Masters of the Universe fans who subscribed to Mattel’s Club Eternia collector’s club received their exclusive figure this month – Wun-Dar, the Savage He-Man. Fashioned after the fabled Wonder Bread promotional He-Man from the original Masters of the Universe line of toys from the ’80s, Wun-Dar is simply a new paint deco on the original Masters of the Universe Classics He-Man, with brown instead of blond hair, and darker clothing and wrist bands.
Instead of the classic He-Man harness, Wun-Dar comes with the harness worn by Zodak and Zodac, but in black. He also comes with Zodac’s cosmic gun, also in black. Finally, he has both a full and a half Sword of Power, both with black hilts.
Mattel also lists the Map of Eternia as one of Wun-Dar’s accessories, but it was shipped loose, not in Wun-Dar’s packaging. I’m probably not going to open him up, so Wun-Dar will remained trapped while the Map of Eternia roams free.
Will subscribers be charged full price for this figure? That and the map of Eternia should be freebies to make up for all the mistakes people have had to endure this last year. I’m beginning to see why wholesalers charged an arm and a leg during the 90’s collector’s boom: direct market is a headache and a half! The consumers are now getting stuck holding the bag how comic book shops and the like used to back then. Maybe they have some tips on how to handle you guys…
If you subscribed to Club Eternia for 2010, you were charged a $20 fee when you ordered. So while there was no charge for Wun-Dar or the map, you could say that the cost of the subscription was to cover the cost of those items. Club Eternia members also got a $8 off coupon that could be applied to Battle Cat. The biggest thing for me is that I’ve never had to stress about MattyCollector.com for any of the main figures, so there haven’t been any problems that I’ve had to deal with. I’m pretty sure I’m going to subscribe again for 2011.