Skeletor and Battle Bones He-Man Netflix Animated Series Preorder
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Entertainment Earth and Amazon has Skeletor and Battle Bones He-Man and Masters of the Universe Netflix animated figure set up for preorder!
Skeletor and Battle Bones
There is not much information about this so we can just surmise from the official image that Battle Bones looks nothing like it’s vintage style predecessor and looks more like a Stegosaurus with black armor. Skeletor is all decked out in a slime green motif with translucent hands and a slime green havoc staff. For how colorful and imaginary this line has been, this is one of the more disappointing sets in the line as an adult collector but who are we kidding…this line is made for kids and we are sure they will love it! Besides, who doesn’t like dinosaurs?
Where to Buy
Right now, SKeletor and Battle Bones are available for preorder at the following retailers:
Entertainment Earth
Amazon
History of Battle Bones
Battle Bones was first seen in the mini comic “Skeletor’s Dragon, in 1974. At first, Skeletor is commanding Battle Bones to be his slave and use it for evil. But by the end of the comic, Battle Bones is serving He-Man and the heroic warriors! Look at the smile on their faces!
mini comic
mini comic
Battle Bones came out in 1985 and was meant to be a carrying case for your MOTU figures. It could hold 12 of your favorite characters and the mouth opened up to hold all of the accessories! According to the Battle Ram Blog, Battle Bones was designed by Ed Watts, who also designed the Dragon Walker. His concept (shown below) is very close to what was actually produced by Mattel, but the body was elongated, and a handle was added on the back. Also, the teeth, eyes and horns were modified as well.
Below is an image of the actual vintage Battle Bones package that Mattel produced. It included some beautiful artwork illustrating how the unique carrying case actually worked.
Photo of actual vintage Battle Bones carrying case that Mattel produced. Check out the center spine bones you can use as a handle. All the MOTU characters are all lined up and ready to travel. How cool would it be if we actually got one of these today?!
Battle Bones has only been featured once on the MOTU Origins card back art thus far. You can see him prominently in the swamp background on this Mosquitor card back artwork.
