The mysterious Savage He-Man variant formerly known as "Wonder Bread He-Man"

[skeletoncrew]

Theres no way that they would mess up and send them out to dollar stores. I only really remember seeing dollar store like in the last 10 years

there have been Big Lots style liquidation stores for a long, long time since before MOTU...

they are given this "dollar store" name now, but the more apt term for the 80s would be a liquidation store and most certainly they existed(particularly on the coasts and major urban areas)...

i can't say i saw a Savage He-Man at one, but there are plenty that will SWEAR to it...but, either way the stores existed back then...

[davidlogan]

I ran into a dollar store as a child that had a whole shelf peg loaded with Stinkor and no other characters.

[Brian Ozone]

Im telling ya in NYC we didnt have them .We OddLots but they werent that cheap either.

[Flint]

On Staten Island we had a store called Close-Outs which was a liquidation type store. I remember He-man stuff there from Time to time.

On topic though, The WB He-Man was from somewhere, but I still think it was some sort of mail away or an early test rub/promo/giveaway type thing. like I said in an earlier thread the kid up the block had one, and even he didn't remember where it came from.

[galaxy warrior]

Im telling ya in NYC we didnt have them .We OddLots but they werent that cheap either.

oddlots was cheap. i remember powers of the force and battle beast figs for .59. they had motu stuff but nothing you couldnt get at woolworth, t.s.s, childs world .ect

[Arkangel]

On Staten Island we had a store called Close-Outs which was a liquidation type store. I remember He-man stuff there from Time to time.

On topic though, The WB He-Man was from somewhere, but I still think it was some sort of mail away or an early test rub/promo/giveaway type thing. like I said in an earlier thread the kid up the block had one, and even he didn't remember where it came from.

Alright, at this point we can no longer leave the Aliens out of this, they HAVE to be involved somehow.

[Brian Ozone]

Alright, at this point we can no longer leave the Aliens out of this, they HAVE to be involved somehow.

im begining to agree

[motu77]

I think this figure was supposed to be a give away with one of the Hasbro/Mattel listen and look books. Think along the lines of the Listen and fun Tripwire that was done for GI Joe. That was the red and silver one that came with a tape/book.

If you remember Mattel did have Hasbro do a few of the books/tapes. Maybe the figure was going to be a promotion item with the tapes/books but one of the comapnies backed out, most likely Mattel. Maybe as part of the inital agreement Mattel couldn't put these on cards and sell them. Now you have all these extra discolored He-Mans to get rid of. So they put them in baggies and offer them to the public in a way we can't figure out yet.

It's a stretch but hey anything is possible.

[Wonder Bread He-Man]

Anyone seen Communion when Walken removes the mask from an alien ?

Removes a mask , then another mask , then another mask....until the final mask which he is not allowed to remove....well Wondy is kinda like that sort of mystery which we are not allowed to know about...and frankly it'd kill the mystery value of it , as weird as it sounds

[Brian Ozone]

I'd just like to find out the origin and be able to call him by his real name if its not a WB. But I think he's a wonder bread type of guy.

[evil-lyn167]

In here on Finland you got that figure when you bought 2 or 3 He-man figures.

[Brian Ozone]

In here on Finland you got that figure when you bought 2 or 3 He-man figures.

Please tell me you have proof of that!!!!!

[Arkangel]

never seen it on euro zone unless bought recently on eBay

[Shadow_Contact]

Guys, I realize I'm sortra new to this forum but i have an idea. We live in the eBay age now and nothing is garbage anymore. I collect Joes and a couple of years ago on eBay somethings started popping up. It was recent figures painted in odd colours such as the Pink Vested Black Plate Viper or a Royal Blue New Sculpt Iron Grenadier. Everyone of these Figures were factory painted most even had weapons. Theyve become known as "Chinese Midnight Run" figures, The idea orginally was that the factory workers were making these on off hour shifts and then selling them on eBay for quite a profit. That has sorta been disproved as it is now believed that they were simply color tests. Hasbro has no comment about them except that they are Considered stolen property.

I've worked for a couple of Plastic Manufacturers and if the product doesnt meet the companies standard the items are to be scrapped. Like we used to make these really nice Chainsaw cases that were like 4 feet long. We made them even applied all the metal hinges and rivets to make them complete. well after finishing a run of like 5o we were informed that the red was an unacceptable shade so these were all to be scrap. We were supposed to Bandsaw them up and then toss them in the garbage as the metal made them inelligble for regrind. luckily we worked grave yard so I took one and quite a few others took 1-5 of them, the remainder we just tossed in the trash bins without destroying.

So wheres my little story going, The 80's were a great tme for Knockoff toys. I mean you can still find 80's Knockoffs on most cheap dollar stores shelves.(Like big lots still has Constructicon figures in 2 packs for $1.99) All it would take in the early 80s is an employee who decided to save time on an unusable lot of improperly painted figures and insted of destroying just dumped them in the refuse. Some lucky Knockoff producer diggin through various garbages for moulds or easy to mould fodder finds 2000 mispaints throws them on a cheap stock card an sells them to what ever cheap distributor will by them. They leave Hong Kong and are U.S. Bound. Thats my theory.

[JVS3]

Well, it's possible.
Problem is, no carded dark-haired He-Man figures exist.
and this figure has turned up in loose MOTU collections numerous times, with no bootlegs of any other type in the collection.

I'm still thinking these were some sort of freebee or promotional device.

[Flint]

Well, it's possible.
Problem is, no carded dark-haired He-Man figures exist.
and this figure has turned up in loose MOTU collections numerous times, with no bootlegs of any other type in the collection.

I'm still thinking these were some sort of freebee or promotional device.

I'm starting to think the same. Perhaps as a way to promote the line, since it started prior to the cartoon. Unfortunately I'm starting to believe we'll never know the answer to this one.

[KidRandor]

Maybe he came in a cereal box. Frosted Flakes perhaps.... Let's call him Frosted Flakes He Man.

there are so many great theories and ideas here guys...thats why i love this thread!!!

[addo158]

He's Alive i tell u

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=1771158919

There's one but its pretty jacked and def. not worth $53 in that jacked condition. I'd probably throw $50 for one that isnt that jacked.

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[rougewelder]

What if he came form an offer from Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum. We can all him Hubba Bubba He Man. Truth is, we'll find Jimmy Hoffa or the people behind the assassination of JFK before we find where this figure came from.

[kylefromdirtnapp]

WB was the grassy knoll gunman.

[Trev-Or]

The idea orginally was that the factory workers were making these on off hour shifts and then selling them on eBay for quite a profit.

All it would take in the early 80s is an employee who decided to save time on an unusable lot of improperly painted figures and insted of destroying just dumped them in the refuse.

I've also considered these theories...

JVS3 (or anyone else for that matter), have you heard if Toy Guru as made any progress through his Mattel connection?

[JVS3]

Nah, not a peep.
I'm sure he would have told us by now if something had transpired.

Mattel and ToyFare have done some recent scouring of the details, and are coming up with the same info we know.
ToyFare is going to run a piece on the figure, trying to uncover some info.

[adol]

At this point, wouldn't finding out where the figure came from be the same as finding out what's in the case in Pulp Fiction? The mystery is the most interesting aspect of this brown haired He-Man.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

It just seems so odd that NOBODY has a definitive answer (or even a promising lead) to where this figure came from... not even MATTEL!

So many people aparently have one, but have no recollection or memory of how they obtained it.


It's almost like on Buffy The Vampire Slayer, when her sister Dawn suddenly appeared when she didn't have a sister the previous seasons. A magical spell was done to alter everyone's memories as if she was always there, and to remember her coming home from the hospital when she was born, etc.

It seems like WB He-Man is a similar case, only our memories were never altered to know where exactly he came from, but only to believe that he was always around somehow.

[Tuukka]

In here on Finland you got that figure when you bought 2 or 3 He-man figures.

Why I remember the prize was King Randor ???