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series started off telling simple adventure stories from
the planet Eternia. The prince of Eternia, Adam, has a
magic sword which can transform him into He-Man, an incredibly
powerful defender of the kingdom. His nemesis, the evil
Skeletor, plots with his henchmen to conquer Eternia,
and also to control the mysterious Castle Greyskull from
which He-Man gets his power. After throwing in a few allies
for He-Man, a lot of melodramatic comic-book dialogue,
and the occasional magic artifact, another typical cartoon
adventure series was born.
He-Man" proved to be a victim of its own success. The
first season was so successful as a merchandising vehicle
that other manufacturers, eager to seize upon a profitable
idea themselves, quickly began bringing toy-based cartoons
of their own into production. Within two years the market
for syndicated cartoons was saturated and hopelessly overcrowded,
and programs began to fail left and right. "He-Man", despite
its earlier success, became one of the many casualties.
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