He-Man and the Masters of the Universe a "life lesson" or "moral of the story" at the end of each episode. This moral was usually directly tied to the action or central theme of that episode. The show was so successful that it spawned a spin-off series, "", following the adventures of He-Man's sister, Princess Adora. Mattel's subsequent attempts to relaunch the He-Man toy line also led to the short-lived sequel series "The New Adventures of He-Man" in the early 1990s, and an update of the series for a contemporary audience in 2002. It is also noted for featuring early script-writing work from J. Michael Straczynski, later
Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man left hand, and inadvertently attacked an influential participant. This ended his career in shame, and he was crated and put into storage. In the mid-1990s, he was discovered and reconstructed by Jennifer Hale, a struggling street magician. "Mr. Hero, the Newmatic Man" was originally published by Tekno Comix under the header "Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero, The Newmatic Man". It enjoyed an 18-issue run. Its first 17 issues were published under the logo "Tekno Comix" and were appropriately numbered 1–17. The 18th issue carried the logo "Big Entertainment". Also, the 18th issue was intended to start volume 2 of the title,