<P> In the illustrated books released with the first series of toys, He - Man was a barbarian from an Eternian tribe . The planet's inhabitants were dealing with the aftermath of the Great Wars, which devastated the civilizations which once ruled supreme . The wars left behind advanced machinery and weaponry, known only to select people . An early incarnation of the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull gave He - Man some of these weapons, and he set out to defend the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the evil Skeletor . </P> <P> He - Man possessed one - half of the Power Sword; Skeletor had the second half, and used it as his main weapon . When joined, the two halves of the Power Sword will provide the key to Castle Grayskull (this is why the two figures' swords could combine into one, when the action figures were initially released). In one early illustrated story, He - Man and Skeletor united their two Power Sword halves to form the true Power Sword, defeating a common enemy . </P> <P> In June 2012, DC Comics began publishing a six - issue limited series, He - Man and the Masters of the Universe, alongside the weekly digital first series Masters of the Universe . </P> <P> The series was followed by three more, lasting a total of just over two years and ending in June 2015 . </P>

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