MOTU Wave 7 – 1988

Masters of the Universe Wave 7 – 1988

Most people consider Wave 6 in 1987 to be the final wave of the Masters of the Universe line, but technically speaking, it was not. The actual final wave of the line was in 1988, with the release of two new figures, but they were only offered in the Italian market. The two produced figures were of the most popular characters of the line, He-Man and Skeletor, with new head sculpts and Laser Power features.

For more information about Mattel’s Masters of the Universe line from 1988, see bottom of the page for a complete summary.

Masters of the Universe – Wave 7 (1988): Figures

Only two figures were released in the very last wave of classic MOTU figures. Like the Giants figures released the previous year, these new figures were only produced and released in Italy.

Laser Power He-Man

Market Value:
Carded $3,000 – $4,500
Loose $800 – $1,100

Laser Power He-Man: Heroic Warriors
Accessories: Laser Sword, Backpack, Armor, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1988
Scarcity Factor: This item is incredibly rare and will cost big bucks
Notes: The Laser Power He-Man carried a new fancy light-up “Laser” sword that was powered from the massive backpack that he would wear. Mattel also used a brand new head sculpt for the figure to go along with new clothing and accessory design as well. This was originally going to a part of a much larger toy line moving forward, but in the end, we only got these two figures in the last MOTU wave.

Laser Power Skeletor

Market Value:
Carded $3,000 – $4,500
Loose $800 – $1,100

Laser Power Skeletor: Evil Warriors
Accessories: Staff, Cape, Backpack, Armor, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1988
Scarcity Factor: This item is incredibly rare and will cost big bucks
Notes: The Laser Power Skeletor carried a new fancy staff that would light up from his glove. It was powered from the massive backpack that he would wear. Mattel also used a brand new head sculpt for the Skeletor figure to go along with a new accessory design as well. This was originally going to a part of a much larger toy line moving forward, but in the end, we only got these two figures in this final wave.

Masters of the Universe – Wave 7 (1988): Accessories

Mattel planned additional accessories for a new Powers of Grayskull line but unfortunately, the line never happened, so none were ever produced.

Masters of the Universe – Wave 7 (1988): Creatures

Mattel planned additional Creatures for a new Powers of Grayskull line but unfortunately, the line never happened, so none were ever produced.

Masters of the Universe – Wave 7 (1988): Playsets

Mattel planned additional playsets for a new Powers of Grayskull line but unfortunately, the line never happened, so none were ever produced.

Masters of the Universe – Wave 7 (1988): Vehicles

Mattel planned additional vehicles for a new Powers of Grayskull line but unfortunately, the line never happened, so none were ever produced.

Most people consider Wave 6 in 1987 to be the final wave of the Masters of the Universe toy line but technically speaking, it was not. The actual final wave of the line was in 1988, with the release of two brand new figures. The only problem was, they were only produced and offered in the Italian market. There were rumors of the figures appearing in other European countries, including England, but they unfortunately never made it across the pond to the U.S.

If you are only going to produce two figures for a Masters of the Universe toy line, then there should be no question of who the characters should be. The produced figures were of He-Man and Skeletor, both billed as having “Laser Power”. This was basically a light-up feature that was powered by the backpacks the characters would wear. New head sculpts were also used for the new figures, which both really work well.

The packaging for the last two figures of the Masters of the Universe line was similar to previous waves of the years before but with a couple of new twists. The traditional Masters of the Universe logo sat at the top of the card wit the foreign version of it just underneath it. Then there was the classic red rock explosion that seemed to jump out at you, along with the name of the character above the bubble. The card itself was wider with the figure being on the left side of the card. A drawing of each character was just above the bubble on the left side.