The
Key to Castle Grayskull
(2 of 3) Genuary 1982.
DC Comics
He-Man's
quest for the three talismans continues as he heads
into the forest to search for the cosmos talisman that
was taken by demons. He comes across his old tribesman
friend, Ceril, and then goes on to explain to Battle
Cat how he came to know him. It seems that one day Prince
Adam was walking through the forest when he came across
Damon, a powerful sorcerer, enslaving Ceril's town.
During their battle, Zoar appeared and Adam was changed
for the first time to He-Man. Subsequently, He-Man defeated
Damon and freed Ceril's village. Ceril informs He-Man
that he has seen the cosmos amulet and begins to lead
him to it. Unfortunately, demons once again appear to
stop them, but He-Man makes it to the talisman and secures
it, teleporting him to an unknown place. Meanwhile,
Man-At-Arms, Teela, and Stratos are after the sea amulet.
They end up underwater in the Sea of Blackness, only
to come across Mer-Man and his people. After a battle,
Stratos gains the amulet and the three are trasported
to the same place as He-Man. Once again, demons attack
in the magical realm, but Zodac intervenes just in time
and puts an end to the battle.
(DC was making a half-hearted effort at unifying the
original four minicomics with the "new" He-Man,
by telling of his relation to the jungle via Ceril.)