Barends wrap cover | Comics Elite LLC | $20 |
| Do You Pooh? MOTU Villains NYCC exclusive comic | Sean Forney | $25 |
The Javits Center atrium at NYCC 2021. Photo by LostplanetKD73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
What has been revealed at NYCC 2026 so far?
Nothing yet. Newest first, each entry gets a time in ET, what was shown and a link to the maker’s own page or a second source.
- Oct 4, 2026, 10:00 PM ET: no He-Man reveals so far. The first chance is the Sunday panel.
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